Maxitours at VERY pretty Pleasington

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Great upcoming Maxitours events!
Sandiway Tuesday 24th May- full
Rngway team of 4 2nd June-last few spaces
Hesketh Pairs Friday 10th June- filling fast

Maxitours at VERY pretty Pleasington

Another full field of Maxitours competitors enjoyed playing at classy Pleasington today. The venue is rated by many as the best inland course in Lancashire. The course -as always- was presented in excellent condition and the bunkers are perhaps the best we see on tour all year.

The food is also tremendous at Pleasington – they even have tapas on the menu for the more cultured golfers on the tour. As expected Nigel Davenport steered clear of the delicate tapas and ordered the fish finger butty. The accountants eyes lit up when a huge baguette surrounded by a sea of chips arrived.

Gary Hornby and Paul Lord are Liverpool fans and they turned up looking a little bit dejected this morning. Rather like their football team they had a great front nine and then played like a couple of school kids in the second half.

‘I can’t believe how my partner Dave Moynihan hits it so straight’ said Mark Blake when he handed his card in.
‘That’s good! How come you only scored 33 points?’ I asked
‘He was hitting straight in the trees’ replied the quick witted Mancunian.

In today’s event eight of the top ten scores were from groups who teed off in the sunshine early in the day.

Gary Garner(7) and Ray Ward(15) were second out and this morning and they were both delighted to have a season best 5th place finish with 45 points.
Dale Wallace(11) from Sale Golf Club played well today as he teamed up with John Jones(12) and they also scored 45 points. Jones was devastated to watch his partner finish his round with a very costly miss from 12 inches on the last hole. ‘Have you met Dale from Sale with the touch of a whale?’ he asked me when he handed the card in alongside his depressed partner.

Postman Martin France(3) once again delivered the goods after returning from yet another golf holiday and he teamed up with Peter Atherton(12) to score 26 points on the front nine. A steadier back nine saw the Lymm men record 46 points to finish 3rd. Warrington’s Ed Wilkinson(6) played alongside good pal Roger Percival(6) and they began their round with two excellent birdies on their way to second place also with 46 points. I watched Roger thin his approach shot to within three feet at the first hole as I put out the nearest the pin markers. The Elvis Presley lookalike claimed it was a controlled punch shot. Yeah right.

Seventy year old Kit Kat lover Roy Ainsworth (25) has hit form in recent weeks. Things have improved for the extremely likeable Antrobus Golf Club member since the 9/10th handicap rule came into force. He was at it again at Pleasington playing alongside high handicapper Barrie Simpson(21). They had the best of the draw this morning and made the most of the rain free benign conditions to score 47 points. Well played chaps!

Thanks to all players for your terrific support once again, yours in golf, Tim

2’s £160 4 pro v1s or 10 srixon Ad 333s
Dale Wallace John Farnworth Chris Adams x2 Paul Browne Trevor Foster Paul Lord Gary Hornby Gary Christian John Buckley Stephen Hoyle Richard Booth

Nearest the Pin 16th hole: Dale from Sale with the touch of a whale.
Nearest the Pin in 2 on 18th hole: Alan Pengelly

Pleasington 19-May-2016
Pos Player pairings Score OoM Comment
1 Roy Ainsworth, Barrie Simpson 47 12 Motocaddy lite Cart bag each
2 Roger Percival, Ed Wilkinson 46 11 Titleist pencil bag each
3 Martin France, Pete Atherton 46 10 Maxitours merino sweater each
4 Dale Wallace, John Jones 45 9 Maxitours shirt each
5 Gary Garner, Ray Ward 45 8 Maxitours shirt each
6 Frank Hindle, John Farnworth 44 7 Sunice shirt each
7 George Buchan, Terry Bailey 44 6 Sunice shirt each
8 Mike Dobson, Kevin Murphy 44 5 Titleist cap each
9 Stuart Pearson, Mike Streeter 43 4 FJ Socks each
10 Rob Little, Scott Pickavance 42 3 FJ Socks each
11 Chris Adams, Martyn Hulme 42 2 FJ Socks each
12 Colin Baxendale, Kevin Chisnell 41 1 FJ Socks each
13= John Dickenson, Bob Mottershead 41
13= Mike Spencer, Allan Brown 41
13= Gary Hornby, Paul Lord 41
13= Richard Booth, Dan Moss 41
17= Paul Browne, Ted Barker 40
17= Ian King, Darren Whittaker 40
17= John Hilditch, Clive Evans 40
17= Geoff Andrews, Rob Deconinck 40
17= Nigel Davenport, Gary Greer 40
17= Greg Aspinall, Ray Stringer 40
23= Trevor Foster, Peter Ledger 39
23= Charlie Cunningham, Andy Oakes 39
23= Phil Smeathers, Richard Blackwell 39
23= Steph Hamilton, Barry Norris 39
27= Mark Patton, Dale Beaghan 38
27= Colin Roberts, John Rigby 38
27= David Kelly, John Atkin 38
27= Mike Verdon, Steve Collier 38
27= Archie Tahir, Bash Majid 38
27= Bill Parkinson, Gordon Warke 38
27= Richard Wiliamson, Paul Woodbine 38
27= Alan Pengelly, Bri Hopkins 38
27= Alan Smith, Mark Taylor 38
27= Simon Maxwell, John Longworth 38
37= Ron Sloane, Barry Pendlebury 37
37= Paul Bayley, Roy Kirk 37
37= Paul Wrigley, Aiden Hoosen 37
40= Tim Spencer, Mark Saxon 36
40= Andy Strickley, Andy Taylor 36
40= Dave Harlow, Bob Sutton 36
40= Frank Stapleton, John Gripton 36
40= John Anderton, John Buckley 36
40= Gary Christian, Mark McKenzie 36
40= Rob Wood , Talat Mahmood 36
40= Gary Parle, Steve Parle 36
40= Graham Bates, Dave Beard 36
40= Lee Tilley, Rob Norbury 36
40= Simon Ashton, Les Stenson 36
40= Gary Neiles, Joe Yates 36
52= Roy Christian, Jim Rymer 35
52= Dave Henshall, Ged Ford 35
52= Steven Hoyle, Brent Deburk 35
52= Dave Sarsfield, Pete Norbury 35
56= Steve Johnson, Carl H-Jones 34
56= Peter Rhodes, Ryan Lewis 34
56= Mick Mahon, Munro Donald 34
56= Nigel Davies, James Shiel 34
60= Brian Geenbank, Keith Spencer 33
60= Mike Wainwright, David Wainwright 33
60= Graham Bryant, Bill Harvey 33
63 Dave Goodwin, Rob Wheeler 30

Start times at Sandiway AM AM
Tuesday 24th May

9.00 Colin Roberts x4
9.09 Ian King x4
9.18 Pete Cotton x4
9.27 David Kelly x4
9.36 Brian Greenbank x4
9.45 Peter Harrison x4
9.54 Patrick O’Dowd x4
10.03 Ian Ainsworth x4
10.12 Mick Mahon x4
10.21 John Hilditch x4
10.30 Dave Stanhope x4
10.39 Roger Percival x4
10.48 Leigh Smart x4
10.57 Chris Adams x4
11.06 Lewis Marland x4
11.15 Trevor Foster x4
11.24 Dale Beaghan x4
11.33 Frank Stapleton x4
11.42 Alan Green x4
11.51 Pete Birtwistle x4
12.00 Russell Brookes x2 Richard Blackwell x2
12.09 Rob Weston x4
12.18 Colin Baxendale x4 (earlier if poss)
12.27 Terry Rathbone x4
12.36 Sam Leach x4
12.45 Paul Kennedy x4
12.54 Ray Jones x4
1.03 Ian Waddington x4
1.12 John Stubbs x4
1.21 Simon Poucher x2 Greg Aspinall x2
1.30 George CBuchan x4
1.39 Steve Wilson x4
1.48 Dave Chambers x4
1.57 Paul Rudkin x2 Dave Tracey x2
2.06 Iain Cole x4
2.15 Kenny Plumb x4
2.24 Garry Dowdle x4
2.33 John Kelsall x4
2.40 Fizz Ahmed x4
2.49 Simon Ashton x4
2.58 Phil Gow x4
3.05 Brian H0pkins x4

Chris Brownhill x4
Joe Kirwan x1
John Dickenson x1

Results from beautiful Bramall Park

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Next great event: Pleasington 19th May- nearly full – see below
Sandiway 24th May – full
Ringway team of 4 – Thursday 2nd June last few spots
Hesketh pairs Friday 10th June – spaces

Results from beautiful Bramall Park

Maxitours returned to Bramall Park after a four year break and all of the players thoroughly enjoyed playing this really excellent Manchester venue.

Brian Greenbank was one of many players who hadn’t visited the course before
‘I really enjoyed that, what a great course, I will definitely play here again next year!’ Said the Hale man.
‘What a great track’ reported Archie Tahir.

Many thanks to all the staff at this great club who looked after us so well throughout the day- brilliant.

Terry Rathbone from Burslem is a lovely bloke and a competitive 10 handicapper. He plays off scratch when it comes to talking. I teamed him up today with a couple of perfect playing partners- John Waggett who turned off his hearing aid for the back nine and well spoken Dr Dave Arthur who was educated at Repton and couldn’t understand a word Terry was saying.

Thrifty moorland farmer Richard Palmer is back playing golf after a busy Spring spent delivering lambs. He has his own sheep dog and his dad (Richard’s dad -not the dogs dad) regularly appeared on BBC 2’s One man and his dog.

He told me they now have 1000 new lambs selling at £60 quid a lamb. I’ve not worked out how much money that is but I will be dropping a few hints about how old his golf clubs are looking. Today he was frantically whistling at his ball as it disappeared into the trees on the 6th.

Paul Clay always feeds me with a couple of funny one liners when he plays in my events, he overheard the chat about Richard’s sheepdog and told me he had just bought a very intelligent Colly from an iron monger in Buxton last week. He’d only had it for a day and it had already made a bolt for the door.

In today’s event Knutsford nice guy Dave Bentley had a terrific back nine and was delighted to score 43 points alongside Mere legend Paul Cooper. I asked him what size shoe he was ‘Oh right, that’s great, I’m size nine, have we won some shoes?’ said delighted Dave.
‘No’ I replied ‘you might get a pair of socks’.

There were four pairs who played top golf to score 44 points, Myton Folds Mick Mahon(23) and Richard Palmer(10), Frank Hindle(13) and Dave Westwood(23) also from Myton, Wilmslows Jim Caldwell(10) and Andrew Aherne(18) but winning the card play off with a solid back nine to take 3rd spot was Wychwood’s Dave Goodwin(10) and Richard Williamson(11).

Ian Ainsworth(13) and Bernard McDonald(15) were 5000-1 to win today. They were surprisingly top of the table for most of the day after a magnificent 45 points but unlike Leicester City the Hazel Grove heroes were pipped at the post. Ainsworth hasn’t had too much success in recent years however he played some magnificent golf at Bramall Park and at one point he was not only leading the event but also winning both Nearest the pins!

The likeable duo -Heswall solicitor Jim Rymer(18) and security specialist John Dickenson(20)- recorded a very impressive 46 points to take their second victory of the season. Jim played great on the front nine and Dickenson showed his fighting spirit as he parred 3 of the last 5 holes to ensure the win.- well played chaps!

Thanks to all players for your support, yours in golf, Tim

Nearest the Pin 4th Ian Ainsworth Dozen AD333s
Nearest the Pin 15th Chris Hunt Dozen AD333s

2’s £155 3 pro V1s or 8 srixons per two Jim Caldwell Paul Clay Frank Hindle Dave Stanhope Pete Ledger Paul Cooper David Fellows Gareth Winston Martin Cullen Josh Brand Chris Hunt John Stubbs Dave Henshall Martin Callahan x2 Mobisher Majeed Talat Mahmood

Bramall Park 10-May-2016
Pos Player pairings Score OoM Comment
1 John Dickenson, Jim Rymer 46 12 Cleveland wedge each
2 Ian Ainsworth, Bernard McDonald 45 11 Maxitours Merino sweater
3 Dave Goodwin, Richard Williamson 44 10 FJ Shirt each
4 Jim Caldwell, Andrew Aherne 44 9 Maxitours shirt each
5 Frank Hindle, Dave Westwood 44 8 Maxitours shirt each
6 Mick Mahon, Richard Palmer 44 7 Maxitours shirt each
7 Paul Cooper, Dave Bentley 43 6 Maxitours shirt each
8 Lee Tilley, Dave Sarsfield 43 5 Titleist cap each
9 Trevor Foster, Peter Ledger 43 4 Titleist cap each
10 Dave Henshall, John Kirk 43 3 Taylor made pitch repairer each
11 Terry Rathbone, Keith Tunstall 42 2
12 Les Moss, Martin Callahan 42 1
13 Brian Hopkins, Mark Taylor 42
14= Munroe Donald, Phil Hanson 41
14= Kristian Oakes, Paul Ridgeway 41
14= Jason Henderson, Ste Wilson 41
14= Paul Clay, Pete Cleaver 41
14= Archie Tahie, Mobashir Majeed 41
19= Martin France, Pete Atherton 40
19= Mike Spencer, Simon Hemsley 40
19= Les Russon, John Stockdale 40
19= Josh Brand, Chris Hunt 40
23 Paul Bayley, Roy Kirk 39
24= Pete Cross, Dale Beaghan 38
24= Dave Wainwright, John Kennedy 38
24= Paul Wrigley, Aiden Hoosen 38
27= Roger Percival, Ed Wilkinson 37
27= Ian King, Darren Whittaker 37
27= Geoff Haynes, Alan Worthington 37
27= John Anderton, Steve Martin 37
27= Rob Kenyon, Dave Fiddler 37
27= Steve Johnson, Carl H-Jones 37
27= Gareth Winston, Alf Shillitoe 37
27= Colin Baxendale, Phil Wise 37
27= Fizz Ahmed, Talat Mahmood 37
36= David Kelly, Dave Fellows 36
36= Richard Taylor Carr, Trevor Nicholson 36
36= Mike McCurdy, Terence Mod 36
36= Guy Hall, Keith Coxon 36
36= Pete Short, Dave Buckley 36
41= Matt Cheffins, George McLean 35
41= Dave Stanhope, Giles Terry 35
41= John Atkin, Dave Harlow 35
41= Rob Weston, Steve Gibbons 35
41= John Stubbs, Tom Weston 35
46= Brian Greenbank, Phil Smeathers 34
46= Dave Jones, Allan McNicol 34
46= Martin Cullen, Hetash Patel 34
49 Alan Pengelly, Alan Smith 33
50= John Waggett, Dave Arthur 32
50= Rob Williams, Paul Woodbine 32
52 Tony Andrews, Steve Foxcroft 31
53= Al Reid, Bill Jones 30
53= Andy Wilde, Pete Norbury 30

Start times at Pleasington
Thursday 19th May
9.30 Colin Roberts x4
9.39 Mark Wheeler x2
9.48 Ian King x4
9.57 Mick Mahon x4
10.06 Trevor Foster x4
10.15 Paul Browne x4
10.24 John Dickenson x4
10.33 John Hilditch x2 Andy Strickleyx2tbc
10.42 Dave Stanhope x4
10.51 Chris Adams x4
11.00 David Kelly x4
11.10 Ron Sloane x4
11.19 Brian Greenbank x4
11.28 Roy Ainsworth x4
11.37 Steve Johnson x4
11.46 Frank Stapleton x4
11.55 Roger Percival x4
12.04
12.13 Paul Bayley x4
12.22
1.30 Mike Dobson x4
1.39 Steve Parle x4
1.48 Archie Tahoir x4
1.57
2.06 Paul Wrigley x4
2.14 Rob Little x4
2.22 George Buchan x4
2.31 Greg Aspinall x2/4?
2.40 Dave Goodwin x4
2.50 Richard Blackwell x4
2.58 Brian Hopkins x4
3.06 Gary Neiles x4
3.14 Simon Ashton x4

Results from HOT Vale Royal

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Terrific June events all filling fast!(still room at brilliant Bramall Park this Tuesday)

Thurs 2nd June Ringway 9-2.30pm Taylor Made AM AM £25
Fri 10th June Hesketh 10.30-3pm Holiday4golfers Pairs £30
Thurs 16th June Fixby 10-3pm Pairs £25- nearly full
Thurs 23rd June Worsley Footjoy Classic 10-3pm AM AM £22.50
Mon 27th June Conway 10.30-3pm AM AM £30 -full

Maxitours at Vale Royal

Summertime finally arrived at Vale Royal Golf Club! Glorious sunshine, not a breath of wind and temperatures in the 70’s meant a great day was had by all.

Head green keeper Jonathon Betts does a world class job and has turned Vale Royal into one of the top courses in the North West. The hand mown greens were running at eleven on the stimp meter and this caused a few problems for the less talented golfers in the field.

General manager Ian Embury is a good man and excellent to work with, his team run a very smooth operation. – Many thanks to all his staff.

It was great to see Sam Leach back in full swing. He had a dodgy curry the night before last week’s Maxitours event at Llangollen and had to retire after 6 holes from food poisoning. ‘I must have been more poorly than I thought ‘ he reported’ ‘I felt so bad I didn’t have a pint for nearly two days.’

Unfortunately today’s sunshine brought out the golfing shorts. Ian Buxton is an award winning baker from Darwin but his legs looked like a pair of undercooked sausage rolls. Chester’s Mark Howson is a keen ornithologist and his sparrow like knee caps were also a cause for concern.

As expected due to the perfect conditions and yellow tees scoring was excellent. ‘Do we get any extra courtesy shots as we were playing best 2 scores from just 3 players?’ enquired Mere’s Dave Madely.
‘Did one of your team not arrive?’ I asked.
‘ No, Mark Wheeler was hopeless’ .

Phil Smeathers’ (6)Knutsford team played some great golf to finish in 5th place, Joe Stanley(5) recorded five birdies, Dave Stanhope(10) came in twelve times and even Dave Antrobus(10) played well. Brendan Leighton’s(16) Macclesfield team also scored 84 points and a strong finish saw them take 4th place.

Sandiway’s Gary Neiles (5) Jim Doran(15) John Longworth(14) and Joe Yates came in late in the day to scrape into 3rd place with 85 points- well played.

Colin Roberts(18) Alsager team is getting better with age. After eight very barren years the team of seventy -something -year -olds have eventually hit some form . Softly spoken Dave Marchant(15) had a career round and he birdied the first and ninth to pick up eight very useful points. Geoff Andrews(21) and Tony Adams(20) also contributed well as the team finished in second.

After over 50 events Brookdale’s Gareth Winston(10) and Gareth Kershaw(13) had their first ever Maxitours victory at Vale Royal in March this year. It was a case of horses for courses as once again playing alongside Alf Shillitoe(19) and Josh Ainscough(3) the likeable lads were delighted to record another win -well played chaps!
Thanks to all players for your terrific support. I hope you have a great summer of golf, Tim.

ps the report is slightly shorter than usual as it’s my birthday and I’m off for a pint.

Nearest the pin 10th Josh Ainscough Dozen AD333s
Nearest the pin 16th Anthony Bloor Dozen AD333s

Wealthy Knutsford farmer Anthony Bloor rolled back the years with a brace of two’s on the tough par three holes to win some golf balls for his team-Excellent play.

2’s £185 Dave Murphy x2 Anthony Bloor x2 Archie Tahir Gareth Winston Mike Stott Jim Hodges Ollie Tovee Joe Stanley Monro Donald Stuart Pearson Gary Youall Chris Heggarty Terry Rathbone Greg Aspinall John Allman Joe Yates

Vale Royal 06-May-2016
Pos Team Players Score OoM Comment
1 Gareth Winston, Alf Shillitoe, Gareth Kershaw, Josh Ainscough 87 12 Clevleand Wedge each
2 Colin Roberts, Tony Adams, Dave Marchant, Geoff Andrews 86 10 Maxitours sweater each
3 Gary Neiles, Joe Yates, Jim Doran, John Longworth 85 8 Maxitours shirt each
4 Brendan Leighton, Paul Tovee, Ollie Tovee, Martin Routley 84 6 Sunice shirt each
5 Dave Stanhope, Phil Smeathers, Dave Antrobus, Joe Stanley 84 4 Sunice shirt each
6 Jim Caldwell, Ray Tuft, Jamie Stewart, David Williams 84 2 FJ Socks each
7 Fizz Ahmed, Archie Tahir, Tom Boyd, Talut Mahmood 84 FJ Socks each
8= Kenny Chinn, Peter Hampson, Harry Lopez, Trevor Kenny 83
8= Richard Blackwell, Anthony Jennison, Andy Hamlett, Daniel Moore 83
8= Greg Aspinall, Nigel Davies , James Shiel, Paul Yarwood 83
11= Richard Palmer, John Farnworth, Monro Donald, Phil Hanson 82
11= Terry Rathbone, Ray Tennant, Terry Chaplin, Peter Jones 82
13= Les Russon, Ken Clarke, Steve Merricks, Rob Kenyon 81
13= Steve Parle, Gary Parle, Gordon Warke, David Smith 81
15= Brian Greenbank, Martin Bramwell, Dave Wainwright, Mike Wainwright 80
15= Trevor Foster, Dale Beaghan, Peter Ledger, Mark Patton 80
17= Ian King, Simon Hemsley, Darren Whittaker, Neil Worthington 79
17= John Berry, Ray Hopton, Paul Abbott, Chris O’Regan 79
17= Jack Coleman, Anthony Bloor, Mike Gauden, Steve Mattinson 79
17= Stuart Pearson, Frank Stapleton, Kevin Hawkins, Dave Wilson 79
17= Nigel Oakes, Andy Thomson, Dave Aiden, Kine Stott 79
22= Les Penson, Paul Salt, Steve Blakeway, Mark Hazeldine 78
22= Sam Leach, Jim Hodges, Mike Barker, Pete Mills 78
24 Graham Littler, Peter Daniels, Brian Hitchen, Peter Dolan 77
25= Jason Waite, Steve Pinnington, Steve Lowe, Howard Baker 75
25= Chris Hegarty, Paul Bennett, Malcolm Brownhill, Graham Brownhill 75
27= Rob Platt, Steve Morfitt, Carl Mollart, Gary Youall 74
27= Mark Wheeler, Mike Smith, Dave Murphy, Dave Madely 74
27= David Kelly, Dave Harlow, David Fellows, Neil McKinlay 74
30 John Allman, Jamie Hughes, Mick Thompson, Robert Bloomer 73
31 Bev Crute, Trevor Nicholson, Steve Gibbons, Dave Bentley 72
32 Colin Baxendale, Ross Sellors, Phil Wise, Mo Dar 71
33 Ian Buxton, Mike K-Smith, Mike Tarrant, Peter Noblett 67

Bramall Park start times
Tuesday 10th May
10.00 Terry Rathbone x4
10.09 Jim Caldwell x2 Monro Donald x2
10.18 Ian King x4
10.27 Ian Ainsworth x4
10.36 Matt Cheffins x4
10.45 Jason Henderson x4
10.54 Roger Percival x4
11.03 Mick Mahon x4
11.12 John Dickenson x2 Al Reid x2
11.21 Dave Stanhope x4
11.30 Trevor Foster x4
11.39 Brian Greenbank x4
11.48 David Kelly x4
11.57
12.06 Richard Taylor -Carr x4
12.15 Les Russon x4
12.24 Gareth Winston x2 Colin Baxendale x2
12.33 Steve Johnson x4
12.42 Paul Wrigley x4
12.51 Ian Bartholomew x2 Josh Brand x2
1.00 Martin Cullen x2 Richard Blackwell x2
1.09 Tony Andrews x4
1.18 Archie Tahir x2
1.27
1.36 Pete Short x4
1.45
1.54
2.03
2.12 Brian Hopkins x4
2.20 Dave Goodwin x4
2.30 Gary Neiles x4

results from lovely Llangollen

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Great Upcoming Maxitours events this Spring
Vale Royal Friday 6th May- nearly full!
Bramall Park Tuesday 10th May- nearly full!
Pleasington 19th May- nearly full!
Sandiway 24th May- nearly full!

Maxitours at Sun soaked Llangollen
A fresh Spring day greeted Maxitours players in the stunning Llangollen valley.
As heavy snow hit Manchester this beautiful sheltered Welsh valley was the only place to be. The sun was out for most of the day with just an hour of attractive sleet which pleasantly cooled down the players and turned their picture postcard golf course into a Christmas card golf course. The fine weather soon returned as everyone had a great day.

The terrific greens, superb layout and amazing views make Llangollen the best inland course in North Wales. The food at Llangollen is also superb with the crispiest bacon on the Maxitours rota. Phil the steward is a great man and serves his customers with a smile- many thanks to everyone at the Club.

The last hole at Llangollen is a terrific 170 yard uphill par three. Pete Atherton was the only non single figure player in his group and yet he was the only one to hit the green. ‘I always thought you were the worst player in your team, Pete?’ I couldn’t resist calling down from my clubhouse perch to the delighted Lymm man who had a big smile on his face. Partner Roger Percival then chipped in and Ed Wilkinson hit a quality bunker shot to three feet. Pete managed to four putt and his big smile slowly disappeared.

Steph Hamilton has been called many things in his life but he has never been described as a ‘stylish’ golfer. He sliced his drive on the 12th hole and then once again lost it right with an ugly over the top second which was heading towards a Friesian cow. His ball then struck a stile and rebounded back onto the middle of the fairway. After a thinned approach Steph didn’t apologise as he two putted for a bogey. ‘That was a very ‘stylish’ five!’ remarked quick witted playing partner Chris Perrin.
Trevor Webbs’ team was delayed on the journey to Wales as there was an unfortunate car crash on the Wrexham by pass involving a hearse and a funeral party. Trevor’s team came home in an ambulance as they could only muster 61 points.

Kevin Sharratt hit his approach to 8 inches on the nearest thin pin 14th hole. He then missed the putt. When I asked him how he missed it all he could reply was ‘I don’t know’. Cliff Dews hit his approach to less than two feet at the last to also win nearest the pin. He also missed his putt but was so choked up he was unable to provide an when I asked what happened.

Taking third prize was Prestbury Golf Clubs Chris Adams(13) and Steve Hall(18) who were paired up with Joe Donnelly(5)and Martin Farnworth(12) from Harwood. They combined well to score 76 points which was good in the breezy conditions.

Roy Ainsworths(26)veteran team were delighted and surprised to take 2nd place with 81 points, they were unfortunate not to win but narrowly lost out on the back nine. Team members Brian Ankers(15), Peter Heald(10 from Lymm) and Mike Verdon(15) from Warrington made up the rest of the team.

Heswall lawyer Jim Rymer(18) was guilty of some great golf playing alongside respected Formby Hall Captain Dave McDougall(11), John Dickenson(22) and Paul Lord(5). Retired Jim is loaded and his game has really improved since he had an artificial chipping and putting green erected in his back garden. Great golf chaps well played.

Thanks to everyone for your support today and for making the journey despite the dismal weather forecast. I am delighted you were rewarded with some sunshine. Yours in Golf, Tim

2’s £87.50 5 pro v1s or 12 AD333s per two Colin Berry David Kelly Roger Percival Dan Percival Dave McDougall
Nearest the pin 14th Kevin Sharratt Dozen AD333s
Nearest the pin 18th Cliff Dews Dozen AD333s

Llangollen 29-Apr-2016
Pos Team Players Score OoM Comment
1 John Dickenson, Jim Rymer, Dave McDougall, Paul Lord 81 12 Ashworth windproof sweater each
2 Roy Ainsworth, Peter Heald, Brian Ankers, Mike Verdon 81 10 Sunice shirt each
3 Joe Donnelly, Martin Farnworth, Chris Adams, Steve Hall 76 8 Maxitours shirt each
4 Gary Bailey, Dave Sprott, Jim Reynolds, Steve Maddox 74 6
5 Kevin Sharratt, Ian Paul, Darryl Sargeant, Bob Hughes 73 4
6 Steve Aspinall, Colin Berry, Vinny Doyle, Eugenio Fernandez 72 2
7= David Kelly, Dave Harlow, Bob Sutton, John Atkin 72
7= Ed Wilkinson, Roger Percival, Peter Atherton, Dan Percival 72
9= Andy Cunningham, Steph Hamilton, Chris Perrin, Ian Quirk 71
9= Colin Roberts, John Rigby, Dave Marchant, Geoff Andrews 71
9= Ray Tennant, Andy Macey, Richard Blackwell, Gair Stott 71
9= Phil Ashcroft, Shan Littler, Gary Garner, Mark Green 71
9= Mick Fenton, Don Milligan, Steve Owen, Cliff Dews 71
14 Rob Weston, John Horsley, Steve Gibbons, Trevor Webb 61
15 Jack Coleman, Mike Gauden, Dave Stanhope, Anthony Bloor 1

Vale Royal start times Friday 6th May
8.20 Jim Caldwell x4
8.30 Colin Roberts x4
8.39 Rob Platt x4
8.48 Jason Waite x4
8.57 Ian King x4
9.06 Mark Wheeler x4
9.15 John Berry x4
9.24 Kenneth Chinn x4
10.30 Gareth Winston x4
10.39 Mick Mahon x4
10.48 Jack Coleman x4
10.57 Brian Greenbank x4
11.06 Trevor Foster x4
11.15 David Kelly x4
11.24 Colin Baxendale x4
11.33 Les Russon x4
11.42 Frank Stapleton x4
11.51 Bev Crute x4
12.00 Dave Stanhope x4
12.09 Paul Bennett x4
12.18 Les Penson x4
12.27 Sam Leach x4
12.36 Simon Poucher x4
12.45 Graham Littler 4
12.54
1.03 Ian Lilley x4
1.12 Fizz x4
1.21 P Kennedy x4
1.30 Nigel Oakes x4
1.39 Steve Parle x4
1.48 Richard Blackwell x4
1.57 Brian Hopkins x4
2.06 Greg Aspinall x4
2.15
2.24 John Allman x4
2.33 Ian Buxton x4
2.42 Gary Neiles x4
2.50
3.00