Dear Maxitours player,

After several requests the Maxitours Summer Schedule has been released earlier than usual so you have plenty of time to plan your Summer of Golf!

Your support over the last twelve months has been terrific which has helped Maxitours to continue to grow. This year I feel I have again managed to secure the best courses that Cheshire and the North West has to offer whilst providing my players with terrific value golf.

Thanks for your superb etiquette and sportsmanship each week. So many club members and staff at the courses we visit tell me what a great group of golfers I am lucky enough to have. Your respect for the host course and traditions of the game are why we are welcome back to the same top venues each year.

Thanks again for your loyalty and for making my job so enjoyable,
I really hope you have a great season.
Yours in Golf,

Tim.

Please remember all players must be members of a recognised golf club to play and handicaps must be active (on how did i do) in order to win a top 3 prize.

Maxitours Summer Schedule 2016

Fri 6th May Vale Royal 8am-2.30pm AM AM £25 inc bacon bap
Tues 10th May Bramall Park 10-3pm Pairs £22.50
Thurs 19th May Pleasington Titleist Classic 10-3pm Pairs £25*
Tues 24th May Sandiway 9.00-3pm AM AM £30

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
Thurs 23rd June Worsley Footjoy Classic 10-3pm AM AM £22.50
Mon 27th June Conway 10.30-3pm AM AM £30

Thurs 7th July Davenport 10.30-3pm Pairs £20
Thurs 14th July Mottram Hall Srixon Classic 10-3pm AM AM £20
Fri 22nd July Hopwood 10-3pm Pairs £25
Fri 29th July Dunham Forest 8-1.00pm AM AM £25

Thurs 4th Aug Mere Galvin Green Masters 8-3pm AM AM £30.00
Thurs 11th Aug Pleasington 10.00-3pm Pairs £25
Summer Classic
Mon 15th Aug Stockport 9.00-2.30pm AM AM £27.50
Tues 16th Aug Sandiway 9-3pm AM AM £30 or £55 for both

Thurs 25th Aug Ringway 9-2.30pm Titleist Open AM AM £25

Thurs 1st Sept Hesketh 10.30-3pm AMAM £30
Thurs 8th Sept Tytherington 10.30-3 AM AM £22.50
Tues 13th Sept Clitheroe 10.30.-3pm Pairs £25
Fri 23rd Sept Vale Royal 8-2pm AM AM £25inc bacon bap
Thurs 29th Sept Hopwood 10.30-3pm Pairs £25

Thurs 6th Oct Dunham Forest 8-1pm AM AM £25
Fri 14th Oct Vale of Llangollen 10-3pm AM AM £25
Thurs 20th Oct Prestbury 9-2pm Pairs £30 inc bacon bap
Thurs 27th Oct Stockport 9-2.30pm Pairs £25

*Only room for 2 teams of 4 next Wednesday in the Vale Royal AM AM- The driest golf course in Cheshire!
*The best Maxitours Summer Tour ever- 2016 dates released tomorrow!

Maxitours at Mottram Hall

Today’s Maxitours competition eventually found a home at magnificent Mottram Hall. Heavy overnight downpours had succeeded in closing even the very well draining Caldy and Ringway golf courses so Mottram Hall kindly stepped up to the plate. Thanks to Golf Manager Jonny Chaisty for his kind invitation.

The hand mown greens received plenty of praise from the delighted players. ‘They are really beautiful.’ commented three handicapper Phil Vokes.

Brian Hopkins told me before his round that he has given up drinking for the new year and as a result he played some great golf over the front nine. Unfortunately he failed to score on the last hole which narrowly cost his team a prize. ‘I’m off to the pub- anyone joining me ?’ was all the likeable Shrigley Hall man could manage to say.

The crows which frequent Mottram Hall’s 15th and 16th holes are becoming famous for stealing golf balls. They tend to go for the dull scruffy balls which look like birds eggs. Ex-Copper Dave Blood has a great pension but he rarely plays with expensive new pro v1s. His old slazenger has seen some action and it attracted the attention of a crow after he hit his best shot of the day onto the 16th green. Dave was nearly in tears when the bird flew away with his lucky ball.

Last month Roy Ainsworth suffered plenty of ridicule from his mates after it was reported in the Maxitours results that partner Brian Ankers said he could throw his piano closer to the hole than Roy could chip his ball. Today Roy turned up with a new partner. ‘Where’s Brian’ I asked . ‘He’s got a bad back- he’s been throwing too many pianos!’. replied the sharp witted Lymm man.

In today’s event despite the excellent putting surfaces the cool breeze and damp fairways meant scoring was going to be tough. John Royle(17), John Stubbs(19), Paul Brown(10) and Dale Wallace(11) from Sale were the early leaders with an impressive 77 points.
The Mottram Hall team of Richard Blackwell(12), Andy Hamlett(9) , Ron Jolley(14) and Pat Keenan(17) used home advantage to secure second place with 80 points.

First place went to Brookdale’s Gary Conroy(6) and Gary Smith(8) who teamed up with good pals Alan Jones(8) and Paul Kinder(10) to take their first ever victory. Jones and Kinder love the Mottram course and after second in the December event and they were delighted to go one better today.
‘It was just great to be out there playing golf on a lovely course’ added Smith. Well played chaps.

Last month Joe Kirwan won Maxitours nearest the pin when he scored a hole in one at Dunham Forest. Today he was at it again when he hit a 3 wood on the 11th hole and his ball disappeared into the hole, this time it just popped out again after rattling the flag and he had to settle for a tap in two.

Thanks to everyone for your terrific support and flexibility with the late venue change. You are a pleasure to deal with and make my job very enjoyable.
Yours in Golf, Tim

Nearest the Pin 3rd hole Joe Yates Dozen AD333s
Nearest the Pin 11th hole Joe Kirwan Dozen AD333s
2’s £55 Graham Jackson Ed Wilkinson Stuart Morris 5 pro v1s or 12 srixon AD333s

Start times at Vale Royal
Wednesday 7th Jan 11am £25 inc bacon bap

1a Colin Roberts x4
1b Mick Mahon x4
2a Ian King x4
2b Frank Stapleton x4
3
4a Ray Jones x4
4b Barry Jackson x4
5a Paul Browne x4
5b Steve Johnson x4
6 Mark Birtwistle x4
7 Gav Dixon x4
7b Leigh Smart x4
8 Jim Caldwell x4
9a John Stubbs x4
9b Roger Percival x4
10 Dave Blood x4
11 Phil Vokes x4
12a David Kelly x4
12b Dave Sarsfield x4
13a Dave Thomas x4
13b Gary Neiles x4
14 Lewis Marland x4
15 Simon Poucher x4
15b Paul Chapman x4
16
17 Richard Williamson x4
17b Brian Greenbank x4
18 Richard Blackwell x4

Dear Maxitours player,
many thanks for your patience regarding today’s event.

Unfortunately both Caldy and Ringway Golf Clubs have experienced very heavy overnight rain and are both unfit for play.

Mottram Hall has remained open for play and although it is pretty wet on the back nine we are able to play there!

Here are some suggested start times, please let me know if you are unable to play or would like to change your time.

There is no issue if you wish to cancel. Yours in golf, Tim

Mottram AM AM
10.00 Colin Roberts x4
10.09 Ian King x4
10.18 David Kelly x4
10.27 Roger Percival x4
10.36 Barrie Simpson x4
10.45 Steve Aspinallx4
10.54 Barry Jackson x4
11.03 John Berry x4
11.12 Mike Dean x4
11.20 Mick Mahon x4
11.30 Bob Mottershead x4
11.40 Grahame Barratt x4
11.50 Chris Meikleham x4

10th tee
10.00 Dave Blood x4
10.09 Chris Adams x4
10.18 John Royle x4
10.27 Brian Hopkins x4
10.36 Phil Vokes x2 Richard Williamson x2
10.45 Les Penson x4
10.54 Richard Blackwell x4
11.14 Gaz Smith x4
11.25 Roy Ainsworth x4
11.34 Dave Parsons x4
11.45 Dave Sarsfield x4
11.54 Trevor Foster x4

Dear Maxitours player,
many thanks for your patience regarding today’s event.

Unfortunately Caldy is closed due to the very heavy overnight rain on the Wirral which has reflooded a few fairways on the back nine.

Ringway has also experienced some rain and Richard their greenkeeper is letting me know his decision at 8.30am!

I will update the website again at 8.35am
Yours in golf, Tim