Results from Dunham Forest

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Great Upcoming Maxitours events!

Ringway AM AM 12th March – 1 space

Caldy AM AM 19th March – 1 space

Prestbury Pairs 26th March- full

Spring Classic AM AM Mon 30th- Tues 31st March Vale Royal and Sandiway-last few spaces

Mere Galvin Green Classic 9th April -filling fast

Dunham Forest Pairs 16th April -spaces

Maxitours at delightful Dunham

Dunham Forest was the sun drenched setting for today’s Maxitours event. Catering, course presentation and hospitality were all once again to the very high standards we expect at this superb Manchester course.

Spring really was in the air as temperatures soared into double figures just after midday. March can be a great month for golfers as a spell of nice weather can really signal the start of the new season. Roger Percival was excited as he entered the Clubhouse ‘the Masters only a month away and the first ice cream van of the year pulled up outside my house on Sunday. I celebrated with a 99er’ said the fresh faced Lymm golf club legend.

There has been some shock results on the PGA tour recently. James Hahn was ranked 297th in the world last week and he went on to beat a class field to win the Northern Trust PGA event, incredibly Padraig Harrington this week was also ranked 297th in the world at the start of play and he won the Honda Classic and qualified for the Masters. In today’s event charismatic Graham Littler was ranked 297 in the Maxitours order of merit and he expected great things to happen. Unfortunately another poor performance from the Leigh man sees him drop down to 301st in the Maxitours rankings.

Scoring is always tough on the Dunham Forest course which has plenty of tree lined dog legs and requires the full range of shots to be played. Order of Merit leader Steve McDermott certainly hit the full range of shots today but they weren’t always on the right holes and the usually consistent Ashton man struggled to a 32 point total.

Alan Leigh(15) and Jimmy ‘five daughters’ O’Reilly(9) from Swinton Park scored 43 points and were delighted to finish in fourth position after a few barren weeks. Talented and highly rated Frank Stapleton(13) has been dubbed the ‘Di Maria’ of Maxitours in recent months after several below par performances, today the ex United star showed his true class and alongside good friend Kevin Hawkins(8) they also recorded 43 points to finish in 3rd spot.

Dave Torkington(13) and Ian Taylor(3) also from Swinton Park scored 43 points. Before play Taylor’s confidence was at an all time low after twelve months of poor golf however a superb 24 points on the back nine saw the likeable duo take second position and Taylor was delighted to be back in the prizes.

With 44 points today’s first time winners were the unlikely pairing of Sandy Calder(14) and Les Craig. Eight handicap Les slotted home four birdies after some superb putting on the excellent greens ,’He couldn’t miss’ reported playing partner Des Kelly. Sandy’s excellent par on the last secured their maiden one shot win. Well played chaps!

Many thanks for your terrific support today, I hope you had a great day on the links, yours in golf, Tim

Nearest the Pin 8th Mike Kinsley-Smith Dozen AD333s

Nearest the Pin in 2 on 18th Jim Cox Dozen AD333s

2’s £137.50 4 pRO v1s or 8 srixons per 2 John Allday Steve Parle John Hilditch Paul Dalby Richard Palmer Chris Brown Dave Wainwright Barney Ross John Stubbs John Royle Mike Kinsley- Smith Chris Davies

Dunham Forest 05-Mar-2015
Pos Player pairings Score OoM Comment
1 Sandy Calder, Les Craig 44 12 Cleveland wedge each
2 Dave Torkington, Ian Taylor 43 11 Galvin Green shirt each
3 Frank Stapleton, Kevin Hawkins 43 10 Leather Galvin Green belt
4 Alan Leigh, Jimmy O’Reilly 43 9 Dozen Z Stars each
5 Martin France, Peter Atherton 42 8 Puma golf belt
6 Paul Ward, Tom Butler 42 7 Maxitours shirt each
7 Barney Ross, Paul Sherlock 41 6 Titleist cap each
8 Neville Dennis, Frank Massey 41 5 Srixon winter hat each
9 Chris Brown, Dave Wainwright 41 4 FJ Socks each
10 Andy Stubbens, Andy Hockenhull 41 3 FJ Socks each
11 Richard Palmer, John Farnworth 41 2
12 Richard Blackwell, Andy Hamlett 41 1
13 Don Milligan, Mike Fenton 41
14= Lewis Marland, Gareth Winstone 40
14= Simon Hemsley, Al Demmy 40
14= Mike Spencer, Joe Kirwan 40
14= Phil Vokes, Paul Dalby 40
14= Paul Griffiths, John Williams 40
14= Rob Allen, Chris Davies 40
20= John Hilditch, Iain Bartholomew 39
20= Colin Owen, Tom King 39
20= Colin Roberts, Jeff Andrews 39
20= Dave Wilson, Stuart Pearson 39
20= Martin Firth, Gareth Jones 39
20= Steve Tyrell, Graham Kaye 39
20= John Stubbs , John Royle 39
27= Les French, Ray Clowes 38
27= Geoff Underhill, Bob Rothera 38
27= Jim Cox, Jack Meredith 38
27= Dave Blood, Andrew Reed 38
27= Ray Massey, Dave Willie 38
27= Dave Thomas, Mark Hagerty 38
27= Dave Parsons , Dave Moore 38
27= Derek Hollindrake, Mike Banister 38
27= Dave Ellison, Kevin Hart 38
36= Roger Percival, Ed Wilkinson 37
36= Graham Littler, Peter Daniels 37
36= Beranrd Fee, Russell Humphries 37
36= John Buckley, Anthony Grimley 37
36= Doug Craig, Brian Connor 37
36= Andy Hallows, David Smith 37
36= John Lawson, Geoff Howarth 37
36= Ian Buxton, Mike Kinsley Smith 37
44= Steve Hall, Andy Young 36
44= Des Kelly, Mike Orborne 36
44= Wayne Colcough, Ken Ashford 36
47= Trevor Harrison, Arthur Jowell 35
47= Barry Simpson, John Mills 35
47= Mike Verdon, Steve Collier 35
47= Nigel Compsty, Jim Caldwell 35
47= Martin Wainman, Robert Leggett 35
52= Jim Doran, Bob Montford 34
52= Harley Fitzpatrick, Harry Fitzpatrick 34
52= Frank Wallace, Dave Stenton 34
52= Tony Wilson, Frank Hindle 34
56= Ian Ainsworth, Bernard McDonald 32
56= Steve McDermott, Aydin Ozmen 32
56= Mark Williams, Stuart Royle 32
56= Steve Parle, Gary Parle 32
56= Eddie Stirling, Saj Hashmi 32
56= Alan Pengelly, Paul Maxted 32
62 Brian Greenbank, Colin Mattison 31
63= Roy Ainsworth, Brian Ankers 30
63= Chris Belfield, Gerry John 30
65 Chris Reade, John Allday 29
66 Phil Carr, Alan Daniel 28

Ringway Golf Club start times

12th March 11am Shotgun start

1a Colin Roberts x4

1b Sam Leach x4

2a Phil Vokes x4

2b David Leack x4

3 Steve Johnson x4

4a Frank Stapleton x4

4b John Kelsall x4

5

6 Chris Wrighton x4

6b Ben Chambers x4

7a Roy Ainsworth x4

7b Tom Jarvis x4

8 Peter Cleaver x4

9a Derek Hollindrake x4

9b Moby Rawthore x4

10a Richard Blackwell x4

10b Anthony Grimley x4

11 Matt Cheffins x4

11b Ray Massey x4

12 Ian King x4

13 Neville Dennis x4

14a Peter Sutton x4

14b Steve McDermott x4

15 Roger Percival x4

16a Ian Ainsworth x4

16b Graham Littler x4

17a Dave Blood x4

17b John Stubbs x4

18 Brian Hopkins x4

Results from Sunny Stockport

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Great Upcoming Maxitours events

Ringway 12th March- spaces
Caldy 19th March-full
Prestbury 26th- full

Spring Classic (play 1 or 2 days)

Vale Royal Monday 30th March -spaces
Sandiway 31st March spaces

Mere 9th April-spaces
Dunham Forest 16th March-spaces

Maxitours Shotsaver Pairs at sunny Stockport

Heavy early morning rain threatened to postpone today’s Maxitours event . Changing to a one o’clock shotgun start allowed the sun to appear and gave the course plenty of time to dry out. A great day on the links was eventually enjoyed by all, many thanks to all players for your terrific cooperation.

Thanks also to the Stockport Golf Club staff and green keepers who were exceptionally helpful and great to deal with when I was fretting this morning. On completion of play it was a great touch to have the Stockport Captain chat to our golfers and welcome them to his lovely Club.

I went out on a course inspection in the afternoon and I was both shocked and impressed when I witnessed twenty-four handicapper John Farnworth confidently rifle a superb drive 230 yards down the centre of the narrow 13th hole . Playing partner Mick Mahon soon brought him back down to earth by loudly informing me ‘Don’t worry Tim, he’s got one of the worst short games you’ll ever see’.

It is a well known fact that Russell Humphries’ ball is attracted to water whenever he plays golf. Today he was the only person delighted to see a few puddles on the smooth Stockport fairways and this encouraged him to a Winter Tour best 6th place finish with 41 points playing alongside friendly Yorkshire man Bernard Fee.

Once again scoring at the top of the leader board was very close indeed and four pairs scored 42 points. Consistent nice guys Phil Vokes(3) and Paul Dalby(3) had the best back nine to finish 2nd. Matt Cheffins(13) had a career best 3rd place playing with Lee Bailey(6). Ashton on Mersey order of merit leader Steve McDermott(10) knows how to pick a partner and this time 2 handicapper Liam Rex helped him secure another top five finish. Iain Bartholomew (3)and famous estate agent John Hilditch(11) were 5th.

Taking the honours this week were Denton’s Jim Cox(2) and Steve Jenkinson(9). Cox has not won for a couple of years but the mechanic’s swing was running smoothly all day and he really pressed the accelerator pedal when he birdied the index 1 hole to collect four valuable points. Jenkinson chipped in with three important birdies. Great golf chaps, very well played.

Frank Byatt won nearest the pin at the 16th hole with a towering seven iron from 112 yards and Richard Palmer was closest in two shots on the 18th hole.
Thanks again for your tremendous support,
Yours in Golf, Tim

Nearest the Pin 16th Frank Byatt Dozen AD333s
Nearest the pin n 2 18th Richard Palmer Dozen AD333s

2’s 4pro vs or 8 srixons per 2 £102.50 Paul Dalby Graham Littler Paul James Liam Rex Iain Bartholomew x2 Dave Rhodes Dave Gavin

Stockport 26-Feb-2015
Pos Player pairings Score OoM Comment
1 Jim Cox, Steve Jenkinson 44 12 Shotsaver range finder
2 Paul Dalby, Phil Vokes 42 11 Galvin Shirt each
3 Matt Cheffins, Lee Bailey 42 10 Dozen Z Stars each
4 Steve McDermott, Liam Rex 42 9 Dozen AD 333s each
5 John Hilditch, Iain Bartholomew 42 8 Maxitours shirt each
6 Bernard Fee, Russell Humphries 41 7 Maxitours shirt each
7 Frank Hindle, John Farnworth 41 6 Titleist winter hat each
8 Dave Sarsfield, Dave Rhodes 40 5 Titleist cap each
9 Geoff Sherburn, Paul Bolter 40 4 Fj socks each
10 Graham Littler, Jim Doran 39 3
11 Billy Coleman, Lee Tilley 39 2
12 Paul Browne, John Jones 39 1
13= Dave Torkington, Pete O’Neill 38
13= Wayne Colclough, Ken Ashworth 38
13= Richard Peake, Frank Byatt 38
16= Dave Gavin, Joe Shelley 37
16= Howard Rowley, Howard Stringer 37
16= Dan Huffman, Pete Mellor 37
19= Mick Mahon, Richard Palmer 36
19= Guy Hall, Keith Coxon 36
19= Dave Blood, Andy Sandham 36
19= Chris Brownhill, David Hess 36
19= John Bancroft, Paul McFee 36
24= Dave Parsons, Dave Moore 35
24= Eddie Ellis, John Pratt 35
24= Derek Fulluck, Dick Perry 35
24= John Horsley, Terry Brookman 35
24= Dave Hillier, Gary Hempstead 35
24= Ted Barker, Dalw Wallace 35
24= John Swindells, Chris Marshall 35
31= Anthony Grimley, Gary Christian 34
31= Ian Buxton, Mike K-Smith 34
31= Tony Jennison, Andy Oliver 34
34= Dave Ellison, Ben Chambers 33
34= John Stubbs, John Royle 33
34= Alan Pengelly, Paul Maxted 33
34= Saj Hashmi, Sean O’Connor 33
38 Steve Foxcroft, Trevor Webb 32
39 Peter Booth, Graham Bates 31
40= Neville Dennis, Frank Massey 30
40= John Lawson, Jeff Howarth 30
42 Peter Daniels, Bob Mottershead 25

Dunham Forest Pairs start times

5th March

8.00am Colin Roberts x4
8.10am Ian King x4
8.20 Jim Caldwell x2 Les French x2
8.30 Steve McDermott x4
8.40 Bob Sutton x4
8.48 David Wilcox x4
8.56 Steve Hall x2- room for 2!
9.06 Lewis Marland x2 Mark Wiliams x2
9.15 Dave Blood x4
9.24 Roger Percval x4
9.33 Roy Ainsworth x4
9.40 Alliance Doug x2 Martin Wainman x2
9.50 Ian Ainsworth x4
10.00 Geoff Underhill x4
10.10 Brian Greenbank x4
10.18 John Hilditch x2 Anthony Grimley x2
10.27 Neville Dennis x4
10.35 Mick Mahon x4
10.45 Richard Blackwell x2 Wayne Colclough x2
10.54 Phil Vokes x4
11.03 Frank Stapleton x4
11.12 Martin Firth x4
11.21 Paul Griffiths x4
11.30 Steve Parle x4
11.39 Sandy Calder x2 Des Kelly x2
11.48 Ray Massey x4
11.57 Dave Thomas x4
12.06 Matt Cheffins x4
12.15 Derek Hollindrake x4
12.24 Ian Buxton x4
12.33 John Stubbs x4
12.42 Brian Hopkins x4
12.51 Jim Clarke x4
1.00 Graham Littler x4
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(good chance of playing)