*Mottram Hall is Thurs 21st Nov not Weds 20th

*Maxitours Algarvian Classic -one team space in January available
Room for 2 teams in February. – An amazing event.

Maxitours at wonderful Wychwood Park

A chillier day than predicted greeted Maxitours competitors at Wychwood Park. The course has lots of fantastic holes and is a proper test of golf. Possibly the toughest venue on the circuit but comments were very, very positive about this brilliantly designed track.

‘That’s a fantastic course!’ declared Lancaster’s likeable Peter Griggs.
‘Excellent championship course -really enjoyable!’ Announced Tytherington’s David More’O’Farrell who is the only Maxitours player whose name is longer than his drives.

Old Jim Heywood is a brilliant bloke. I wish I was his golf pro. Last year he went for his yearly check up with the doctor and he had shrunk an inch, the same thing just happened this year so he needs to be fitted for a new set of clubs and his waterproof trousers are now too long so he needs a new suit. If he carries on shrinking at this rate he will disappear completely in 2075. Looking on the bright side his pro will have made a fortune by then.

The course is great fun to play and doesn’t have a weak hole and is a proper Championship course. I always really enjoyed missing the cut here when I played on the Europro tour.
The long course also got the better of Dave Griffiths ‘I’m going home for a sleep.’ Was all he could mutter after his round.

Best front nine of the day was Paul Salt’s Heyrose team who were out in 45 points before hitting the wall and returning in 34 points.

Four teams shared second place with 83 points. But it was Boltons Gary Myerscough, Steve Booth, his son Jamie and John Dempsey who won the card play off to take silver.

Winning was Dentons Jim Cox(8), Andy Sandham(8), Steve Jenkinson(10) and Nick Green(8) with an impressive 85 points. These guys play in all my Winter events and last year they were hopeless and didn’t sniff a top three all season. In fact, this is their first win in over 15 years of trying! Team Captain Dave Blood was missing today after a knee operation. Expect some serious grief Dave. Well played team!

Please park in designated spots only next week at Warrington – plenty of spaces in the top car park.

Thanks Tim

Nearest the pin 2nd Ed Wilkinson Doz AD333
Nearest the pin 17th Dave Sarsfield Doz AD333

2’s sweep £142.50 3 pro V1s or 8 srixon AD333
Nick Lea John Dempsey Jamie Booth Paul Woods Pete Atherton Ed Wilkinson Norrie Erwin Simon Hemsley Ian King Paul Fell Dave More’O’Farrell

Tim Maxwell
Advanced PGA Professional
The Knutsford Golf Club
07810 887636

Maxitours at excellent Reddish Vale

A bit of a dull, drizzly day greeted Maxitours players at Reddish Vale. The Alaster Mackenzie course was sparkling though. The fairways were still remarkably dry and the greens here are possibly the best of any greens over the Winter months in Manchester. Well done to Arron and his hard working team. Excellent.

Andy Myers is a legend and always looks after my players. Nothing is too much trouble for the likeable professional and his son Dan who is also becoming a class golfer. Dan takes out and brings in my nearest the pin markers with a smile on his face. Thanks very much.

Its Halloween tonight but Andy Slater was shaking with fear over his wedge shot into the 16th . All three of his playing partners were in the water. His knuckles turned white as he strangled any hint of feel out of his wedge and he was absolutely delighted to eventually chunk his ball onto the front edge of the green and three putt for a solid bogey.

Lucky Richard Wakefield thinned his ball through a bush on the short par three 4th hole and was about to reload before his team mates spotted a ball scuttling on to the green. He actually won the nearest the pin prize. They couldn’t believe what they had just seen.

Scoring was close once again as the course was playing long and the pins were tucked away on the excellent greens.
Late in the day the last couple of groups finished in the gloom. Ian Reece struggled to find his car in the car park it was so dark but he wasn’t bothered as he made a solid par at the last and 85 year old team mate John Lynsky chipped in for a miraculous five as the team finished in 3rd place. Mark Bex and Ian Wright were their team mates.

Martin Prescott’s Prestbury team finished in 2nd winning the card play off. Brian Leatherbarrow (12) wasn’t on the card for the first thirteen holes before playing the tough closing five holes in a very impressive -1 to help his team score 82 points. Cheshire seniors Martin Prescott and Steve Best both contributed well.

Ever-present Richard Blackwell, Steve Austin, Gary Smith and Andy Hamlet had a slow start to their season but have really hit a rich vein of form over the last month. They came home in 43 to win by one. Hamlett’s par on the final hole proving to be very valuable indeed. Well played chaps.

Thanks to everyone for your 100% attendance once again today. Amazing.

Yours in golf

Tim

Nearest the pin 4th Richard Wakefield Doz AD333
Nearest the pin 9th Bob Kelsall Doz AD333

2’s sweep £180 3 pro v1s or 8 srixon ad333
Nigel Hall Nick Coleman Steve Dow Simon Hemsley Tim Barstow Richard Blackwell Steve Austin Richard Wakefield Munro Donald Andy Faulkner Martin Keates Bob Pickthall Phil Watson James Shipston

Maxitours at Wychwood Park
Thursday 7th November
Winter wheels compulsory- trolleys available to hire
1st tee
9.30 Simon Hemsleyx4
9.39 Jim Caldwell x4
9.48 John Hudson x4
9.57 Andy Taylor x4
10.06 Richard Blackwell x4
1015 Jim Clarke x4
10.24 Martin Humphries x4
10.33 Dave Blood x4
10.42 Paul Price x4
10.51 Geoff Bickerton x4
11.00 Paul Salt x4
11.09 Lee Tilley x4
11.18
11.27 Phil Harris x4
10th tee
9.30 Colin Roberts x4
9.39 Dave Goodwin x4
9.48 Paul Fell x4
9.57 Steve Aspinall x4
10.06 Sam Leach x4
10.15 Mick Mahon x4
10.23 Lewis Marland x4
10.32 Roger Percival x4
10.41 Kev Hart x4
10.50 Neil Eaton x4
11.00 Dave More O x4Farrell x4
11.09 Tony O’Gara x4
11.18
11.27 Martin Firth x4

Tim Maxwell
Advanced PGA Professional
The Knutsford Golf Club
07810 887636

Maxitours at Fabulous Formby Hall

The sun shone on the 100 or so Maxitours players who travelled to Southport today.

There was a refreshing breeze keeping players on their toes but the course was really dry and this great layout was enjoyed by more.

Dave Griffiths recently went on holiday and went into the sea four times. Today he visited the water five times as the likeable Mancunion rapidly ran out of golf balls.

Lovable old Arthur McMahon has had a bad week. On Sunday he spent all morning watching his floppy haired grandson play rugby, after the match finished he went over to congratulate him and realised it was a complete stranger. His grandson was on a nearby pitch. Today he hit the wrong ball twice as his team battled to a struggling 68 points.

Jack Coleman’s teams average age was over 82 years old! They all stopped buying green bananas years ago.

‘If we don’t come back with the card send a search party for us!’ He joked. But in all fairness Jack can still play and the team finished mid table with a respectable 73 points.

Rob Norbury played today. He is an actor and used to be a sex symbol on the channel 4 programme HollyOaks and has spent plenty of time in the gym over the years honing his body. He should have been at the driving range instead. Rob hits it miles but has no idea where it is going. He takes a mid iron off every tee but smashes it miles. He was on the tough 438 yard 5th hole with two flushed 7 irons today. Impressive.

Scoring was tough on the long championship Formby golf course but Richard Blackwells team came third after a battling 86 points. Steve Austin, his son Mark and Andy Hamlett were his team mates.

Fourth place went to Legh Parks Ray Tennant, Keith ‘Chalky’ White, Steve Shaw and Paul Woods with 85 points. Jim Caldwell, Lee Charnley and the returning Bob Pickthall and Peter Griggs took 5th place after another fine performance saw them record 84 points.

Second was the Ashton -on -Mersey quartet of Peter Fildes(10) Tony Hope (15) Ben Hope(5) and Joe Crumbleholme (8). They had a best of the day 44 pionts on the tougher back nine to take 2nd on a card play off. I asked them for any funny stories for my report but they didn’t have any.

Winning today was Dentons Olympic Taekwando statistician Gary Owen(5), Alastair Holloway(17), Alan Gayle(19) and Sam Beverley(15). The wind dropped late in the day and they had a terrific 88 points to take top spot. Owen did the damage with a couple of birdies on his shot holes. Well played chaps great score.

Thanks to everyone for your 100% attendance, Class.

Tim

2’s sweep £202.50 9 pro v1s or 21 srixon AD333 per two

Jim Caldwell Lee Charnley Steve Shaw Andy Newton Andy Parrington Warren Newton

Nearest the pin 13th Warren Newton Doz AD333

Nearest the pin 16th Lee Tilley Doz AD333

Reddish Vale start sheet

Thursday 31st October

8.40 Simon Hemsley x4

8.49 Rob Platt x4

8.58 Ed Pysden

9.09

9.17 Dave Goodwin x4

9.26 Paul Fell x4

9.35 Jon Hudson x4

9.44 Andy Taylor x4

9.53 Martin Humphries x4

10.02 Martin Prescott x4

10.11 Neale Laurent x4

10.20 Bob Pickthall x4

10.29 Graham Butler x4

10.38 Mick Mahon x4

10.47 John Gleave x4

10.56 Tony O’Gara x4

11.05 Kev Hart x4

11.14 Paul Salt x4

11.23 Paul Salt x4

11.32 Steve Heywood x4

11.41 Paul Price x4

11.50 Sam Leach x4

12.00 Dave More O’Farrell x4

12.09 John Hunt x4

12.18 Lee Tilley x4

12.29 Peter Maher x4

12.38 Gary Neiles x4

12.47 Richard Blackwell x4

12.56 Geoff Bickerton x4

1.05 Ian Reece x4

1.14

1.23

Tim Maxwell
Advanced PGA Professional
The Knutsford Golf Club
07810 887636

Results from superb Stockport – 14th October

It was a lovely start to the day at sunny Stockport for today’s Maxitour players. The course was in fantastic condition and it lived up to its reputation as one of the premiere clubs in the area with many commenting on the smoothness and speed of the greens.

Stockport’s catering staff were kept busy with a steady flow of breakfasts, bacon baps and coffees and a big shout out to the lady in the halfway house who kept players going mid round with snacks and drinks .

One of the stories of the day was Tony Leigh who couldn’t contain his excitement with a 1 over gross front 9 (best of his life) helping his team to a front nine of 46 points but unfortunately the adrenaline faded and he crashed back down to earth like an Elon Musk rocket with a 9 over back nine – that I’m afraid is golf Tony !!!

The scoring was super tight today with no less than 8 teams tied on 81 points just missing out on the main prizes.

Today’s winners with 85 points were Dave Marchant, Nigel Armitage, Andy Williamson and Mike Smith with a crucial 6 pointer on the last hole to snatch victory from Steve Heywood, Janet Heywood, Richard Wakefield and Graham Davenport on card countback.

In third on card count back with 84 points were Ian Goulty, Chris Brown, Martin Oldfield and Andrew Veitch who had the consolation of winning NP on the 16th hole with a shot to just 4 inches (that could have been costly in the bar Andrew !!!).

RESULTS

NP – 11th – Nathan Mills 1 Doz Srixon AD333’s

NP – 16th – Andy Veitch (4 inches) 1 Doz Srixon AD333’s

2’s £285 Pot = 4 Pro V1’s or 9 Srixon AD333’s

Mike Smith, Les Flower, Dave Carter, Andy Parrington, George Kerr, Matt Cheffins, Warrick Dawson x 2, John Hadfield, Dave Rhodes, Ben Jackson, Richard Catchpole, Graham Butler, Craig Gorton, Andy Veitch and Simon Ashton, Steve Heywood and Graham Davenport

Tim Maxwell
Advanced PGA Professional
The Knutsford Golf Club
07810 887636

Algarvian Classic 1 in Jan and Algarvian Classic 2 now nearly full – don’t miss out.

Thanks to PGA Professional Matt Turnock for running today’s event here is his report:

Results from delightful Davyhulme – 11th October
After a chilly start a lovely day all in all with spells of sunshine throughout the day for today’s Maxitour players at Davyhulme.
The course was in great condition considering the amount of rain over the past week with the greens running true according to Colin Roberts who holed several lengthy putts.
The course may be short but it plays tight with great accuracy required, certainly local knowledge can be a key which proved to be the case with the Davyhulme members team of Kev Hart, Paul Yearsley, Alan Vaughn and Karl Marginson as they tied the top score 85 points and were just pipped on a card count back into 2nd place by eventual winners Phil Harris, Simon McCoy, Mark Jones and Les Penson. Also on 85 and placed 3rd on count back were the team of Steve Heywood, Janet Heywood, Graham Davenport and Steve Proctor with Janet holing out for an eagle 2 on the par 4 12th with a full hybrid shot !!!!
Martyn Hamer the Club Professional at Davyhulme for the past 8 years recalled a great story to Matt about previous long standing Club Pro Hugh Lewis who was a legend of his era playing in Open Championships, was notoriously grumpy but had a wicked dry sense of humour. One day a visitor to Davyhulme had entered the shop and asked Hugh if he sold course planners to which Hugh replied “We don’t do those here I’m afraid sir”. Said player then proceeded to the 1st tee with his friends and duly sliced one massively out of bounds and into the local housing estate which Hugh witnessed. Quick as a flash he made his way out and before the player had left the tee handed him an A to Z and said, “Maybe this might be of help to you sir”.

A big thank you to my good friend and PGA Pro Matt Turnock for running today’s event, he’s so efficient with Richard Palmer even commenting “I’ve never seen Tim’s prize boxes look so tidy”.
NP – 9th – Pete Ledger 1 Doz Srixon AD333’s
NP – 17th – Gary Neiles 1 Doz Srixon AD333’s
2’s £197.50 Pot 6pro vs 15 srixons
Andy Taylor, Dave Greenwood, Graham Devenport, Janet Heywood (eagle 2 on par 4 12th), Norrie Erwin, Paul Yearsley, Phillip Cort and Phil Ranskill

Tim Maxwell
Advanced PGA Professional
The Knutsford Golf Club
07810 887636