Dear Maxitours player,

Thank you for your terrific support this Summer. I hope you agree that the Golf courses we have played have been superb. I really trust that you have enjoyed your golf!

Attached is the Maxitours Winter/Spring Schedule 2023/24. I am delighted to offer you sixteen terrific golf courses so you can continue to enjoy all year round golf.

I’m sure you will enjoy these events just as much as I enjoy running them.

Thank you for your unrivalled etiquette and sportsmanship each week.
Your respect for the host course, support of the host caterer and the traditions of the game means we are welcomed back to the best golf courses that the North West has to offer year after year.

Yours in Golf,

Tim

Dear Maxitours players

The Winter schedule will be released on Sunday
Thanks Tim

Portugal 1-5th February 2024- lots of nice teams entered- don’t miss out!
Room at MUST-PLAY Llangollen next Friday

Maxitours at tremendous Manchester GC

Hopwood is possibly the best inland course in Lancashire with 247 acres of wonderful golfing terrain -but its real strength is the friendly, warm welcome the Club gives to its visitors.

The Club is forward thinking and continues to improve each year. The new driving range facility is first class and the chipping area is a joy. Well done to all involved at Manchester Golf Club.

The older Hale team are nice guys but normally play average golf. The highlight of their day is usually talking nonsense in the bar. This week they all went home happier than usual . Not because they played well but rather they were delighted not to forget the six digit gate code on the walk from the clubhouse to their cars.
‘I didn’t think we could do it!’ Said an emotional Ian Goulty as the barrier slowly opened. Chris Brown was also close to tears.

Late in the day the wind really picked up.
Patrick Martin played here for the first time and was blown away by the course. His umbrella was also blown away. A gust on the 18th green set the brolly tumbling and portly Patrick managed to catch up with it somewhere near the 17th tee.

Scoring was once again very close.
Jon Hudsons likeable team had a remarkable best of the day 47 points on the front nine after several monster putts saw them collecting 21 points on the opening three holes. A nervy 29 points on the back nine saw them record the worst back nine of the day! What an incredible game.

Third place went to Jim Clarke, Graham Jackson, Dave Turbot and ballroom dance expert Mark Hagerty. Only two teams had a better back nine score than the front nine all day but Clarkes strong closing holes saw them home in 44 points to waltz into an excellent 3rd place.

Gary Neiles Sandiway team has found some good form in the last couple of weeks after a very quiet Summer and his team of John Longworth, Gavin Connor and Alan Giles scored 88 points. A two point haul on the signature 13th hole cost them dearly.

Winning was Roger Percivals cosmopolitan team of three well -spoken Delamere members and Salford’s Jason Hay. The team thought they had blown it after could only manage two points on the tough 16th but a seven point haul into the wind on the 18th secured a well earned victory. Pete Atherton and David Tate were the other on form team members.

Thanks to all who competed.
Next week is Llangollen. Thanks to all my players for your continued integrity.

Please remember to give me 3 weeks notice should you wish to cancel to allow others time to enter/ find a team

The most anticipated sporting event in the calendar takes place tomorrow. Yes, Stuart Blake is buying a new pair of golf shoes.
The Ryder Cup also takes place – I have a nasty feeling that America are going to be victorious.

Enjoy the emotion.

Tim.

2’s sweep £255 7 pro v1s or 9 taylor made tp 5 or16 AD333

Dave Tate John Nuttall Ted Barker Dave Carlile Guy Levers Rob Platt Jack Schofield Andy Bradshaw x2 Gary Owen Stuart Muller

Nearest the pin 13th Doz Ad333
Nearest the pin 16th Doz AD333

Portugal February 1-5th filling fast – another 2 teams sold today!

*Life is too short to get damp and miserable in January*

Maxitours at sunny Davyhulme.

Davyhulme hosted todays event and the hospitality shown to our players was superb.

The course had dried out really well and the greens were excellent.

Considering the rain yesterday that was incredible. That’s a proper golf course!’ Praised Prestbury’s Steve Schofield.

‘Really enjoyed playing that course.’ Declared Mike Hill.

‘That’s a brilliant course but it wasn’t easy.’ Announced Cheshire golfing legend Gareth Bradley.

‘Magnificent course. The fairways were the best I’ve played all year.’ Announced wealthy Dave Rhodes.

Club pro Martyn Hamer is one of the best in the business and couldn’t do enough for my guys today. Thanks. Martyn.

I wouldn’t listen to Tony Leigh if he was talking about golf but the well-travelled Heyrose man informed me that it was :

‘The best coffee I have ever had in a golf club’.

Thank you to all the excellent Davyhulme catering staff.

I am currently reading a book about the Charlton brothers and Davyhulme Golf Club is mentioned a few times as Matt Busby played the course regularly with his pals and The Busby babes would always meet at the club on Saturday lunchtimes for their pre match meal during the 1950’s.

It is a tremendously impressive Clubhouse to be fair. The staircase is a classic. Although not as impressive as Chris Perrys house- he told me he has three cleaners at a time. He is either very untidy or has a big house or both.

There is never a dull moment with Pete Short. He is a member at Davyhulme and as he went outside to play he went around the famous revolving door twice. I asked him why.

‘It’ means you’ll get good luck’.

It either means you will get good luck or it means you are a bit crackers. I know which one I’m going with.

Scoring was excellent as the wind dropped and the greens were receiving a well struck shot.

Fourth today was nice guy Andy Parrington and his Withington team who scored 89 to win the card play off against retired United FC manager Karl Marginson and his home Davyhulme team.

Big Martin Wainman(11) and his Wychwood team of Greg Meganheimer(14), Dan Boyles (4) and Josh McClaren(9) took fifth place with an excellent 90 points. This was leading until Lymms’ David Hughes , Steve Lamont, George Harwood and Steve Rawlinson shocked the golfing world with 92 points for a first ever victory. Incredible but very popular winners.

The two day event was closely fought but it was retired Copper Neale Laurent and his Duckenfield men who added a solid 87 to their overnight score of 88 points. This was good enough to take 2nd place.

The cuddly white shark aka Geoff Bickerton showed his teeth today as the likeable Bolton quartet added an excellent 91 to their 88 yesterday for a tremendous win. The low handicap team picked up 9 birdies in a classy display. Well played everyone. A great two days of golf!

Tim

2’s sweep £120 3 pro v1s or 4 TP5 or 7 srixon AD333

Chris Perry Ted Lacey x2 Barry Jackson Dave Blease Bernard McCara Dave Lowe Dave Rhodes Lee Tilley

Nearest the pin 14th Steve Booth Doz AD333

Nearest the pin 17th Graham Jackson Doz AD333

Hopwood

Thursday 28th Sept

9.45 David Wilkinson x4

9.54 Simon Hemsley x4

10.03 Colin Roberts x4

10.12 Jim Caldwell x4

10.21 Rob Platt x4

10.30 Dave Buckley x4

10.39 Paul Fell x4

10.48 Martin Humphries x4

10.57 Dave Goodwin x4

11.06 Jim Clarke x4

11.15 Neale Laurent x4

11.24 Steve Aspinall x4

11.33 Mick Mahon x4

11.42 John Hudson x4

11.51 Kev Hart x4

12.00 Paul Salt x4

12.09 Andy Taylor x4

12.18 Steve Heywood x4

12.27 Paul Gilbert x4

12.36 Paul Browne x4

12.45 Paul Price x4

12.54 Peter Maher x4

1.03 Roger Percival x4

1.12 Steve Foxcroft x4

1.21 Richard Blackwell x4

1.30 Brian Greenbank x4

1.38 Nigel Uttley x4

1.46 Martin Bramwell x4

1.55 John Hunt x4

2.04Gary Neiles x4

2.13 Lee Tilley x4

2.21 Simon Poucher x4

2.30 Geoff Bickerton x4

2.39 Nathan Mills x4

We are good to go!!