Room for teams of 4 at Davyhulme tomorrow!

Forecast excellent!

Maxitours at stately Vale Royal

Thanks to all players for playing today. We were rewarded with a terrific day on the course with only a short shower in the middle of the morning. This golf course can take torrential rain so the fairways and greens were all firm and playing really, really well. I always look forward to playing at this tremendous venue and it is a firm favorite with my players.

The course was superb as was the catering, the menu is now first class and I can highly recommend the Club Sandwich at just £7.50 including the best chips I’ve tasted for a while.

I’m not sure where Rob Blain has been playing his golf. After driving through torrential rain to the course he was delighted to see the blue skies over Northwich.

‘We can’t complain if it starts to rain again though, we’ve had a very good summer this year.’

I nearly fell off my chair.

Today was the first day of the 2-day Cheshire classic. We are at Davyhulme tomorrow. The event is almost certainly going ahead- but please check my website which will be updated before 8am before you set off tomorrow.

It is always good to see Kevin Harling playing. He is one of the good guys and I used to coach him every Saturday morning when I worked at Mottram Hall. Despite this he has a tidy golf game and swears by his new 8 wood:

‘I can make it talk. Tiger Woods and most of the players on the PGA tour have one as well.’ I think they keep them in the garage Kev.

There are only three short holes at Vale Royal. Ten players recorded twos and incredibly they were ALL on the 6th hole except Geoff Bickerton who knocked it to 8 foot to win nearest the pin and pick up some balls for a two on the 16th.

Scoring was tight and improved slightly later in the day as the sun dried the fairways. Tony Hopes Ashton on Mersey team took 4th with 87 points. Neale Laurents team lies in 3rd with 88 points alongside Gary Neiles and his team who had a strong back nine to take 2nd. It is big Goeff[T1] Bickerton and his Blackburn team who lead the way. If you really squint your eyes blond haired Bickerton has a look of Greg Norman and today he had his golf game. Can the great white shark hold on tomorrow?

Prizes will be published after the 2 day event finishes as teams are playing tomorrow and are only allowed 1 prize.

Thanks for everyone travelling today despite the poor forecast. Brilliant. Everyone really enjoyed their golf.

Tim.

Nearest the pin 10th John Longworth Dozen AD333[T2]

Nearest the pin 16th Geoff Bickerton Dozen AD333

2’s sweep £257.50 7 pro v1s 8 taylor made tp 5 or 15 srixon ad333 per two

Mark Pickles Mike Hill Gareth Bradley Jim Hodges Chris Perry Janet Heywood Jeremy Waterhouse Gaz Smith Steve Austin Geoff Bickerton

Davyhulme Park Tomorrow! (Thursday 21st Sept)

9.40 Simon Hemsley x4

9.57 Dave Buckley x4

10.06 Paul Fell x4

10.15 Martin Humphries x3 Pete Fotheringham x1

10.24 Jim Clarke x4

10.33 Neale Laurent x4

10.42 Jon Hudson x4

11.00 Mick Mahon x4

11.18

11.27 Andy Taylor x4

11.45 Richard Blackwell x4

11.54 Karl Marginson x4

12.03 Paul Salt x4

12.12 Mark Foley x4

12.21

12.30 Paul Price x4

12.39 Peter Maher x4

12.48 Steve Schofield x4

12.57 Dave Hughes x4

1.06

1.15

1.33 Lee Tilley x4

1.42 Geoff Bickerton x4

2.00 Barry Jackson x4

2.09 Barry Jackson x4

2.18

2 27

2.36 Dave Blease xd

2.45 Lee Everett x4

Room for teams of 4 at Davyhulme tomorrow!
Forecast excellent!

Maxitours at stately Vale Royal

Thanks to all players for playing today. We were rewarded with a terrific day on the course with only a short shower in the middle of the morning. This golf course can take torrential rain so the fairways and greens were all firm and playing really, really well. I always look forward to playing at this tremendous venue and it is a firm favorite with my players.

The course was superb as was the catering, the menu is now first class and I can highly recommend the Club Sandwich at just £7.50 including the best chips I’ve tasted for a while.

I’m not sure where Rob Blain has been playing his golf. After driving through torrential rain to the course he was delighted to see the blue skies over Northwich.
‘We can’t complain if it starts to rain again though, we’ve had a very good summer this year.’
I nearly fell off my chair.

Today was the first day of the 2-day Cheshire classic. We are at Davyhulme tomorrow. The event is almost certainly going ahead- but please check my website which will be updated before 8am before you set off tomorrow.

It is always good to see Kevin Harling playing. He is one of the good guys and I used to coach him every Saturday morning when I worked at Mottram Hall. Despite this he has a tidy golf game and swears by his new 8 wood:
‘I can make it talk. Tiger Woods and most of the players on the PGA tour have one as well.’ I think they keep them in the garage Kev.

There are only three short holes at Vale Royal. Ten players recorded twos and incredibly they were ALL on the 6th hole except Geoff Bickerton who knocked it to 8 foot to win nearest the pin and pick up some balls for a two on the 16th.
Scoring was tight and improved slightly later in the day as the sun dried the fairways. Tony Hopes Ashton on Mersey team took 4th with 87 points. Neale Laurents team lies in 3rd with 88 points alongside Gary Neiles and his team who had a strong back nine to take 2nd. It is big Geoff Bickerton and his Blackburn team who lead the way. If you really squint your eyes blond haired Bickerton has a look of a friendly Greg Norman and today he had his golf game. Can the cuddly white shark hold on tomorrow?
Prizes will be published after the 2 day event finishes as teams are playing tomorrow and are only allowed 1 prize. Should be exciting.

Thanks for everyone travelling today despite the poor forecast. Brilliant. Everyone really enjoyed their golf. Stay positive.

Tim.

Nearest the pin 10th John Longworth Dozen AD333
Nearest the pin 16th Geoff Bickerton Dozen AD333

2’s sweep £257.50 7 pro v1s 8 taylor made tp 5 or 15 srixon ad333 per two

Mark Pickles Mike Hill Gareth Bradley Jim Hodges Chris Perry Janet Heywood Jeremy Waterhouse Gaz Smith Steve Austin Geoff Bickerton

Davyhulme Park Tomorrow! (Thursday 21st Sept)

9.40 Simon Hemsley x4
9.57 Dave Buckley x4
10.06 Paul Fell x4
10.15 Martin Humphries x3 Pete Fotheringham x1
10.24 Jim Clarke x4
10.33 Neale Laurent x4
10.42 Jon Hudson x4
11.00 Mick Mahon x4
11.18
11.27 Andy Taylor x4
11.45 Richard Blackwell x4
11.54 Karl Marginson x4
12.03 Paul Salt x4
12.12 Mark Foley x4
12.21
12.30 Paul Price x4
12.39 Peter Maher x4
12.48 Steve Schofield x4
12.57 Dave Hughes x4
1.06
1.15
1.33 Lee Tilley x4
1.42 Geoff Bickerton x4
2.00 Barry Jackson x4
2.09 Barry Jackson x4
2.18
2 27
2.36 Dave Blease xd
2.45 Lee Everett x4

Dear Maxitours player

The Vale Royal course is open and ready for play.

The rain is due to stop at 11am which is great. There is a diversion on the bypass which is adding some time on the journey – once you start the diversion take a left after about 1 mile (signposted m6 birmingham) this speeds up your journey time considerably

Thanks
Tim

Dear Maxitours players,

After speaking to both venues the Clubs are optimistic the events will go ahead!

If anything changes I will let you know.
Vale Royal drains exceptionally well so I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow.

Thanks
Tim

Space at two terrific Maxitours favourites – Vale Royal on Weds 20th Sept (2 team spaces)

and Davyhulme on Thursday 21st Sept.

Maxitours at charming Chorley.

‘Book this place next year Tim – it’s a cracker!’

These were the words of well-travelled single figure player Simon Hemsley as the first group happily handed their cards in.

The praise for this excellent moorland course continued throughout the afternoon.

‘What a Fantastic course!’ Reported Chris Darlington – ‘It’s brilliant.’

‘What a beautiful course, the setting is amazing, thanks Tim!’ Declared nice guy Paul Browne.

Louise behind the bar did a fantastic job all day. She is right up there with the best in the business. Club pro Andy Palmer is a fine player and an even better bloke and he put the nearest the pins out for me and made us all feel so welcome today. The bacon butties were huge with three massive rashers sitting inside a loaf sized bap. Class.

Even Fredericks Ice cream shop was open late in the day as I stopped in for a hard earned custard cream flavoured cornet on my way home. You should play this lovely course if you can.

It is always nice to have the occasional celebrity playing on Maxitours. Although Dave Mitchell is a legend in his own lunchtime it was his good friend and ex Scotland rugby union star Brian Redpath who is the superstar. Brian has over 60 caps for Scotland and played in three world cup quarter finals but his 7th place Maxitours finish was right up there with the highlights of his sporting career.

They don’t mess around with fancy Cheshire drinks in this part of Lancashire.

‘Can I have a pint of Gunners?’ Asked well spoken Nigel Haines to the young barmaid.

‘I have no idea what you are talking about.’ She replied.

‘Can I have a Windermere then?’

‘Are you on drugs?’

Paul Fell was in an unusually good mood when he finished his round. On further investigation he made the only birdie of the day on the tough closing par three to help his team of Colin Bryan, Stuart Rogers and Gareth Roberts take 6th place.

Taking 2nd place today with a great 85 points was psychiatric nurse Mark Birch and his Ashton in Makerfield team/clients Tony Hope, Jimmy Crumbleholme and Pete Fildes. They score an incredible 49 points on the front nine but will need further treatment after just 36 points on the back nine saw them miss out by a single shot.

Third place went to the Davyhulme ‘b’ team of Pete Short, Carl Marginson, Steve Tobin, and Simon Bovin.

Winning was the Davyhulme ‘a’ team (they told me to write that) of Alan Vaughan(9) Kev Hart (10) Paul Yearsley(6) and Joe Mann (12). They have all played average golf in recent months but were delighted to take the win today. Well played chaps!

Thanks to everyone for your 100% attendance. Awesome.

Yours in golf, Tim.

Nearest the pin 8th Simon Hemsley DOZ AD333

Nearest the pin 16th Nigel Haines Doz AD333

2’s sweep £175 5 pro v1s, 6 taylor made tp5 or 12 srixon AD333

Warwick Dawson, Kev Harling, Paul Fell, Simon Hemsley Steve Aspinall Nigel Haines Steve Booth Paul Yearsley Steve Tobin

Wednesdays 20th September Vale Royal start times

8.28 David Wilkinson x4

8.36 Simon Hemsley x4

8.44 Colin Roberts x4

8.52 Jim Caldwell x4

9.00 Kev Harling x4

9.08 Dave Goodwin x4

9.16 Dave Buckley x4

9.24 Ian Hoult x4

10.30 Jim Clarke x4

10.39 Bob Pickthall x4

10.48 Neale Laurent x4

10.57 Lewis Marland x4

11.05 Steve Aspinall x4

11.14Mick Mahon x4

11.23 Paul Fell x4

11.32 Jimmy Caffrey x4

11.41 Moby Rawthore x4

11.50 John Hudson x4

11.59 Kev Hart x4

12.08 Steve Hall x4

12.17 Sam Leach X4

12.26 Paul Salt x4

12.35

12.45 Andy Taylor x4

12.54 Steve Heywood x4

1.02 Paul Price x4

1.11 Jimmy McEwan x4

1.20 Gary Neiles x4

1.29 Peter Maher x4

1.38 David Hughes x4

1.46 Jeremy Waterhouse x4

1.54 Pete Walters x4

2.03 Dave More O’Farrell x4

2.12 Geoff Bickerton x4

2.21 Richard Blackwell x4

2.30 John Dickenson x4

2.39

2.48

2.57 Lee Tilley x4

Davyhulme start times Thursday 21st Sept

9.30 Simon Hemsley x4

9.39 Colin Roberts x4

9.48 Jim Caldwell x4

9.57 Dave Buckley x4

10.06 Paul Fell

10.15 Martin Humphries x4

10.24 Jim Clarke x4

10.33 Neale Laurent x4

10.42 Jon Hudson x4

11.00 Mick Mahon x4

11.09

11.18

11.27 Andy Taylor x4

11.36 Kev Hart x4

11.45 Richard Blackwell x4

11.54

12.03 Paul Salt x4

12.12

12.21

12.30 Paul Price x4

12.39 Peter Maher x4

12.48 Steve Schofield x4

12.57 Dave Hughes x4

1.06

1.15

1.24

1.33

1.42 Lee Tilley x4

1.51 Geoff Bickerton x4

2.00 Barry Jackson x4

2.09 Barry Jackson x4

2.18

2.27

2.36

2.45 Dave Blease x4