Room at Mottram Hall on Thursday November 17th

The final summer 2022 Xentum Order of Merit

Dear Maxitours players,

Here is the final summer Xentum.co.uk order of merit.

Congratulations to Wrexham’s Mike Lowe on topping the table this year. Mike is a lovely softly spoken man who plays each week and will be a very popular winner.

The Order of merit was closely fought with 12 points awarded for a team victory and 10 points for a second place and so on. Just 12 points separated the first 11 players so it was all to play for last week and despite not featuring consistent Mike managed to secure the title.

Retired head master Nigel Ashton from Carden Park and Brookdale’s Gary Smith shared second place.

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Well played everybody,

Tim

Position Name TOTAL PTS
1 Mike Lowe 58 Taylor made spider putter
2 Nigel Ashton 56 Galvin Green Draxton
2 Gary Smith 56 Galvin Green Draxton Insula
4 Jim Caldwell 52 Dozen Taylor made TP5
5 Colin Roberts 50 Dozen Taylor made TP5
6 Richard Blackwell 47 Dozen AD333
7 Colin Bryan 46 Dozen AD333
7 Dave Buckley 46 Dozen AD333
7 Paul Fell 46 Dozen AD333
7 John Hilton 46 Dozen AD333
7 Simon Wilkinson 46 Dozen AD333
12 Neale Laurent 42
13 Kev Hart 40
13 Paul Yearsley 40
15 Jim Clarke 39
16 Dave Rhodes 37
17 Mick Mahon 36
17 Gary Neiles 36
17 Gary Owen 36
17 Phil Robinson 36
17 Andy Williamson 36
22 Dave Carter 34
22 Dave Westwood 34
24 Paul Hurst 32
24 Pete Ledger 32
24 Karl Marginson 32
24 Henry Melrose 32
28 Dave Sarsfield 31
29 Nigel Armitage 30
29 John Fitzsimmons 30
29 Andy Mansfield 30
29 Dave Monk 30
29 Barry Wilson 30
34 Steve Aspinall 28
34 Dave Mason 28
36 Peter Griggs 26
36 Dave Goodwin 26
36 Simon Hemsley 26
36 Alistair Holloway 26
36 Graham Jackson 26
36 Rob Kenyon 26
36 Lee Tilley 26
43 Martin Bray 24
43 Dave Greenwood 24
43 John Harrop 24
43 Andrew Hill 24
43 Rick Howard 24
43 Richard Melrose 24
43 Dave Stewardson 24
43 John Tomlinson 24
43 Martin Williams 24
52 Peter Abbott 22
52 Carl Deaville 22
52 John Farnsworth 22
52 John Lynsky 22
52 Pete Norbury 22
52 Richard Palmer 22
52 Richard Williamson 22
59 Dave Cooper 20
59 Marcus Green 20
59 Ian King 20
59 Joe Kirwan 20
59 Mark Sanderson 20
59 Dave Thomas 20
65 Steve Best 18
65 Billy Coleman 18
65 Dave Marchant 18
65 Dean McFadden 18
65 Dan McIntyre 18
65 Neil Pemberton 18
65 Jack Schofield 18
65 Neil Tanner 18
65 Paul Woodbine 18
74 Russell Cash 16
74 Chris Clarke 16
74 Josh Forster 16
74 Martin Keates 16
74 Anthony Kenny 16
74 Jim McEwan 16
74 Moby Rawthore 16
81 Mike Hill 15
82 Hugh Bilby 14
82 Lee Charnley 14
82 Peter Hoctor 14
82 Philip Long 14
82 Paul Salt 14
82 Dave Williams 14
82 Gareth Winston 14
89 Pete Booth 13
90 Steve Austin 12
90 Anthony Barker 12
90 John Barnes 12
90 Paul Bayley 12
90 Gary Berrisford 12
90 Darren Booth 12
90 Ian Bruce 12
90 Simon Burgess 12
90 David Carlile 12
90 Mark Cookson 12
90 Jonathan Dean 12
90 Mike Earsley 12
90 Lee Everett 12
90 Sam Everett 12
90 Ian Fensom 12
90 David Fidler 12
90 Phil Gow 12
90 Tom Gradwell 12
90 Steve Grimaldi 12
90 Mark Hagerty 12
90 John Hall 12
90 Simon Hartland 12
90 Phil Harris 12
90 John Hunt 12
90 Glynn Isaacs 12
90 John Kelsall 12
90 George Kerr 12
90 Shay Keogh 12
90 Mike Kulik 12
90 MArtin Lang 12
90 Jamie Lloyd 12
90 John Longworth 12
90 Dave Madely 12
90 Steve Marsh 12
90 Nathan Mills 12
90 Steve Mobley 12
90 Stuart Muller 12
90 Bob Pickthall 12
90 Kenny Plumb 12
90 Paul Price 12
90 Martin Quinn 12
90 Oliver Robinson 12
90 Steve Rosier 12
90 Gerry Salmon 12
90 James Shipstone 12
90 Ian Snape 12
90 Dave Snape 12
90 Jim Spears 12
90 Pete Stewart 12
90 Mike Stewardson 12
90 Craig Stubbs 12
90 Richard Taylor-Carr 12
90 Adrian Waring 12
90 Darren Whittaker 12
90 Ed Wilkinson 12
90 Tom Williams 12
90 Mike Wilson 12
147 Lee Braxton 11
147 Tony Evans 11
149 Andrew Aherne 10
149 Richard Bamforth 10
149 Steve Barlow 10
149 Colin Berry 10
149 Keith Berry 10
149 Steve Blakeway 10
149 Ken Booth 10
149 Mark Bone 10
149 Don Campbell 10
149 Richard Cooper 10
149 Lee Compton 10
149 Phil Dickens 10
149 Neil Evans 10
149 Nathan Evans 10
149 Paul Forster 10
149 Martin France 10
149 Alan Gale 10
149 Rhoddri Giggs 10
149 Neil Griffiths 10
149 Keith Haddock 10
149 Nigel Hallows 10
149 Steve Heywood 10
149 Doug Hill 10
149 Noel Houlihan 10
149 Barry Jackson 10
149 Mick Jones 10
149 Dave Kelly 10
149 Brendan Leighton 10
149 David Linton 10
149 Lewis Marland 10
149 Billy McAffey 10
149 Lee Merson 10
149 Steve Merricks 10
149 Jim Murray 10
149 John Newton 10
149 John Owen 10
149 Les Penson 10
149 Steve Perrett 10
149 Simon Poucher 10
149 Cath Rawthore 10
149 Ian Reece 10
149 Dave Reece 10
149 John Rigby 10
149 Trevor Roberts 10
149 Craig Sevant 10
149 Steve Schofield 10
149 Neil Simpson 10
149 Pete Smith 10
149 Steve Smith 10
149 Russ Sollitt 10
149 John Stanworth 10
149 Steve Tate 10
149 Dave Tobutt 10
149 Adam Travis 10
149 Richard Wakefield 10
149 Jon Walker 10
149 Harry Wellings 10
149 John Worsnop 10
149 Ian Wright 10
149 Steven Yeadon 10
149 Mike Yearsley 10
210 Rob Blain 9
211 Jason Atherton 8
211 Jonny Barton 8
211 Tom Beavers 8
211 Mark Birtwistle 8
211 Dave Blease 8
211 Darren Burgess 8
211 Duncan Cameron 8
211 Mark Clare 8
211 Luke Conner 8
211 Terry Dunne 8
211 Johnny Eccles 8
211 Keith Edminson 8
211 Ian Fearns 8
211 Alan Fox 8
211 Mike George 8
211 Mike Green 8
211 Phil Gow 8
211 John Harker 8
211 Phil Harris 8
211 Jim Hodges 8
211 David Hughes 8
211 John Mather 8
211 Paul McDermott 8
211 Phil McCurry 8
211 Jonny Moores 8
211 Denis O’Neill 8
211 Sarah Ormrod 8
211 Bill Parkinson 8
211 Steve Parton 8
211 Dave Parry 8
211 Tim Potter 8
211 Paul Ralph 8
211 Glynn Rankin 8
211 Barry Rigby 8
211 Paul Robinson 8
211 Pete Sakalas 8
211 Matt Sayers 8
211 Michael Schofield 8
211 Alison Shipstone 8
211 Dave Smith 8
211 Andy Southwarth 8
211 Adam Thomas 8
211 Colin Tichias 8
211 Mark Turner 8
211 Nigel Uttley 8
211 Ian Venables 8
211 John Vickers 8
211 Steve Walsh 8
211 Barry Wellings 8
211 Graham Wright 8
264 Rob Alexandra 6
264 Dave Ashworth 6
264 Pete Atherton (Lymm) 6
264 Don Bailey 6
264 Colin Berry 6
264 Geoff Bickerton 6
264 Chris Bland 6
264 Andy Brown 6
264 Mike Clewley 6
264 Chris Clough 6
264 Ian Cole 6
264 Andy Corner 6
264 Warrick Dawson 6
264 Al Demmy 6
264 Neil Edwards 6
264 Mark Foley 6
264 Martin Gleave 6
264 Kevin Harling 6
264 Wayne Harper 6
264 Warren Hegg 6
264 Paul Higgs 6
264 Dave Howell 6
264 John Hudson 6
264 Dave Keen 6
264 Gareth Kershaw 6
264 Mark Lane 6
264 Dave Lomax 6
264 Steve Mines 6
264 Dan Moss 6
264 Paul Mullen 6
264 Jimmy Murphy 6
264 Roger Percival 6
264 Mark Philips 6
264 Mark Pretty 6
264 Tom Roe 6
264 Ged Roylance 6
264 Mark Saxon 6
264 Jim Smith 6
264 Tim Spencer 6
264 Alan Vaughan 6
264 Gordon Warke 6
264 Steve Ward 6
264 Graham Wilkinson 6
264 Andy Wisedale 6
308 Nick Moores 5
309 Chris Adams 4
309 Jimmy Ainscough 4
309 David Arthur 4
309 John Atkin 4
309 Neil Bibby 4
309 James Bromley 4
309 Tom Butler 4
309 Paul Butler 4
309 Jim Edgerton 4
309 Simon Goalsby 4
309 Steve Hall 4
309 Kev Harvey 4
309 Saj Hashmi 4
309 John Hewitson 4
309 Alex Jarman 4
309 Simon Maxwell 4
309 Kevin McEvoy 4
309 John Morton 4
309 Martin Mulrooney 4
309 Gary Nixon 4
309 Steve Owen 4
309 Al Parker 4
309 Steve Parke 4
309 Nick Pedley 4
309 Barry Pendlebury 4
309 Graham Pike 4
309 Mike Priestley 4
309 Neil Riding 4
309 Darren Rigby 4
309 Alan Starmer 4
309 Nick Steele 4
309 Eddie Sterling 4
309 Paul Teirney 4
309 Colin Upton 4
309 Bernard Walsh 4
309 David Wilkinson 4
309 Paul Wilkinson 4
309 James Wilson 4
347 Pete Birtwistle 2
347 Tim Blackshaw 2
347 Martin Bramwell 2
347 John Bradbury 2

Maxitours at amazing Astbury

Astbury Golf Club looks set to be a firm Maxitours favourite after so many players expressed their pleasure visiting this superb Cheshire course for the very first time. Even likeable Saddleworth millionaire Dave Sarsfield was in a good mood after his match:

‘I loved that course!’ He declared. ‘I can’t wait to play it again.’

For late October the course was excellent. Three separate players told me that the bunkers filled with stunning white sand were the finest they had ever seen on any inland golf course.

The catering staff and the food were also brilliant. The whole Club has a very nice feeling about it and seems like a very happy place to play your golf. Next years’ event is already booked.

It was lovely to get a text from Jim Caldwell: ‘Thanks for today Tim, we really enjoyed Astbury. Excellent course and the staff were very pleasant and served great food’.

Lee Tilley is a very successful businessman. I’m not sure how. I told him that I went in the ballot for a round at St Andrews when I visited Scotland last week but I wasn’t successful.

‘That ballot is a bit of a lottery.’ He informed me. Thanks for that information Lee. Brilliant.

The back nine holes were the Achilles heel for many teams. Martin Williams and his men were set for a record Maxitours total after 48 points on the front nine before Mike Kulik reminded his team how well they were doing. Fatal mistake. The team limped home in 32 points for a mid table finish.

Jim Clarkes team were also flying on their front nine as they went out in 46 points before wobbling like an MFI wardrobe and coming home in 35 points.

Graham Pike struggled to get the ball in the hole with his putter today, he also struggled to get out of the clubhouse, spending a couple of minutes pushing and shoving the door and looking for release button before a little old lady member gently pulled the door open for him.

In the main event Ashton on Merseys Neil Edwards team scored 84 points to take 4th place.

Birchwoods Simon Wilkinson and his men finished 3rd on 85 points.

Antrobus Steward Dave Buckley(12) is on a sponsored diet but he ate up the first hole today to start his team off on the right foot with a birdie, they had 45 points on the front nine before hanging on well and returning in 41 on the tougher closing half to take 2nd. Dave Carter(4), Mike Yearsley(10) and Billy McAffey(12) were the other top performing team members.

Winning was the popular retired Colin Roberts and his veteran Alsager team who were inspired by the beautiful Autumnal leaves. They played some colourful golf to post a terrific score of 87 points early in the day. Dave Marchant(16), retired Doctor Andy Williamson(11) and Nigel Armitage(14) all contributed well. Congratulations guys.

Thank to everyone for your 100% attendance. Tim.

Nearest the pin 11th Jimmy McEwan Dozen AD333

Nearest the pin 15th Mike Lamb Dozen AD333

2’s sweep £205 9 pro v1s or 20 srixon AD333s

Graham Jackson John Mather Bob Eastwood Mike Lamb Billy McCaffey Jimmy McEwan Dave Roberts

Formby Hall start sheet

9.06 Simon Hemsley x4

9.14 Colin Roberts x4

9.23 Jim Caldwell x4

9.31 Dave Blood x4

9.40 Jim Clarke x4

9.49 Paul Fell x4

9.57 Martin Humphries x4

10.06 Steve Aspinall x4

10.14 Mick Mahon x4

10.23 Dave Sully x4

10.32 Bob Eastwood x4

10.41 Dave Griffiths x4

10.49 Kev Hart x4

10.57 Gary Neiles x4

11.06 Neale Laurent x4

11.15 Paul Salt x4

11.24 Dave Monk x4

11.33 Richard Blackwellx4

11.41 Lee Tilley x4

11.49 Tom Roe x4

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*Room for 1 team at Astbury this Thursday*

Maxitours from lovely Lymm !!!

A big thank you again to my PGA friend Matt Turnock for running today’s event and sending the report whilst I enjoyed a relaxing golfing break at Dornoch with my lovely wife Suzy.

The weather was excellent for the day and the course was beginning to look autumnal with the greenkeeping staff working hard to keep the leaves off the fairways. The greens were back to their very best.

Many thanks also to Lymm’s catering staff who sold a record number of bacon and sausage baps to the ravenous Maxitours players some of whom could give piranhas a run for their money.
A big thank you to Colin Roberts for his kind donation of the Gordon Banks signed picture (raised £215) towards funds for the three worthy charities today of The Christie, UNICEF and The MS Society.
We have raised in excess of £2200 which is terrific.- Thanks so much to everyone.
Today’s results were as follows:
NP 13th – Martin Humphries – Gordon Banks framed signed picture
2’s £225.00 = 3 x Wilson Staff Tour Balls per 2
Peter Griggs, Paul Bell, Chris Perry x 2, John Moseley x 2, Neale Laurent, Martin Humphries, Mick Wain, Chris Gregory, Steve Mines, Kev Hart x 2, Paul Yearsley, Sam Garnett, James Shipston, Alison Shipston, Lee Tilley, Roger Percival, Josh Forster, Kenny Plumb x 2, Craig Stubbs x 2, Barry Wilson
RESULTS

This Thursdays Astbury start sheet (27th Oct)

9.00 Simon Hemsley x4
9.09 Colin Roberts x4
9.18 Jim Caldwell x4
9.26 Ed Pysden x4
9.35 Dave Goodwin x4.
9.43 Barrie Simpson x4
9.52 Lee Tilley x4
10.00 Paul Fell x4
10.09 Martin Humphries x4
10.17 Neil Laurent x4
10.26 Paul Evans x4
10.34 Jim Clarke x4
10.43Andrew Cox x4
10.52 Martin Williams x4
11.01 Geoff Bickerton x4
11.10 Mick Mahon x4
11.19 Sam Leach x4
11.29 Graham Pike x4
11.38 Roy Ainsworth x4
11.46 Bob Eastwood x4
11.55
12.04 Kev Hart x4
12.13Jimmy McEwan x4
12.22 Gary Phillips x4
12.31 Dave Buckley x4
12.40 Rob Harris x4
12.49 Ian Hellens x4
12.57 Les Russon x4
1.05 Nathan Mills x4
1.13 Dave Monk x4
1.22 Simon Ashton x4
1.30 John Newton x3 Jonny Lord x1
1.38 John Newton x4

Room at Lymm for the Charity day on Tuesday.
Maxitours at superb Stockport

Stockport was in stunning condition for todays Maxitours event. As a young assistant professional we always arranged a day out each year at Stockport as I loved the course, the reports from my players were so good today I must try and arrange a game very soon.

The catering continues to be the finest of any Club in Cheshire and Jackie and Rob were brilliant with my guys today. Thank you very much.

The greens were the fastest we had played on all year and this combined the strongest winds all season combined to provide a high quality tough test of golf.

Dave Needham turned up and asked me if he could play in today’s event with a new golf ball which has a tracking device in it, it also flashes and makes a bleep so it can’t possibly be lost.
‘Did you buy it on the internet?’ I asked
‘No I found it.’

Scoring was tight on this stunning course. The best scores were early in the day before the drying wind made the course play like the last day of the US Open.
Dukinfields’ Neale Laurent took 3rd place after a hard-fought card play-off but it was ‘Lucky’ Senior British ladies champion Cath Rawthore(scr) and her less talented Sale team that took 2nd place after a strong back six holes. Moby Rawthore(1), Neil Griffiths(11) and Steve Best(2) completed the quartet.

Winning today were the Hazel Grove Golf Club four of Lee Everett(10), Sam Everett(8), Mark Cookson(6) and Oliver Robinson(2). They used their local knowledge after travelling just a mile or so down the A6 to take first place with just 83 points. They were shocked and delighted to win with such a low score. Well played guys!
Thanks to everyone for your support, Tim

Nearest the pin 16th Mark Pretty Dozen AD333
Nearest the pin in 2 on the 18th Tom Gradwell Dozen AD333

2’s £230 9 pro v1s or 21 srixon AD333
Richard Johnson Paul Yearsley Sam Garnett Les Evans Paul Tierney Cath Rawthore Tom Gradwell Al Parker

Room for 2 teams at terrific Stockport on Monday- let me know asap if you can play as these times will go!
Charity event at lovely Lymm Tuesday 25th October– all proceeds to charity £30 entry fee – course is excellent. Room for teams.

Maxitours at Reddish Vale

Reddish Vale is another Alaster Mackenzie master piece. Built in the shadows of industrial Stockport the course is a little wildlife hotspot with the beautiful river Tame meandering peacefully alongside the rolling fairways. It’s a great course.

The excellent drainage and greens which are consistently the best for miles around make this a tremendous Autumn venue. The green keeper should be very proud of himself.

Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the challenge.

Highly rated Club pro Andy Myers and Secretary Alan made us feel very welcome and are both brilliant chaps and a real pleasure to deal with.

The registration was in the Reddish Vale dart room today. The more childish members of the tour couldn’t resist having a quick throw.
‘I used to be a terrific darts player.’ Paul Fell informed me. ‘I nearly qualified for the embassy world finals.’
He threw three darts. The first missed the board, the second weakly fell on the floor and the third scored a four.
I know that the older I get the better I used to be at golf. What I didn’t know is that the same could be said for darts.

Sam Leach’s team were frustrated as they couldn’t knock a putt in all day but things looked brighter when housewife favorite Jonny Barton surprised everyone and hit a tremendous three wood to within a foot on the twelfth hole. The team were happily dividing up the two”s sweep balls before Jonny hit a putt that never even touched the hole and the deep gloom descended once more.

Scoring at the top was incredibly tight once again. The battle for 5th saw three teams on 81 points – all coming home in 44 points and all needing to be separated on the best last 6 holes.

Top retired big business lawyer Ed Pysden is extremely well organized and gives me a piece of paper listing his players and their current handicaps each week. Today he gave me his wife’s shopping list by mistake. It didn’t stop him playing great golf as his team finished 6th.
Don’t forget the milk, Ed.

Garry Smiths team took 5th place after picking up 6 points on the 16th and 17th holes.

Second to fourth place was also separated on a card play-off with Pete Ledgers team taking silver after their excellent back nine. Paul Fells team took 3rd and my gently snoring room mate Tom Roe and his team finished 4th. Everyone scored an excellent 83 points.

Late in the day Bramhall’s Rob Kenyon(13), Simon Burgess(15), Steve Rosier (13)and Dave Fidler(6) scored 84 points to win by one. The likeable quartet played here in an open on Monday and loved it so much they played again today. Their practice round paid off and they were absolutely delighted to take first place.

Thanks to everyone for your support.
Brilliant.

Teams are required for the charity day at Lymm on 25th October-it would be great if you could support this event.
Tim

Naerest the pin 9th hole Martin France Dozen AD333
Nearest the pin 12th hole Jonny Barton Dozen Ad 333

2’s sweep £175 4 pro V1s or 9 srixon AD333

Bob Pickthall Jerry Salmon Tom Butler Henry Petrie Keith Berry Martin Oldfield Richard Palmer Paul Fell Janet Heywood x2 Martin France Ed Wilkinson George Kerr