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Northenden put on a great day for the Alliance
After the recent spell of very welcome dry weather a full Alliance field were able to enjoy a great day of competitive golf and excellent hospitality and support from the home club.
The condition and presentation of the Northenden course drew universal praise from the players with particular compliments for the excellent greens.
A new star made her Alliance debut as former LET player and now Sky Sports golf pundit and commentator Sophie Walker, who lives in Heaton Norris and is a member at Stockport Golf Club, partnered serial Alliance winner Charles Herbert (Alderley Edge).
Sophie was given a warm welcome by Northenden Captain James Palmer and although she helped Charles post a respectable 39 points in the Pro Am section it was not enough to get in the prizes in a very closely fought leader board.
Alistair Waddell (Chorlton) and Josh Crumplin (Disley) set the pace in the individual pro section with 43 but Alliance stalwart Craig Corrigan showed his enduring cool class coming in with a late 44-pointer to take top spot.
It was tight in the Pro Am section with a cpo on 45 going in favour of Alistair Waddell and his Chorlton partner Daniel Tate from Josh Crumplin and Chris Jackson (Tytherington).
Just a point back were Scott Jackson and Neil McGuinness (Disley) who won a cpo from Craig Corrigan and Phil Cooney (Houghwood).
In the Am Am section home duo Andy Sim and Ash Bakhat led in with 45 points, two clear of John Kilner (Hart Common) and Clint Davey (Ellesmere) who won a cpo from Pete Fotheringham (Mellor) and Neil McPherson (Hazel Grove).
The nearest the pin prize went to Jack Wiggans (Chorley).
Alliance President Ian Books gave deserving thanks to all who had worked hard to make this a special day and to Northenden for their great support and is looking for a similar experience at Reddish Vale next week.
Geoff Garnett
| Position | Professional’s Individual Stableford | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Corrigan | 44 |
| 2= | Josh Crumplin (Disley) | 43 |
| Alistair Waddell (Chorlton) | 43 | |
| 4 | Dave Green (Dukinfieldj | 40 |
| 5= | Luke Higgins | 38 |
| Alan Crompton (Haigh Hall) | 38 | |
| 7= | Mike Bedford (Bramall Park) & Partner | 37 |
| Martyn Hamer (Davyhulme Park) | 37 | |
| Andy Palmer (Chorley) | 37 | |
| Phil Kelly | 37 | |
| Mark Hancock (Stand) | 37 | |
| Scott Howarth (Davenport) | 37 | |
| 13= | Richard Booth (Hale) | 36 |
| Anthony Sproston | 36 | |
| Scott Jackson (Disley) | 36 | |
| 16= | Jordan Massey | 35 |
| Elliot Tickle (North Manchester) | 35 | |
| 18= | Sean Blinkhorn (Leigh) | 34 |
| Ian Ridgway (Disley) | 34 | |
| 20= | Sophie Walker (Stockport) | 33 |
| Ben Thompson (Werneth Low) | 33 | |
| Kris Andrews (Ashton on Mersey) | 33 | |
| Jack Wiggans | 33 | |
| 24 | Grant Hamerton (Captain MDGA) | 32 |
| 25 | Steve Ingham (Blackley) | 31 |
| 26 | Paul Dunn (Huyton & Prescott) | 29 |
| 27 | Harry Doyle (New Mills) | 28 |
| Mark Smith (Stamford) | NR |
| Position | Pro Am | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alistair Waddell (Chorlton) & Daniel Tate (Chorlton) | 45 |
| 2 | Josh Crumplin (Disley) & Chris Jackson (Tytherington) | 45 |
| 3 | Scott Jackson (Disley) & Neil McGuinness (Disley) | 44 |
| 4 | Craig Corrigan & Phil Cooney (Houghwood) | 44 |
| 5 | Dave Green (Dukinfield) & Paul Crisp (Ashton-on-Mersey) | 43 |
| 6 | Luke Higgins & Andrew Haswell (Ormskirk) | 43 |
| 7 | Jordan Massey & Jon Beesley (Mere) | 42 |
| 8 | Phil Kelly & Martin Dwyer (Stamford) | 42 |
| 9 | Scott Howarth (Davenport) & Mike Lamb (Bramhall) | 42 |
| 10 | Mike Bedford (Bramall Park) & Peter Law (Bramall Park) | 42 |
| 11 | Anthony Sproston & Malcolm Dodson | 41 |
| 12 | Elliot Tickle (Blackley) & Tino Smalley (Blackley) | 41 |
| 13 | Alan Crompton (Haigh Hall) & Danny Ritchie (Pleasington) | 41 |
| 14 | Jack Wiggans & Graham Moores (Chorley) | 41 |
| 15 | Kris Andrews (Ashton-on-Mersey) & Kenny Schmitz (Ashton-on-Mersey) | 40 |
| 16 | Ian Ridgway (Disley) & Gary Spencer (Disley) | 40 |
| 17 | Martyn Hamer (Davyhulme Park) & Steve Hamer North Manchester) | 40 |
| 18 | Richard Booth (Hale) & John Webb (Hale) | 40 |
| 19 | Paul Dunn (Huyton & Prescott) & Billy Ford (Huyton & Prescott) | 39 |
| 20 | Sean Blinkhorn (Leigh) & Dan Crook (Leigh) | 39 |
| 21 | Mark Hancock (Stand) & Marco Cabrelli (Stand) | 39 |
| 22 | Sophie Walker (Stockport) & Charles Herbert (Alderley Edge) | 39 |
| 23 | Andy Palmer (Chorley) & Andy Taylor (Chorley) | 38 |
| 23 | Grant Hamerton (MDGA Captain) & Matt Robertson (Pike Fold) | 38 |
| 25 | Ben Thompson (Werneth Low) & John Harrop (Werneth Low) | 38 |
| 26 | Harry Doyle (New Mills) & Michael Doyle (Brookdale) | 37 |
| 27 | Mark Smith (Stamford) & Carleton Weldon (Stamford) | 36 |
| 28 | Steve Ingham (Blackley) & Steve Newton (Blackley) | 35 |
| Position | Am Am | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Slim (Northenden) & Ash Bakhat (Northenden) | 45 |
| 2 | John Kilner (Hart Common) & Clint Davey (Ellesmere) | 43 |
| 3 | Pete Fotheringham (Mellor) & Neil McPherson (Hazel Grove) | 43 |
| 4 | Andy Shaw (Leigh) & Tony Green (Leigh) | 42 |
| 5 | Nick Griffiths (Disley) & Mike Peters (Disley) | 42 |
| 6 | Simon Dewsnip (Ashton-on-Mersey) & Gary Denman (Ashton-on-Mersey) | 42 |
| 7 | Tony Cavanagh (Stamford) & Chris Exton (Stamford) | 42 |
| 8 | John Bell (Fairfield) & Bill O’Malley (Fairfield) | 41 |
| 9 | Tony Palmer (Chorley) & Andy Hannay (Stamford) | 41 |
| 10 | Richard Margrave (Stamford) & Mike Grainger (Stamford) | 40 |
| 11 | Brad Grime (Denton) & Tim Royle (Prestbury) | 40 |
| 12 | Anthony Kenny (Prestwich) & Alistair Holloway (Denton) | 40 |
| 13 | Balint Varga (Houghwood) & Andy Newton (Houghwood) | 40 |
| 14 | Sophie Walker (Stockport) & Charles Herbert (Alderley Edge) | 39 |
| 15 | Mike Taylor (Blackley) & Gary Baldwin (Blackley) | 39 |
| 16 | Danny Beeley (Ellesmere) & Dave Smith (Hart Common) | 39 |
| 17 | Graham Prest (Disley) & Myles Cheetham (Disley) | 39 |
| 18 | Craig Gilligan (High Legh Park) & Kris Partington (Alder Root) | 39 |
| 19 | Gary Hempstead (Ashton on Mersey) & John Walker (Ashton on Mersey) | 39 |
| 20 | Chris Lee (Mellor) & Paul Heywood (Harwood) | 37 |
| 21 | Chris Bracchi (Cheadle) & Mick Holmes (Cheadle) | 37 |
| 22 | Ian Thomason (Reddish Vale) & Wayne Lindsay (Disley) | 37 |
| 23 | Don Milligan (Ashton-on-Mersey) & Mark Sellers (Ashton-on-Mersey) | 36 |
| 24 | Bob Barrow (Davyhulme Park) & Karl Marginson (Davyhulme Park) | 36 |
| 25 | David Wakerley (High Legh Park) & Colin Donelan (Duxbury Park) | 35 |
| 26 | John Aikenhead (Ashton-on-Mersey) & Josh Corrigan (Ashton-on-Mersey) | 35 |
| 27 | Steve Kewley (Disley) & Alex Hughes (Disley) | 35 |
| 28 | Mike Wallwork (Ringway) & Ian Hall (Ringway) | 33 |