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The sun shines on the stars at Stand

The sun shone wall to wall on a glorious day for golf at the excellently conditioned Stand GC and Alliance legend Phil Archer (Poulton Park) revelled in the conditions with a terrific double.

In a hotly contested individual pro competition Phil posted an impressive seven-under-par 43 points. But it was only just enough to edge out current O-o-M champion Jamie Howarth by a point. Hot on Jamie’s heels with 41 were Ian Ridgway (Disley) and Rob Braithwaite (Scottsdale Golf).

Phil’s partner Dave Morris (Birchwood) gave him excellent support in a thrilling race for top spot in the Pro Am section. They posted 46 points to win a cpo from Josh Crumplin (Disley) and Chris Jackson (Tytherington) and Elliot Tickle (North Manchester) and Rick Valentine (Blackley).

Stand duo Tom Farley and Norman Haslam used their local knowledge to good effect to top the Am Am section with 42, closely followed by Chris Hinton and James Munnery (Hale) 41 and Alliance regulars Richard Margrave (Stamford) and Paul Traynor (Saddleworth) winning a card play off on 40.

The nearest the pin prize went to Alastair Pegler (Pleasington).

Alliance President Ian Brooks thanked all of the staff and members at Stand for their friendly and helpful support and also Alliance Captain Grant Hamerton for his great weather control since the Winter series resumed action three weeks ago.

Geoff Garnett

Pos Pro’s Individual Pts
1 Phil Archer (Poulton Park) 43
2 Jamie Howarth (Davenport) 42
3 Ian Ridgway (Disley) 41
  Rob Braithwaite 41
5 Phil Kelly 39
6 Josh Crumplin (Disley) 38
7 Andy Palmer (Chorley) 37
  Jack Wiggans 37
  Dave Green (Dukinfield) 37
  Craig Corrigan 37
11 Elliot Tickle (North Manchester) 36
12 Ben Thompson (Werneth Low) 35
  Callum Blinkhorn (Leigh) 35
14 Martyn Hamer (Davyhulme Park) 34
  Anthony Sproston 34
  Simon Pay 34
17 Craig Daggitt (Bramall Park) 33
  Grant Hamerton (MDGA Captain) 33
  Mark Hancock (Stand) 33
  Gareth Jones (Sandiway) 33
  Scott Howarth (Davenport) 33
  Sean Blinkhorn (Leigh) 33
23 Ross King (Crompton & Royton) 32
  Alan Crompton (Haigh Hall) 32
  Paul Dunn (Huyton & Prescot) 32
26 Dave Brunton (Northenden) 31
27 Steve Ingham (Blackley) 30
28 Richard Booth (Hale) 28
  Tom Clancy (Cheadle) 28
  Matthew Saville 28
31 Tony Stevens (Davenport) 27
32 Steve Croman 26
33 Kris Andrews (Ashton on Mersey) 16
  Colin Maroney NR
     

In Card Play Off Order.

Pos PRO AM
1 Phil Archer (Poulton Park) & Dave Morris (Birchwood) 46
2 Josh Crumplin (Disley) & Chris Jackson (Tytherington) 46
3 Elliot Tickle (North Manchester) & Rick Valentine (Blackley) 46
4 Callum Blinkhorn (Leigh) & Paul Purcell (Haydock Park) 45
5 Jamie Howarth (Davenport) & Paul Robinson (Davenport) 44
6 Ian Ridgway (Disley) & Neil McGuinness (Disley) 44
7 Matthew Saville & Alasdair Upton (Bolton Old Links) 43
8 Sean Blinkhorn (Leigh) & Dan Crook (Leigh) 43
9 Craig Daggitt (Bramall Park) & Gary McCoy (Bramall Park) 43
10 Martyn Hamer (Davyhulme Park) & Charles Herbert (Alderley Edge) 43
11 Phil Kelly & Martin Dwyer (Stamford) 42
12 Rob Braithwaite & Dom Curley (Harwood) 42
13 Grant Hamerton (MDGA Captain) & Matt Robertson (Pike Fold) 42
14 Craig Corrigan & Ron White (Bolton Old Links) 41
15 Dave Brunton (Northenden) & Lee Partington (Northenden) 40
16 Ross King (Crompton & Royton) & Corey Lockton (Bury) 40
17 Scott Howarth (Davenport) & Mike Lamb (Bramhall) 40
18 Tony Stevens (Davenport) & Mike Jones (Davenport) 40
19 Alan Crompton (Haigh Hall) & John Egan (Haigh Hall) 40
20 Andy Palmer (Chorley) & Ian Fairclough (Chorley) 40
21 Paul Dunn (Huyton & Prescot) & Billy Ford (Huyton & Prescot) 40
22 Jack Wiggans & Graham Moores (Chorley) 39
23 Gareth Jones (Sandiway) & Garry Winstanley (Sandiway) 39
24 Ben Thompson (Werneth Low) & Martyn Elly (Werneth Low) 39
25 Mark Hancock (Stand] & Gareth Mawdsley (Stand) 38
26 Simon Pay & Ross Booth (Bolton Old Links) 38
27 Dave Green (Dukinfield) & Phil Whelan (Alderley Edge) 38
28 Colin Maroney & Joe Donnelly (Harwood) 36
29 Anthony Sproston & Mal Hodson (Dunscar) 35
30 Tom Clancy (Cheadle) & Mick Holmes (Cheadle) 35
31 Steve Croman & Matt Kiser (Leasowe) 33
32 Steve Ingham (Blackley) & Ewan Jamieson (Blackley) 33
33 Richard Booth (Hale) & Iain Shaw (Hale) 32
34 Kris Andrews (Ashton on Mersey) & Steve McDermott (Ashton-on-Mersey) 22

In Card Play Off Order.

Pos AM AM Pts
1 Tom Farley (Stand) & Norman Haslam (Stand) 42
2 Chris Hinton (Hale) & James Munnery (Hale) 41
3 Richard Margrave (Stamford) & Paul Traynor (Saddleworth) 40
4 Pete Fotheringham (Mellor) & Neil McPherson (Mellor) 40
5 Paul Thornley (Flixton) & Mark Wallwork (Ringway) 40
6 Anthony Kenny (Prestwich) & Alistair Holloway (Denton) 39
7 Danny Ritchie (Pleasington) & Alister Pegler (Pleasington) 39
8 Andy Hannay (Stamford) & Garry Foster (Stamford) 38
9 Brad Grime (Denton) & Tim Royle (Prestbury) 34
10 Ian Fearns (Stamford) & Chris Exton (Stamford) 34
11 Craig Gilligan (High Legh Park) & Keith Gibbons (High Legh Park) 34
12 Phil Dearden (Flixton) & Dave Lomax (Flixton) 33
13 Alan Hehir (Leigh) & Rowan Hurst (Hart Common) 32
14 Matt Foster (Werneth Low) & Dave Stearns (Werneth Low) 28
     
  Nearest the Pin: Alister Pegler