The historic Chorlton Golf Club provided a great finish to the enjoyable first half of the Winter Series with a well-conditioned and interesting course supported by the excellent hospitality in its medieval club house.
There were varied and testing conditions on the day with a heavy early morning frost followed by sunny and warmer conditions seeing adaptable skills needed but there were again plenty of good scores coming in from all sections.
The individual pro winner on the day was Jamie Howarth (Davenport) with a late haul of 42 points taking him clear of Scott Jackson (Disley) 38 and Colin Moroney and Scott Howarth (Davenport) both 37.
It was close in the pro am section with Jamie Howarth making it a double as he and his partner John Nightingale (Shaw Hill) posted 44 to lead in from Colin Moroney and Joe Donnelly (Harwood) 43 and OoM Leaders Josh Crumplin (Disley) and Chris Jackson (Tytherington) 42.
The top scores of the day came in the Am Am section where Dave Smith (Hart Common) and Danny Beeley (Westhoughton) came in with a great score of 46 taking them home from Regent Park’s Graham Frees and Mike Turner 43 and their club colleagues Paul Donelan and Rob Jackson who won a cpo on 42.
The Nearest the Pin winner was Mike Smith of Alder Root.
The usual impeccable organisation of President Ian Brooks and Jim Cunliffe saw the day went well throughout for all players, backed by great help from the Chorlton staff to conclude a first half to the busy and enjoyable MDGA Winter Series which typified the MDGA Motto of ‘Friendship Through Golf’ with players looking forward to the second half beginning in February with another full programme of events leading up to President’s Day at Leigh Golf Club on April 29.
Geoff Garnett
| Position | Professional Individual | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Howarth (Davenport) | 42 |
| 2 | Scott Jackson (Disley) | 38 |
| 3 | Colin Maroney | 37 |
| 3 | Scott Howarth (Davenport) | 37 |
| 5 | Josh Crumplin (Disley) | 35 |
| 6 | Dave Smith | 34 |
| 7 | Steve Ingham (Blackley) | 33 |
| 8 | Elliot Tickle | 32 |
| 8 | Phil Kelly | 32 |
| 10 | Craig Daggitt (Bramall Park) | 31 |
| 11 | Tom Clancy (Cheadle) | 30 |
| 11 | Ian Ridgway (Disley) | 30 |
| 11 | Alan Crompton (Haigh Hall) | 30 |
| 14 | Martyn Hamer (Davyhulme Park) | 29 |
| 14 | Sean Owen (Bolton Old Links) | 29 |
| 16 | Andy Palmer (Chorley) | 25 |
| 17 | Kris Andrews (Ashton on Mersey) | 22 |
| 18 | Dave Green (Dukinfield) | 20 |
| Position | Pro Am | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Howarth (Davenport) & John Nightingale (Shaw Hill) | 44 |
| 2 | Colin Maroney & Joe Donnelly (Harwood) | 43 |
| 3 | Josh Crumplin (Disley) & Chris Jackson (Tytherington) | 42 |
| 4 | Steve Ingham (Blackley) & Kieran McGuinness (Blackley) | 40 |
| 5 | Scott Howarth (Davenport) & Mike Lamb (Bramhall) | 40 |
| 6 | Phil Kelly & Martin Dwyer (Stamford) | 39 |
| 7 | Dave Smith & Mike Lynch (Chorlton cum Hardy) | 39 |
| 8 | Scott Jackson (Disley) & Rob Turner (Mottram Hall) | 39 |
| 9 | Alan Crompton (Haigh Hall) & John Egan (Haigh Hall) | 38 |
| 10 | Martyn Hamer (Davyhulme Park) & Mark Perrin (Davyhulme Park) | 37 |
| 11 | Sean Owen (Bolton Old Links) &Tony Lomax (Turton) | 37 |
| 12 | Elliot Tickle & Simon Hill (Blackley) | 37 |
| 13 | Andy Palmer (Chorley) & Simon Duckwoerth (Chorley) | 36 |
| 14 | Craig Daggitt (Bramall Park) & Matt Winstanley (Bramall Park) | 36 |
| 15 | Ian Ridgway (Disley) & Howard Jackson (Disley) | 36 |
| 16 | Tom Clancy (Cheadle) & Mick Holmes (Cheadle) | 34 |
| 17 | Dave Green (Dukinfield) & Paul Crisp (Ashton-on-Mersey) | 24 |
| 18 | Kris Andrews (Ashton-on-Mersey) & John Aikenhead (Ashton on Mersey) | 22 |
| Position | Am Am | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Smith (Hart Common) & Danny Beeley (Westhoughton) | 46 |
| 2 | Graham Frees (Regent Park) & Mike Turner (Regent Park) | 43 |
| 3 | Paul Donelan (Regent Park) & Rob Jackson (Regent Park) | 42 |
| 4 | Anthony Lomax (Turton) & Jordan Lomax (Turton) | 42 |
| 5 | Andy Angelone (Stamford) & Mike Grainger (Stamford) | 42 |
| 6 | Alistair Holloway (MDGA Captain) & Anthony Kenny (Prestwich) | 41 |
| 7 | Carl Blackshaw (Regent Park) & Mark Harrison (Hart Common) | 40 |
| 8 | John Kilner (Hart Common) & Tom Baker Jnr (Hart Common) | 39 |
| 9 | Steve Pinnington (Tytherington) & Martin Allmand-Smith (Tytherington) | 39 |
| 10 | Jonty Elsden & Mark Boland (Ashton in Makerfield) | 38 |
| 11 | Simon Lo (Bolton Old Link) & Michael Ip (Bolton Old Links) | 38 |
| 12 | Kris Partingon (Alder Root) & Mike Smith (Alder Root) | 38 |
| 13 | Carleton Weldon (Stamford) & Spencer Lavery (Stamford) | 38 |
| 14 | Luke Wood (Ashton on Mersey) & Mark Gauci (Ashton on Mersey) | 36 |
| 15 | Annie Wong (Bolton Old Links) & Yat Shing Leo Li (Whitefield) | 35 |
| 16 | Johnathon Knowles (Regent Park) & Kish Patel (Regent Park) | 35 |
| 17 | Steve Smith (Stamford) & Graham Dowd (Stamford) | 35 |
| 18 | Don Milligan (Ashton-on-Mersey) & Simon Dewsnip (Ashton-on-Mersey) | 35 |
| 19 | Ian Godfrey (Stamford) & Nick Rabbeth (Stamford) | 34 |
| 20 | Paul Randall (Ashton on Mersey) & Pete Rowlands (Ashton on Mersey) | 34 |
| 21 | Jim Reynolds (Ashton on Mersey) & David Sprott (Ashton on Mersey) | 34 |
| 22 | Greg Norbury (Flixton) & Phil Dearden (Flixton) | 33 |
| 23 | Andy Hannay (Rochdale) & Mike Griffiths (Rochdale) | 32 |
| 24 | Chris Lee (Mellor) & Jackie Lee (Marple) | 32 |
| 25 | Craig Pickerill (Cheadle) & David McMinn (Cheadle) | 30 |
| 26 | John Barrow (Flixton) & Bob Barrow (Flixton) | 29 |
| 27 | Paul Traynor (Saddleworth) & Richard Margrave (Stamford) | 39 |