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Duki beats the weather
After a weekend of shirtsleeves and shorts it was back to full winter gear at Dukinfield Golf Club in near freezing temperatures, cold winds and some heavy showers in Greater Manchester.
The quality and condition of the Dukinfield course drew plenty of favourable comments from the golfers as the area managed to miss most of the heavy showers.
There were some Alliance legends in the top scores led by Phil Archer (Poulton Park) who topped the individual pro score with 37, one clear of Jamie Howarth (Davenport) and Jack Wiggans (Chorley).
With OoM leader Josh Crumplin (Disley) absent, due to vehicle problems, the leaders on the day were able to reduce his current lead.
It was close in the pro am section with Scott Howarth (Davenport) and club colleague Paul Robinson on top with 46.
Alliance Captain Grant Hamerton had an excellent partner in Steve McClure (Dukinfield) who helped him amass 45.
Next in was jack Wiggans and Best Dressed Player Graham Moores (Chorley) 42.
Stamford dominated the Am Am section with Ian Grimsditch and Steve Lennon (Stamford) on top with 44 from Richard Margrave (also Stamford) and Paul Traynor (Saddleworth) 42 and Anthony Kenny (Prestwich) and Alistair Holloway (Denton) winning a cpo on 40.
Jack Wiggans completed a good day for himself by winning the Nearest the Pin prize.
Once more the excellent host club and their staff drew well deserved praise from Alliance President Ian Brooks (Bolton Old Links)for their support on the day from all angles on and off the course.
Geoff Garnett
| Pos | Professional’s Indiividual Stableford | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Archer (Poulton Park) | 37 |
| 2= | Jack Wiggans | 36 |
| Jamie Howarth (Davenport) | 36 | |
| 4 | Crag Daggitt (Bramall Park) | 35 |
| 5= | Paul Dunn (Huyton & Prescot) | 34 |
| Phil Kelly | 34 | |
| Scott Howarth (Davenport) | 34 | |
| 8= | Craig Corrigan | 33 |
| Steve Croman | 33 | |
| 10= | Richard Booth (Hale) | 32 |
| Alan Crompton (Haigh Hall) | 32 | |
| Alex Pritchard (Poulton Park) | 32 | |
| 13= | Martyn Hamer (Davyhulme Park) | 31 |
| Mark Smith (Stamford) | 31 | |
| Tony Stevens (Davenport) | 31 | |
| 16 | Dave Brunton (Northenden) | 29 |
| 17 | Grant Hamerton (MDGA Captain) | 28 |
| 18= | Tom Clancy (Cheadle) | 26 |
| Elliot Tickle (North Manchester) | 26 | |
| Steve Ingham (Blackley) | 26 | |
| 21 | Dave Green (Dukinfield) | 25 |
| Pos | Pro Am | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Howarth (Davenport) & Paul Robinson (Davenport) | 46 |
| 2 | Grant Hamerton (MDGA Captain) & Steve McClure (Dukinfield) | 45 |
| 3 | Jack Wiggans & Graham Moores (Chorley) | 42 |
| 4 | Phil Archer (Poulton Park) & Mark Pasquill (Leigh) | 41 |
| 5 | Alex Pritchard (Poulton Park) & Marcus McKechnie (Poulton Park) | 40 |
| 6 | Alan Crompton (Haigh Hall) & John Egan (Haigh Hall) | 40 |
| 7 | Phil Kelly & Martin Dwyer (Stamford) | 40 |
| 8 | Craig Daggitt (Bramall Park) & Gary McCoy (Bramall Park) | 40 |
| 9 | Jamie Howarth (Davenport) & John Nightingale (Shaw Hill) | 39 |
| 10 | Paul Dunn (Huyton & Prescot) & Mal Hodson (Dunscar) | 39 |
| 11 | Elliot Tickle (North Manchester) & Darron Tickle (Blackley) | 38 |
| 12 | Craig Corrigan & Phil Cooney (Houghwood) | 38 |
| 13 | Tony Stevens (Davenport) & Kike Jones (Davenport) | 38 |
| 14 | Steve Croman & Matt Kiser (Leasowe) | 37 |
| 15 | Richard Booth (Hale) & David Smith (Hale) | 37 |
| 16 | Dave Green (Dukinfield) & Gary Beresford (Dukinfield) | 36 |
| 17 | Steve Ingham (Blackley) & Pete Adcock (Blackley) | 36 |
| 18 | Dave Brunton (Northenden) & Lee Partington (Northenden) | 34 |
| 19 | Mark Smith (Stamford) & Tony Smith (Stamford) | 34 |
| 20 | Martyn Hamer (Davyhulme Park) & David McDermott (Davyhulme Park) | 33 |
| 21 | Tom Clancy (Cheadle) & Mick Holmes (Cheadle) | 32 |
| Pos | Am Am | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Grimsditch (Stamford) & Steve Lennon (Stamford) | 44 |
| 2 | Richard Margrave (Stamford) & Paul Traynor (Saddleworth) | 42 |
| 3 | Anthony Kenny (Prestwich) & Alistair Holloway (Denton) | 40 |
| 4 | Wayne Lindsay (Disley) & John Johnson (Disley) | 40 |
| 5 | Steve Hamlet (Disley) & Ian Thomason (Reddish Vale) | 39 |
| 6 | Danny Ritchie (Pleasington) & Alister Pegler (Pleasington) | 38 |
| 7 | John Harrop (Dukinfield) & Gary Winston (Dukinfield) | 37 |
| 8 | Tony Cavanagh (Stamford) & Neil White (Stamford) | 37 |
| 9 | Pete Fotheringham (Mellor) & Tim Royle (Prestbury) | 36 |
| 10 | Barry McLoughlin (Manchester) & Steve Costigan (Manchester) | 35 |
| 11 | Bill O’Malley (Fairfield) & Paul McKee (Fairfield) | 34 |
| 12 | Paul Thornley (Flixton) & Chris Mulhearn (Flixton) | 34 |
| 13 | Chris Lee (Mellor) & Mike Taylor (Mellor) | 34 |
| 14 | Phil Dearden (Flixton) & Bob Barrow (Davyhulme Park) | 34 |
| 15 | Chris Burnett (Dukinfield) & Neil Laurent (Dukinfield) | 33 |
| 16 | John Lester (Dukinfield) & Sally Lester (Dukinfield) | 32 |
| 17 | Sam Barrett (Werneth) & Gavin James | 30 |
| Danny Beeley (Westhoughton) & Dave Smith (Hart Common) | NR | |
| John Kilner (Hart Common) & Tom Baker Jnr (Hart Common) | NR |