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Archer shoots back to the top on his return
Hazel Grove GC were proud winners of the England Golf Award as ‘Club of the Year’ a couple of years ago and they were again excellent hosts both on and off the course for the latest MDGA Winter Series Competition.
With the PGA holding the Manchester Open on the same day (in which the MDGA OoM leader Jamie Howarth finished well) there was an obvious reduction in the usual professional entry but it was still another tight and tense competition until the final pairs completed their round.
The dire weather forecast was not realised until the on-course action had virtually finished
Dukinfield professional Dave Green is in good form and he set the early pace with an individual haul of 40 and combined with Josh Corrigan (Ashton-on-Mersey) for 44 in the pro am section.
Returning to MDGA action after recent success on the Professional Legends Tour was Poulton Park’s Phil Archer – a true MDGA legend!
Phil posted 40 to share top spot in the Individual Pro section with Dave Green, four more than Poulton Par’s Alex Pritchard, and teamed up with Leigh’s Mark Pasquill to amass 45 and overtake Dave and Josh to top spot in the Pro Am section who finished one ahead of Alliance Captain Grant Hamerton and his Pike Fold colleague John L Dobbins.
There were runaway leaders in the Am Am section in Richard Blackwell (Davenport) and Steve Austin (Alder Root) with a huge haul of 48.
It left them five clear of Leigh’s dynamic duo of Ryan Taylor and Chris Flynn, who won a cpo from Stamford’s Mike Leigh and Carlton Weldon.
Bobby Heron (Pike Fold) completed the honour’s list winning the Nearest the Pin prize.
Geoff Garnett
| Pos | Professional’s Individual Stableford | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1= | Dave Green (Dukinfield) | 40 |
| Phil Archer (Poulton Park) | 40 | |
| 3 | Alex Pritchard (Poulton Park) | 36 |
| 4= | Grant Hamerton (Captain MDGA) | 35 |
| Gary Brown (Mellor & Townscliffe) | 35 | |
| 6= | Tim Maxwell (Knutsford) | 34 |
| Sean Blinkhorn (Leigh) | 34 | |
| 8 | Kris Andrews (Ashton on Mersey) | 33 |
| 9= | Richard Booth (Hale) | 32 |
| Tom Clancy (Cheadle) | 32 | |
| Andy Earlam (Saddleworth) | NR |
| Pos | Pro Am | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Archer (Poulton Park) & Mark Pasquill (Leigh) | 45 |
| 2 | Dave Green (Dukinfield) & Josh Corrigan (Ashton on Mersey) | 44 |
| 3 | Grant Hamerton (MDGA Captain) & John L Dobbins (Pike Fold) | 43 |
| 4 | Alex Pritchard (Poulton Park) & Mark McKechnie (Poulton Park) | 42 |
| 5 | Richard Booth (Hale) & John Webb (Hale) | 41 |
| 6 | Tim Maxwell (Knutsford) & Joe Kirwan (Knustford) | 41 |
| 7 | Sean Blinkhorn (Leigh) & Dan Crook (Leigh) | 41 |
| 8 | Gary Brown (Mellor) & Tony Jannison (New Mills) | 40 |
| 9 | Tom Clancy (Cheadle) & Mick Holmes (Cheadle) | 38 |
| 10 | Andy Earlam (Saddleworth) & Graham Pendleton (Oldham) | 38 |
| 11 | Kris Andrews (Ashton on Mersey) & Luke Donnelly (Ashton on Mersey) | 36 |
| Pos | Am Am | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Blackwell (Davenport) & Steve Austin (Alder Root) | 48 |
| 2 | Ryan Taylor (Leigh) & Chris Flynn (Leigh) | 43 |
| 3 | Mike Leigh (Stamford) & Carlton Weldon (Stamford) | 43 |
| 4 | David Wakerley (High Legh Park) & Colin Donelan (Duxbury Park) | 42 |
| 5 | Mobi Rawthore (Sale) & Neil Griffiths (Sale) | 42 |
| 6 | Tony Cavanagh (Stamford) & Steve Finan (Stamford) | 41 |
| 7 | Chris Mulhearn (Flixton) & Paul Thornley (Flixton) | 41 |
| 8 | Chris Lee (Mellor) & Graham Davenport (Mellor) | 40 |
| 9 | John Kilner (Hart Common) & Tom Baker Jnr. (Hart Common) | 40 |
| 10 | Howard Battersby (Breightmet) & Jed Howarth (Breightmet) | 40 |
| 11 | Danny Morgan (Pike Fold) & Bobby Heron (Pike Fold) | 39 |
| 12 | Don Milligan (Ashton on Mersey) & Mark Sellers (Ashton on Mersey) | 39 |
| 13 | Peter Moores (Sale) & Simon Hartland (Sale) | 39 |
| 14 | Martin Dwyer (Stamford) & Chris Exton (Stamford) | 38 |
| 15 | Dave Smith (Hart Common) & Danny Beeley )Hart Common) | 38 |
| 16 | Mark Richardson (Prestbury) & Fraser Scott (Mottram Hall) | 37 |
| 17 | Richard Margrave (Stamford) & Paul Traynor (Saddleworth) | 37 |
| 18 | Greg Norbury (Flixton) & Phil Dearden (Flixton) | 37 |
| 19 | Nick Griffiths (Disley) & Mike Peters (Disley) | 36 |
| 20 | Craig Gilligan (High Legh Park) & Kris Partington (Alder Root) | 36 |
| 21 | Steve Monkhouse (Breightmet) & John Howard (Dunscar) | 36 |
| 22 | Simon Peers (Cheadle) & Nick Guest (Cheadle) | 35 |
| 23 | Paul Robinson (Davenport) & Dave Slater (Davenport) | 31 |
| 24 | Bob Barrow (Davyhulme Park) & Dave Fielding (Flixton) | 29 |