Sponsored by Billy Newsome of Hayvern Electricals
Magnificent Mottram beats the weather and sets up some great scores
The final competition of the very successful first half of the MDGA Winter Series again beat the odds of some very wintry weather closing many courses thanks to the superb condition of Mottram Hall.
The course was declared fit for play late on the previous day and provided an excellent stage producing plenty of top scores in all sections.
The later starters probably had an advantage as the course thawed out during the day after a very heavy overnight frost.
Bramll Park’s Mike Bedford put down an early marker with a fine haul of 39 points in the individual pro section dnd it was only bettered late in the day by Ian Ridgway (Disley) with 41 then a killer blow by fellow Disley pro Josh Crumplin who kept up his recent hot form wither great haul of nine-under-par 45.
Josh had good help from his regular playing partner Chris Jackson (Tytherington) to post 49 in the pro am section, six clear of Ian Ridgway and Gary Spencer (Disley) who edged out Haigh Hall’s Alan Crompton and John Egan on a cpo.
It was closer in the Am Am section with Prestbury brothers Elliot and Tom Kirton posting 44 to finish ahead of Mellor legend Chris Lee and his club colleague Tony Woodford 42 and Richard Margrave (Stamford) and Paul Tryanor (Saddleworth) 40.
The winner of the Nearest the Pin prize was Mike Jones (Davenport).
Alliance President Ian Brooks gave well deserved thanks to all of the players for putting in great efforts in testing conditions, the Mottram green staff for their excellent course preparation and all at Mottram Hall for providing an excellent recovery facility with fine service and to sponsor Bob Newsome of Hayvern Electrical and Dunscar GC for his company’s support.
His final thanks went to his highly skilled colleague Jim Cunliffe for his great work in running the competition and to Alliance Captain Grant Hamerton, professional at Pike Fold GC, for only having one competition cancellation in the first half of the Winter Series.
The MDGA now takes a break until February 19 when Hart Common GC will host the first competition in the second half of the Winter Series.
Geoff Garnett
| Position | Professional’s Individual Stableford | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Crumplin (Disley) | 45 |
| 2 | Ian Ridgway (Disley) | 41 |
| 3 | Mike Bedford (Bramall Park) | 39 |
| 4 | Jamie Howarth (Davenport) | 38 |
| 5= | Jack Wiggans | 36 |
| Callum Blinkhorn (Leigh) | 36 | |
| Grant Hamerton (MDGA Captain) | 36 | |
| Alan Crompton (Haigh Hall) | 36 | |
| 9= | Craig Corrigan | 35 |
| Elliot Tickle (Blackley) | 35 | |
| 11= | Mark Hancock (Stand) | 33 |
| Steve Ingham (Blackley) | 33 | |
| 13 | Tim Maxwell (Knutsford) | 32 |
| 14 | Richard Booth (Hale) | 31 |
| 15= | Mark Smith (Stamford) | 30 |
| Craig Daggitt (Bramall Park) | 30 | |
| 17= | Tony Stevens (Davenport) | 29 |
| Scott Howarth (Davenport) | 29 | |
| Scott Jackson (Disley) | 29 | |
| Gary Brown (Mellor) | NR |
| Position | Pro Am | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Crumplin (Disley) & Chris Jackson (Tytherington) | 49 |
| 2 | Ian Ridgway (Disley) & Gary Spencer (Disley) | 43 |
| 3 | Alan Crompton (Haigh Hall) & John Egan (Haigh Hall) | 43 |
| 4 | Jamie Howarth (Davenport) & Paul Robinson (Davenport) | 41 |
| 5 | Mark Hancock (Stand) & Keith Dingley (Stand) | 41 |
| 6 | Steve Ingham (Blackley) & Rick Valentine (Blackley) | 41 |
| 7 | Mike Bedford (Bramall Park) & Max Beard (Wilmslow) | 41 |
| 8 | Richard Booth (Hale) & Chris Hinton (Hale) | 40 |
| 9 | Callum Blinkhorn (Leigh) & Peter Bean (Leigh) | 40 |
| 10 | Jack Wiggans & Graham Moores (Chorley) | 40 |
| 11 | Elliot Tickle (Blackley) & Mike Clinch (Blackley) | 40 |
| 12 | Craig Corrigan & Phil Cooney (Houghwood) | 39 |
| 13 | Tim Maxwell (Knutsford) & Tom Roe (Knutsford) | 39 |
| 14 | Grant Hamerton (MDGA Captain) & Matt Robertson (Pike Fold) | 38 |
| 15 | Tony Stevens (Davenport) & Mike Jones (Davenport) | 37 |
| 16 | Scott Jackson (Disley) & Dave Codd (Disley) | 36 |
| 17 | Mark Smith (Stamford) & Steve Finan (Stamford) | 35 |
| 18 | Craig Daggitt (Bramall Park) & Andy Ince (Bramall Park) | 35 |
| 19 | Scott Howarth (Davenport) & Brad Cooke (Davenport) | 32 |
| Gary Brown (Mellor) & Graham Davenport (Mellor) | NR |
| Position | Am Am | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elliot Kirton (Prestbury) & Tom Kirton (Prestbury) | 44 |
| 2 | Chris Lee (Mellor) & Tony Woodford (Mellor) | 42 |
| 3 | Richard Margrave (Stamford) & Paul Traynor (Saddleworth) | 40 |
| 4 | Charles Herbert (Alderley Edge) & Ross Birch (Reddish Vale) | 40 |
| 5 | Ian Fearns (Stamford) & Paul Ralph (Hazel Grove) | 39 |
| 6 | John Bell (Fairfield) & Bill O’Malley (Fairfield) | 38 |
| 7 | Ian Thomason (Reddish Vale) & Wayne Lindsay (Disley) | 38 |
| 8 | Joe Donnelly (Harwood) & Graham Martin (Harwood) | 36 |
| 9 | Anthony Kenny (Prestwich) & Alistair Holloway (Denton) | 36 |
| 10 | John Aikenhead (Ashton-on-Mersey) & John Russell (Sale) | 35 |
| 11 | Steve Kewley (Disley) & Paul Hughes (Disley) | 35 |
| 12 | Billy Newsome (Dunscar) & Steve Foster (Dunscar) | 34 |
| 13 | Brad Grime (Denton) & Tim Royle (Prestbury) | 34 |
| 14 | Gary Hempstead (Ashton-on-Mersey) & John Walker (Ashton-on-Mersey) | 33 |
| 15 | Bob Barrow (Davyhulme Park) & Dave Lomax (Flixton) | 33 |
| 16 | Allan Wain (Leigh) & Nigel Taylor (Leigh) | 31 |
| 17 | Dave Sweeney (Dunscar) & Norman Guy (Dunscar) | 31 |
| 18 | Craig Gilligan (High Legh Park) & Kris Partington (Alder Root) | 30 |
| 19 | Bob Barrow 2 (Davyhulme Park) & Keith Middleton (Flixton) | 30 |
| Richard Blackwell (Davenport) & Garry Smith (Brookdale) | NR |