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Marvellous Mottram puts on a great show
After a weekend of Storm Claudia followed by more heavy rain, snow and frost, which caused the closure of many golf courses in the area, a full field for the MDGA Winter Series were amazed and delighted to ba able to enjoy a great competition at Mottram Hall GC.
The temperature was a bit nippy (not noticed by Luca Davies (Styal) who played in shorts and a light shirt) but this was offset by wall-to-wall sunshine and a dry course in great condition.
This was supported by excellent hospitality après golf and the usual slick organisation provided by early-to-rise President Ian Brooks and techo genius Jim Cunliffe in their impeccable silky manner.
Professional OoM leader Josh Cunliffe (Disley) set the early pace with a six-under par 42 and his Tytherington GC partner Chris Jackson added a point to lead the pro am section briefly with 43.
This was soon matched by Davyhulme Park Professional Martyn Hamer and Mark Perrin with Mark adding 13 points to Martyn’s modest 30 – it could be an Alliance amateur record!
Then Ryan O’Neill and Steve ‘Majestic’ Moores (Saddleworth) took over the leader board with Ryan posting 43 to win the pro individual prize and Steve added four more to see them win the pro am section with 47.
Taking second spot with 45 were Alliance Centenary Captain Grant Hamerton (Pike Fold) and Kenny Schmitz.
The second individual pro was Josh Crumplin ahead of Ryan Owen (Styal) and Grant Hamerton, both 38.
Good scoring also in the Am Am section led by Stamford’s dynamic duo of Carleton Weldon and Spencer Lavery 45 from Neil McGuinness (Disley) and Gavin Peavoy (Wilmslow) 44 and Alliance Captain Alistair Holloway (fresh from his competition win at Denton) and Anthony Kenny (Prestwich) 38.
The Nearest the pin winner was deadly accurate Craig Daggitt (Bramall Park)
All of the players and Alliance officials gave deserved thanks to Mottram Hall for putting a great show on and off the course.
Geoff Garnett
| Position | Professional’s individual | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan O’Neill | 43 |
| 2 | Josh Crumplin (Disley) | 42 |
| 3 | Ryan Owen (Styal) | 38 |
| 3 | Grant Hamerton (Pike Fold) | 38 |
| 5 | Mark Smith (Stamford) | 37 |
| 5 | Craig Corrigan | 37 |
| 5 | Scott Howarth (Davenport) | 37 |
| 8 | Elliot Tickle | 36 |
| 9 | Dave Green (Dukinfield) | 35 |
| 10 | Phil Kelly | 34 |
| 11 | Tony Stevens (Davenport) | 33 |
| 11 | Paul Dunn (Huyton & Prescot) | 33 |
| 13 | Dave Smith | 31 |
| 13 | Colin Maroney | 31 |
| 13 | Jamie Howarth (Davenport) | 31 |
| 16 | Martyn Hamer (Davyhulme Park) | 30 |
| 16 | Alan Crompton (Haigh Hall) | 30 |
| 18 | Steve Ingham (Blackley) | 29 |
| 18 | Craig Daggitt (Bramall Park) | 29 |
| 18 | Sean Owen (Bolton Old Links) | 29 |
| Andy Palmer (Chorley) | NR | |
| Tom Clancy (Cheadle) | NR |
| Position | Pro Am | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan O’Neill & Steve Moores (Saddleworth) | 47 |
| 2 | Grant Hamerton (Pike Fold) & Kenny Schmitz (Ashton on Mersey) | 45 |
| 3 | Martyn Hamer (Davyhulme Park) & Mark Perrin (Davyhulme Park) | 43 |
| 4 | Josh Crumplin (Disley) & Chris Jackson (Tytherington) | 43 |
| 5 | Ryan Owen (Styal) & Luca Davies (Styal) | 41 |
| 6 | Phil Kelly & Martin Dwyer (Stamford) | 41 |
| 7 | Craig Corrigan & Gareth Foulkes (Bolton Old Links) | 41 |
| 8 | Mark Smith (Stamford) & Andy Angelone (Stamford) | 40 |
| 9 | Dave Smith & Dan Wride (Worsley) | 39 |
| 10 | Dave Green (Dukinfield) & Paul Crisp (Ashton on Mersey) | 39 |
| 11 | Tony Stevens (Davenport) & Mike Jones (Davenport) | 39 |
| 12 | Scott Howarth (Davenport) & Mike Lamb (Bramhall) | 39 |
| 13 | Sean Owen (Bolton Old Links) & Paul Greenhalgh (Turton) | 39 |
| 14 | Elliot Tickle & Darron Tickle (Blackley) | 38 |
| 15 | Colin Maroney & Joe Donnelly (Harwood) | 37 |
| 16 | Paul Dunn (Huyton & Prescot) & Billy Ford (Huyton & Prescot) | 37 |
| 17 | Alan Crompton (Haigh Hall) & John Egan (Haigh Hall) | 37 |
| 18 | Andy Palmer (Chorley) & Andy Hannay (Rochdale) | 36 |
| 19 | Jamie Howarth (Davenport) & John Nightingale (Shaw Hill) | 35 |
| 20 | Tom Clancy (Cheadle) & Chris Maudsley (Cheadle) | 35 |
| 21 | Steve Ingham (Blackley) & Matthew Leeson (Blackley) | 34 |
| 22 | Craig Daggitt (Bramall Park) & Andy Ince (Bramhall Park) | 33 |
| Position | Am Am | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carleton Weldon (Stamford) & Spencer Lavery (Stamford) | 45 |
| 2 | Neil McGuinness (Disley) & Gavin Peavoy (Wilmslow) | 44 |
| 3 | Alistair Holloway (MDGA Captain) & Anthony Kenny (Prestwich) | 43 |
| 4 | Tony Cuppello (North Manchester) & John Lankertis (Huyton & Prescot) | 42 |
| 5 | John Dempsey (Turton) & Anthony Lomax (Turton) | 42 |
| 6 | Steve Pinnington (Tytherington) & Steve Lowe (Tytherington) | 42 |
| 7 | Paul Traynor (Saddleworth) & Richard Margrave (Stamford) | 41 |
| 8 | Nick Guest (Cheadle) & Simon Broster (Cheadle) | 41 |
| 9 | Steve Hindle (Marriott Worsley Park) & Brian Hindle (Ellesmere) | 40 |
| 10 | Ian Thomason (Reddish Vale) & Steve Hamlet (Disley) | 39 |
| 11 | Luke Wood (Ashton on Mersey) & Harry Stainton (Ashton on Mersey) | 39 |
| 12 | Mike Gore (Grange Park) & Kris Whalley (Grange Park) | 38 |
| 13 | Rob Taylor (Bolton Old Links) & Ashley Williams (Bolton Old Links) | 38 |
| 14 | Leigh Williams (Stamford) & Rick Irving (Stamford) | 36 |
| 15 | Chris Lee (Mellor) & Steve Roberts (Mellor) | 36 |
| 16 | Craig Williams (Regent Park) & Paul Donelan (Regent Park) | 36 |
| 17 | Matt Hill (Disley) & Jack Farrell (Stand) | 36 |
| 18 | Carl Blackshaw (Regent Park) & Paul Bartle (Regent Park) | 36 |
| 19 | Simon Lo (Bolton Old Links) & Annie Wong (Bolton Old Links) | 36 |
| 20 | Greg Norbury (Flixton) & Phil Dearden (Flixton) | 35 |
| 21 | Jeff Moran (Regent Park) & John Knowles (Regent Park) | 35 |
| 22 | Graham Frees (Regent Park) & Mike Turner (Regent Pak) | 35 |
| 23 | Paul Randall (Ashton on Mersey) & Pete Rowlands (Ashton on Mersey) | 35 |
| 24 | Ray Timmins (Disley) & Wayne Lindsay (Disley) | 35 |
| 25 | Mick Holmes (Cheadle) & Chris Bracchi (Cheadle) | 34 |
| 26 | John Harrop (Werneth Low) & Dave Fletcher (Werneth Low) | 34 |
| 27 | Darren Clarke (Stamford) & Wayne Clarke (Stamford) | 33 |
| 28 | John Barrow (Flixton) & Bob Barrow (Davyhulme Park) | 33 |
| 29 | Graeme Shackleton (Werneth Low) & Jason Dwight (Werneth Low) | 31 |
| 30 | Steve Smith (Stamford) & Graham Dowd (Stamford) | 29 |