Sponsored by Jonathan Gallagher (Galvin Green)
Vale Royal Abbey put on a day to remember
After a winter of dank, cold and windy weather endured by golfers throughout the region with many courses suffering waterlogging a full field of players enjoyed a great day in the MDGA Winter Series at Vale Royal Abbey GC.
Spring was welcomed in by wall-to wall sunshine and course drawing universal praise for its quality and conditions backed by the magnificent and historic Vale Royal Abbey off-course facilities.
The hotter pace of the slick greens caused a few putting adjustment problems but the average scores were much higher than in the opening fixture at Hart Common and it was close in all sections.
The top individual pro prize was shared by new dad Jamie Howarth (Davenport) and Andy Palmer (Chorley) on 40 ,one more than Phil Kelly, who was also the winner of the Nearest the Pin Prize.
The quality of Craig Corrigan and Phil Cooney (Houghwood) shone through in the Pro Am section as they led in with 43, one more than Rob and Paul Braithwaite, Alistair Waddell and Dave Gurusainghe (Chorlton) and Jamie Howarth and Paul Nightingale (Davenport)
Dave Smith (Hart Common) and Danny Beeley (Westhoughton) edged the Am Am section with 43, one more than Kris Partington (Alder Root) and Craig Gilligan (High Legh Park) who won a cpo from Charles Herbert (Alderley Edge) and Ross Birch (Conway).
Alliance President Ian Brooks, who was able to enjoy lounging in the sun for a large portion of the day, gave deserving praise to all at Vale Royal Abbey for providing such a memorable day and to all of the players for their efforts on the course.
Geoff Garnett
| Pos | Professional’s Individual Stableford | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1= | Jamie Howarth (Davenport) | 40 |
| Andy Palmer (Chorley) | 40 | |
| 3 | Phil Kelly | 39 |
| 4= | Dan Croft (Huyton & Prescot) | 38 |
| Rob Braithwaite | 38 | |
| 6= | Martyn Hamer (Davyhulme Park) | 37 |
| Alistair Waddell (Chorlton cum Hardy) | 37 | |
| 8= | Ryan O’Neill | 36 |
| Mark Smith (Stamford) | 36 | |
| Ian Ridgway (Disley) | 36 | |
| 11 | Alex Pritchard (Poulton Park) | 35 |
| 12= | Craig Corrigan | 34 |
| Scott Howarth (Davenport) | 34 | |
| 14 | Erin Parker (Styal) | 33 |
| 15= | Grant Hamerton (Pike Fold) | 32 |
| Mark Hancock (Stand) | 32 | |
| Craig Daggitt (Bramall Park) | 32 | |
| Alan Crompton (Wigan) | 32 | |
| 19 | Ryan Owen (Styal) | 31 |
| 20= | Tim Maxwell (Knutsford) | 30 |
| Sean Owen (Bolton Old Links) | 30 | |
| 22 | Tom Clancy (Cheadle) | 29 |
| 23 | Scott Jackson (Disley) | 28 |
| 24 | Tom Fenton (Bramhall) | 27 |
| Colin Maroney | NR | |
| Steve Ingham (Blackley) | NR |
| Pos | Pro Am | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Corrigan & Phil Cooney (Houghwood) | 43 |
| 2 | Rob Braithwaite & Paul Braithwaite | |
| 3 | Alistair Waddell (Chorlton cum Hardy) & David Gurusinghe (Chorlton cum Hardy) | 42 |
| 4 | Jamie Howarth (Davenport) & John Nightingale (shaw Hill) | 42 |
| 5 | Martyn Hamer (Davyhulme Park) & Jack Cornes (Davyhulme Park) | 41 |
| 6 | Phil Kelly & Andy Angelone (Stamford) | 41 |
| 7 | Mark Smith (Stamford) & Richard Irving (Stamford) | 40 |
| 8 | Craig Daggitt (Bramall Park) & Ewan McCray (Bramall Park) | 40 |
| 9 | Andy Palmer (Chorley) & Craig Pickerill (Cheadle) | 40 |
| 10 | Scott Jackson (Disley) & Neil McGuinness (Disley) | 40 |
| 11 | Ian Ridgway (Disley) & Dave Bradbury (Disley) | 40 |
| 12 | Dan Croft (Huyton & Prescot) & Stephen Thompson (Chorlton cum Hardy) | 39 |
| 13 | Alex Pritchard (Poulton Park) & Tom Butterworth (Delamere Forest) | 39 |
| 14 | Grant Hamerton (Pike Fold) & Steve Horne (Pike Fold) | 39 |
| 15 | Tim Maxwell (Knutsford) & Eddie Ellis (Knutsford) | 38 |
| 16 | Mark Hancock (Stand) & Gareth Mawdsley (Stand) | 38 |
| 17 | Ryan Owen (Styal) & Luca Davies (Styal) | 38 |
| 18 | Sean Owen (Bolton Old Links) & Paul Greenhalgh (Turton) | 38 |
| 19 | Ryan O’Neill & Mike Grainger (Stamford) | 37 |
| 20 | Scott Howarth (Davenport) & Mike Lamb (Bramhall) | 37 |
| 21 | Colin Maroney & Joe Donnelly (Harwood) | 37 |
| 22 | Tom Clancy (Cheadle) & Mick Holmes (Cheadle) | 35 |
| 23 | Alan Crompton (Haigh Hall) & Austin Ball (Haigh Hall) | 35 |
| 24 | Erin Parker (Styal) & Tom Parker (Styal) | 35 |
| 25 | Tom Fenton (Bramhall) & Mike Fenton (Dunham Forest) | 34 |
| 26 | Steve Ingham (Blackley) & Sue Oldham (Blackley) | 32 |
| Pos | Am Am | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Smith (Hart Common) & Danny Beeley (Westhoughton) | 43 |
| 2 | Kris Partington (Alder Root) & Craig Gilligan (High Legh Park) | 42 |
| 3 | Charles Herbert (Alderley Edge) & Ross Birch (Conway) | 42 |
| 4 | Adam Wells (Fairfield) & Andrew Harlow (Fairfield) | 39 |
| 5 | Alistair Holloway (MDGA Captain) & Alan Gayle (Denton) | 39 |
| 6 | John Barrow (Flixton) & Bob Barrow (Davyhulme Park) | 39 |
| 7 | Rob Jackson (Regent Park) & Paul Donelan (Regent Park) | 39 |
| 8 | Chris Lee (Mellor) & Steve Heywood (Manchester) | 38 |
| 9 | Ian Thomason (Reddish Vale) & Steve Hamlet (Disley) | 38 |
| 10 | Carl Blackshaw (Regent Park) & Paul Bartle (Regent Park) | 37 |
| 11 | John Bell (Fairfield) & Bill O’Malley (Fairfield) | 36 |
| 12 | Darron Tickle (Blackley) & Mike Moxon (Blackley | 35 |
| 13 | Jeff Moran (Regent Park) & John Knowles (Regent Park) | 35 |
| 14 | Carleton Weldon (Stamford( & Spencer Lavery (Stamford) | 35 |
| 15 | Bob Irving (Stamford) & Steve Irving (Stamford) | 34 |
| 16 | Mark Pasquill (Leigh) & Ray Fogg (Poulton Park) | 34 |
| 17 | Richard Margrave (Stamford) & Paul Traynor (Saddleworth) | 34 |
| 18 | Paul Thornley (Flixton) & Chris Mulhearn (Flixton) | 34 |
| 19 | Kam Wong (Bolton Old Links) & Betty Fan (Bolton Old Links) | 34 |
| 20 | Darren Clarke (Stamford) & Steve Milligan (Stamford) | 34 |
| 21 | Martyn Elly (Werneth Low) & Kevin Tottle (Wernerth Low) | 33 |
| 22 | Wayne Lindsay (Disley) & Nick Griffiths (Disley) | 33 |
| 23 | Balint Varga (Houghwood) & Michael Murrell (Houghwood) | 33 |
| 24 | Matt Foster (Werneth Low) & Dave Stearns (Werneth Low) | 32 |
| 25 | John Kilner (Hart Common) & Clint Davey (Ellesmere) | 32 |
| 26 | Graham Frees (Regent Park) & Mike Turner (Regent Park) | 32 |
| 27 | John Dempsey (Turton) & Anthony Lomax (Turton) | 32 |
| 28 | David Wakerley (Ellesmere) & Colin Donelan (Duxbury Park) | 31 |
| 29 | Tony Palmer (Chorley) & Andy Taylor (Chorley) | 31 |
| 30 | Greg Norbury (Flixton) & Phil Dearden (Flixton) | 30 |
| 31 | Simon Lo (Bolton Old Links) & Annie Wong (Bolton Old Links) | 29 |
| 32 | Steve Smith (Stamford) & Graham Dowd (Stamford) | 27 |
| Nearest the Pin: Phil Kelly | ||