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Smiles return to the course at sunny Vale Royal Abbey
It was wall-to wall smiles from a full field of over 120 players as they enjoyed a sunny day and a course drawing deserved praise from all of the players.
Vale Royal Abbey’s scenic course, with a very historic and spectacular clubhouse, is handily placed in the middle of Cheshire and hosts many top competitions.
Their scenic and challenging course was in fantastic condition, after the recent awful weather clubs have endured in recent months, being superbly presented with smooth greens and the quality provided was reflected with some great scoring.
Leading the way in the individual pro section was Alliance legend Phil Archer (Poulton Park) joining Andy Palmer (Chorley) in top spot on 42 points, two more than Phil Kelly.
Phil Archer made it a double as he partnered club colleague Rob Wolf to top spot in the pro-am section with a great haul of 45.
Chasing them hard in a cpo on 44 were Scott Howarth (Davenport) and Mike Lamb (Bramhall), Gabe Bagshawe and MDGA Captain Don Milligan (Ashton-on-Mersey) and Stand’s dynamic duo of Mark Hancock and Gareth Mawdsley).
In the am-am section former amateur OoM winner Bob Barrow (Davyhulme Park) and Keith Middleton (Flixton) (pictured) were clear winners with a best-of-the-day 46 from Darron Tickle and Stephen Lloyd (Blackley) 43, two more than Stamford’s reliable double act of Ian Fearns and Steve Finan.
The nearest the pin prize went to Poulton Park’s Tom Butterworth to complete another good day for their club.
Geoff Garnett
| Position | Professional’s Individual Stableford | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1= | Andy Palmer (Chorley) | 42 |
| Phil Archer (Poulton Park) | 42 | |
| 3 | Phil Kelly | 40 |
| 4= | Scott Howarth (Davenport) | 38 |
| Jamie Howarth (Davenport) | 38 | |
| Alex Pritchard (Poulton Park) | 38 | |
| Ian Ridgway (Disley) | 38 | |
| Craig Corrigan | 38 | |
| 9= | Grant Hamerton (Pike Fold) | 37 |
| Mark Hancock (Stand) | 37 | |
| Gabe Bagshaw (Ashton on Mersey) | 37 | |
| 12= | Scott Jackson (Disley) | 36 |
| Harry Doyle (Davenport) | 36 | |
| Mike Bedford (Bramall Park) | 36 | |
| 15= | Richard Booth (Hale) | 35 |
| Colin Maroney | 35 | |
| 17 | Mark Smith (Stamford) | 33 |
| 18= | Chris Bibby (Lowes Park) | 32 |
| Elliot Tickle (North Manchester) | 32 | |
| Steve Ingham (Blackley) | 32 | |
| Ben Thompson (Werneth Low) | 32 | |
| 22= | Dave Green (Dukinfield) | 31 |
| Alan Gibson (Wallasey) | 31 | |
| Jordan Massey (Mere) | 31 | |
| 25= | Andy Earlam (Saddleworth) | 30 |
| Kris Andrews (Ashton on Mersey) | 30 | |
| Paul Dunn (Huyton & Prescott) | 30 | |
| Gary Brown (Mellor & Townscliffe) | 30 | |
| 29= | Andy Green (Dunscar) | 28 |
| Tony Stevens (Davenport) | 28 | |
| Tim Maxwell (Knustford) | NR |
| Position | Pro Am | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Archer (Poulton Park) & Robin Wolf (Poulton Park) | 45 |
| 2 | Scott Howarth (Davenport) & Mike Lamb (Bramhall) | 44 |
| 3 | Gabe Bagshaw (Ashton on Mersey) Don Milligan (MDGA Captain) | 44 |
| 4 | Mark Hancock (Stand) & Gareth Mawdsley (Stand) | 44 |
| 5 | Scott Jackson (Disley) & Neil McGuinness (Disley) | 43 |
| 6 | Alex Pritchard (Poulton Park) & Tom Butterworth (Poulton Park) | 43 |
| 7 | Alan Gibson (Wallasey) & Malcolm Hodson (Dunscar) | 42 |
| 8 | Colin Maroney & Joe Donnelly (Harwood) | 42 |
| 9 | Andy Palmer (Chorley) & Andy Taylor (Chorley) | 42 |
| 10 | Gary Brown (Mellor & Townscliffe) & John Hilton (Davenport) | 41 |
| 11 | Craig Corrigan & Phil Cooney (Dean Wood) | 41 |
| 12 | Grant Hamerton (Pike Fold) & Tony Cuppello (Pike Fold) | 41 |
| 13 | Ian Ridgway (Disley) & Dave Bradbury (Disley) | 41 |
| 14 | Jamie Howarth (Davenport) & Paul Robinson (Davenport) | 40 |
| 15 | Phil Kelly & Martyn Dwyer (Stamford) | 40 |
| 16 | Harry Doyle (Davenport) & Mike McGhee (Davenport) | 40 |
| 17 | Mike Bedford (Bramall Park) & Roger Milburn (Bramall Park) | 40 |
| 18 | Jordan Massey (Mere) & Lewis Gottlieb (Mere) | 40 |
| 19 | Kris Andrews (Ashton on Mersey) & Steve Hamlet (Brookdale) | 39 |
| 20 | Steve Ingham (Blackley) & Rick Valentine (Blackley) | 39 |
| 21 | Elliot Tickle (North Manchester) & Brian Johnson (Blackley) | 38 |
| 22 | Dave Green (Dukinfield) & Gary Beresford (Dukinfield) | 38 |
| 23 | Richard Booth (Hale) & Alasdair Kenney (Hale) | 38 |
| 24 | Chris Bibby (Lowes Park) & Ken Sargent (Leigh) | 38 |
| 25 | Ben Thompson (Werneth Low) & Dave Stearns (Werneth Low) | 38 |
| 26 | Mark Smith (Stamford) & Tony Smith (Stamford) | 37 |
| 27 | Tony Stevens (Davenport) & Mike Jones (Davenport) | 36 |
| 28 | Paul Dunn (Huyton & Prescott) & Billy Ford (Huyton & Prescott) | 35 |
| 28 | Andy Earlam (Saddleworth) & Joe Ridley (Saddleworth) | 34 |
| 29 | Andy Green (Dunscar) & Neil Turner (Dunscar) | 33 |
| Tim Maxwell (Knustford) & Nigel Eckersley (Knutsford) | NR |
| Position | Am Am | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Barrow (Flixton) & Keith Middleton (Flixton) | 46 |
| 2 | Darron Tickle (Blackley) & Stephen Lloyd (Blackley) | 43 |
| 3 | Ian Fearns (Stamford) & Steve Finan (Stamford) | 41 |
| 4 | Garry Smith (Brookdale) & Richard Blackwell (Mottram Hall) | 41 |
| 5 | Chris Lee (Mellor & Townscliffe) & Pete Fotheringham (Mellor & Townscliffe) | 41 |
| 6 | Phil Dearden (Flixton) & Carl Tetlow (Flixton) | 40 |
| 7 | Mike Fenton (Styal) & Chris Bracchi (Cheadle) | 40 |
| 8 | Kris Partington (Alder Root) & Mark Wilcock (Alder Root) | 40 |
| 9 | Anthony Kenny (Prestwich) & Alistair Holloway (Denton) | 40 |
| 10 | Steve Hamlet (Disley) & Wayne Lindsay (Disley) | 39 |
| 11 | John Kilner (Hart Common) & Terry O’Mara (Ellesmere) | 39 |
| 12 | Dave Talbot (Disley) & Mike Peters (Disley) | 38 |
| 13 | Clint Davey (Ellesmere) & John Kerrigan (Ellesmere) | 38 |
| 14 | Andy Collins (Disley) & Nick Griffiths (Disley) | 38 |
| 15 | Tony Palmer (Chorley) & Paul Barlow (Stamford) | 38 |
| 16 | Stephen Payne (Alder Root) & Billy Holmes (Alder Root) | 37 |
| 17 | Ron White (Bolton Old Links) & Tony Skeat (Hindley Hall) | 37 |
| 18 | Gary Owen (Denton) & Mick Holmes (Cheadle) | 37 |
| 19 | Ian Godfrey (Stamford) & Nick Rabbeth (Stamford) | 37 |
| 20 | Balint Varga (Houghwood) & Andy Newton (Denton) | 36 |
| 21 | Dave Smith (Hart Common) & Danny Beeley (Ellesmere) | 36 |
| 22 | Geoff Gable (Disley) & Ian Thomason (Reddish Vale) | 36 |
| 23 | Simon Dewsnip (Ashton on Mersey) & Gary Denham (Ashton on Mersey) | 36 |
| 24 | Graham Prest (Disley) & Myles Cheetham (Disley) | 35 |
| 25 | Norman Haslam (Stand) & Michael Anderson (Stand) | 35 |
| 26 | Lee Blainey (Saddleworth) & Nick Kerin (Saddleworth) | 34 |
| 27 | Paul Thornley (Flixton) & Mike Wallwork (Ringway) | 34 |
| 28 | Craig Gilligan (High Legh) & David Salmon (High Legh Park) | 34 |
| 29 | Ian Wilcox (Dunscar) & Steve Foster (Dunscar) | 33 |
| 30 | Steven Murray (Blackley) & Stephen Kelly (Blackley) | 32 |
| 31 | Daniel Ritchie (Pleasington) & Alistair Pegler (Pleasington) | 31 |