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It’s hot at the top
Spring burst out at the superb and historic venue of Vale Royal Abbey GC, in the heart of the beautiful Cheshire countryside, with a full field of 120, plus a waiting list enjoying a great day in wall-to-wall sunshine,
There was some excellent scoring led by Josh Crumplin (Disley) and Chris Jackson (Tytherington) with a massive 51 points in the Pro Am section leaving them well clear of Elliot and Darron Tickle (Blackley) 44 and Alex Pritchard and Tom Butterworth (Poulton ParK) who won a cpo on 42 from Phil Kelly and his Stamford partner James Woodcock.
Josh also led in the individual pro section with 41, three more than Craig Corrigan and Ian Ridgway (Disley) to pick up valuable Order of Merit points.
It was scorching in the Am Am section with three pairs level on 42.
Getting the nod in the cpo were Sale’s David Wilson and Richard Harper from Charles Herbert (Alderley Edge) and Ian Grimsditch (Stamford) and Richard Margrave (Stamford) and Paul Traynor (Saddleworth).
Completing the prizes was John Bell (Fairfield) who won the nearest the Pin prize.
Alliance President Ian Brooks (Bolton Old Links) gave his usual deserving praise to all, both on and off the course for their efforts in making this a memorable first Alliance competition in Spring.
Geoff Garnett
| Position | Professional’s Individual Stableford | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Crumplin (Disley) | 41 |
| 2= | Craig Corrigan | 38 |
| Ian Ridgway (Disley) | 38 | |
| 4= | Phil Kelly | 37 |
| Scott Howarth (Davenport) | 37 | |
| Rob Braithwaite | 37 | |
| 7 | Tony Stevens (Davenport) | 36 |
| 8= | Phil Archer (Poulton Park) | 35 |
| Alex Pritchard (Poulton Park) | 35 | |
| Craig Daggitt (Bramall Park) | 35 | |
| Tim Maxwell (Knustford) | 35 | |
| 12= | Mike Bedford (Bramall Park) | 34 |
| 1 | Grant Hamerton (MDGA Captain) | 34 |
| 1 | Jack Wiggans | 34 |
| 1 | Scott Jackson (Disley) | 34 |
| 16= | Mark Smith (Stamford) | 33 |
| Richard Booth (Hale) | 33 | |
| Alan Crompton (Haigh Hall) | 33 | |
| Sean Blinkhorn (Leigh) | 33 | |
| 20= | Ben Thompson (Werneth Low) | 32 |
| Steve Ingham (Blackley) | 32 | |
| 22= | Elliot Tickle (North Manchester) | 31 |
| Colin Maroney | 31 | |
| 24 | Paul Dunn (Huyton & Prescot) | 29 |
| 25 | Andy Palmer (Chorley) | 28 |
| Kris Andrews (Ashton on Mersey) | NR | |
| Dave Green (Dukinfield) | NR |
| Position | Pro Am | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Crumplin (Disley) & Chris Jackson (Tytherington) | 51 |
| 2 | Elliot Tickle (North Manchester) & Darron Tickle (Blackley) | 44 |
| 3 | Alex Pritchard (Poulton Park) & Tom Butterworth (Delamere Forest) | 42 |
| 4 | Phil Kelly & James Woodcock (Stamford) | 42 |
| 5 | Scott Howarth (Davenport) & Mike Lamb (Bramall) | 41 |
| 6 | Andy Palmer (Chorley) & Tony Palmer (Chorley) | 41 |
| 7 | Sean Blinkhorn (Leigh) & Ian Pilling (Leigh) | 41 |
| 8 | Scott Jackson (Disley) & Steve Misell (Disley) | 40 |
| 9 | Ian Ridgway (Disley) & Gary Spencer (Disley) | 40 |
| 10 | Craig Corrigan & Phil Cooney (Houghwood) | 40 |
| 11 | Phil Archer (Poulton Park) & Anton Johnson (Warrington) | 40 |
| 12 | Tony Stevens (Davenport) & Mike Jones (Davenport) | 40 |
| 13 | Mark Smith (Stamford) & Ian Godfrey (Stamford) | 39 |
| 14 | Tim Maxwell (Knutsford) & Nigel Jenkins (Knutsford) | 39 |
| 15 | Rob Braithwaite & Dom Curley (Harwood) | 39 |
| 16 | Paul Dunn (Huyton & Prescot) & Mal Hodson (Dunscar) | 39 |
| 17 | Colin Maroney & Joe Donnelly (Harwood) | 39 |
| 18 | Alan Crompton (Haigh Hall) & John Egan (Haigh Hall) | 39 |
| 19 | Jack Wiggans & Graham Moores (Chorley) | 39 |
| 20 | Craig Daggitt (Bramall Park) & Andy Ince (Bramall Park) | 38 |
| 21 | Mike Bedford (Bramall Park) & Peter Law (Bramall Park) | 37 |
| 22 | Ben Thompson (Werneth Low) & Keith Caddick (Hazel Grove)) | 37 |
| 23 | Grant Hamerton (MDGA Captain) & Tony Cuppello (North Manchester) | 35 |
| 24 | Steve Ingham (Blackley) & James Glen (Stand) | 35 |
| 25 | Richard Booth (Hale) & Chris Hinton (Hale) | 35 |
| 26 | Dave Green (Dukinfield) & Paul Crisp (Ashton on Mersey) | 25 |
| 27 | Kris Andrews (Ashton on Mersey) & Kenny Schmitz (Ashton on Mersey) | 15 |
| Position | Am Am | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Wilson (Conwy/Sale) & Richard Harper (Sale) | 42 |
| 2 | Charles Herbert (Alderley Edge) & Ian Grimsditch (Stamford) | 42 |
| 3 | Richard Margrave (Stamford) & Paul Traynor (Saddleworth) | 42 |
| 4 | Jeff Haddon (Cavendish) & Ken Hall (Cavendish) | 41 |
| 5 | John Bell (Fairfield) & Bill O’Malley (Fairfield) | 41 |
| 6 | Anthony Kenny (Prestwich) & Alistair Holloway (Denton) | 40 |
| 7 | Paul Waring (Buxton High Peak) & Paul Clay (Buxton High Peak) | 40 |
| 8 | Alan Hehir (Leigh) & Aled O’Leary (Leigh) | 40 |
| 9 | Brad Grime (Denton) & Phil Hardman (Mellor) | 40 |
| 10 | Tony Stiles (Sale) & Dave Chambers (Stockport) | 40 |
| 11 | Nick Griffiths (Disley) & Andy Gill (Disley) | 39 |
| 12 | Craig Gilligan (High Legh Park) & Kris Partington (Alder Root) | 39 |
| 13 | Henry Wallace (Ringway) & Neil Dunning (Ringway) | 39 |
| 14 | Chris Lee (Mellor) & Steve Heywood (Manchester) | 38 |
| 15 | Lee Oakes (Cavendish) & Phil Major (Cavendish) | 38 |
| 16 | Joe Stanley (Knutsford) & Neil Clark (Knutsford) | 38 |
| 17 | Dave Stearns (Werneth Low) & Matt Foster (Werneth Low) | 38 |
| 18 | Matt Robertson (Pike Fold) & Dan Morgan (Pike Fold) | 37 |
| 19 | Tony Cavanagh (Stamford) & Steve Finan (Stamford) | 37 |
| 20 | Mick Holmes (Cheadle) & Neale Bearne (Cheadle) | 37 |
| 21 | Andy Shaw (Leigh) & Dan Crook (Leigh) | 37 |
| 22 | Mike Wallwork (Ringway) & Jeremy Plastow (Ringway) | 37 |
| 23 | Paul Thornley (Flixton) & Chris Mulhearn (Flixton) | 37 |
| 24 | Phil Dearden (Flixton) & Alan Taylor (Flixton) | 37 |
| 25 | Neil Bolton (Cavendish) & Malcolm Forder (Cavendish) | 36 |
| 26 | Paul Robinson (Davenport) & Alex Carmichael (Davenport) | 36 |
| 27 | Jeff Blackburn (Ellesmere) & Andy Halliwell (Ellesmere) | 35 |
| 28 | Mike Oakes (Cavendish) & Alan Webster (Cavendish) | 34 |
| 29 | Andy Hannay (Stamford) & Dave Brownhill (Stamford) | 33 |
| 30 | Ron Clark (Buxton High Peak) & David Hutchinson (Buxton High Peak) | 33 |
| 31 | Steve Hindle (Marriott Worsley Park) & Brian Hindle (Ellesmere) | 32 |
| 32 | David Wakerley (Ellesmere) & Colin Donelan (Duxbury Park) | 32 |
| 33 | Pete Fotheringham (Mellor) & Dan Currie (Mellor) | 30 |