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Alliance March Events

Manchester Alliance at Birchwood – sponsored by Malcolm Thornley of Wilson Staff

Tim Keeps Up His Good Form

KNUTSFORD professional Tim Maxwell kept his recent hot streak of form in a range of professional competitions by winning the top individual pro spot in the Manchester Alliance Betterball Stableford at Birchwood.

Tim posted 38 points to move into third place in the Order of Merit table behind runaway leader Mike Hollingworth of Denton and second-placed Graham Cox of Warrington.

Tim partnered homester Colin Owen to third place with 41 points in a congested pro-am section.

Steve Pownell and John Bell

  
This was won on 42 points by Fairfield stalwarts Steve Pownell and John Bell after a cpo from Hazel Grove pro James Hopley who was partnered by Cheshire champion Iain Davie.

Also on 41 points were Graham Cox and Rob Johnson (Warrington), Richard Green and Charlie Simpson (Bramhall) and Sean Doherty and Alan Wisedale of Bury.

Great Lever and Farnworth duo Jack Crompton and David Liptrot were runaway winners of the am am section with 45 points.

Next in were amateur Order of Merit leaders Julian Robinson and Alan Lane of Blackley on 41, one clear of Steve Turner and Ged Marshall of Bury.

 

Tim Maxwell

  

David Liptrot, Ian Brooks, Jack Crompton
Alliance at Vale Royal Abbey - Sponsored By Mark Taylor of Personal Care

Mike Shows His Intent With A Double Top

DENTON professional Mike Hollingworth showed his intent of retaining his Alliance Order of Merit with a double win in the competition staged at Vale Royal Abbey in the heart of Cheshire.

The competition was staged by Shrigley Hall member Mark Taylor of Personal Care and saw the resumption of the Betterball Stablefords, which incorporate the professional Order of Merit.

Mike Hollingworth was the leader as they closed the Merit table before Christmas and he extended it as he defied strained rib muscles to power home the top individual pro score of 40 points to lead in from Flixton assistant Andrew Bridgewood 37.

Mike Hollingworth, Mark Taylor, Richard Grainger

  
Mike’s club amateur partner Richard Grainger gave him great support as they topped the pro-am section with 46 points to finish ahead of Tony Cuppello and Arthur Tattershall (Brookdale) who won a cpo on 43 points from Tony Stevens and Fraser McLachlan of Davenport.

The top score of the day came in the am am section where Shrigley Hall’s Carl Kennedy made it a hat-trick of Alliance wins in three successive weeks, each with different partners.

He teamed up with Styal’s Tommy McCormack for a winning 47 points, which left them clear of Gareth Winstanley (Davenport) and Gavin Connor (Vale Royal Abbey) 46 and Jack Crompton and David Liptrot (Great Lever and Farnworth) 45.

Tommy McCormack

Carl Kennedy with Vale Royal Abbey Captain Derek O’Brien
   
 

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