Season 2025

(Formed 1973)

Week 10

The Play-Off Teams Decided

SADDLEWORTH ‘A’ and North Manchester ‘A’ did what they needed to do to make the ODGL play-offs – but only just.

North got a precious two points at Crompton & Royton ‘A’ from Lee Thompson & Matt Wallace as they lost 6-2 – enough to take them above Blackley ‘A’ and into the last play-off spot.

And Saddleworth ‘A’ got three in a 5-3 defeat at Brookdale ‘A’ – knowing that two would be enough to secure second spot and home advantage – captain Greg Burgess and James Mooney earning two of them with a win and Stu Potts & Daz Neary the other with a half.

Whilst Dukinfield ‘A’ have run away with the regular season, the rest has been incredibly tight – so much so that Ashton ‘A’ propped up the table in seventh spot yet only missed the play-offs by two points!

Across in the ‘B’ section, it did not go quite as many thought it would.

Denton’B’ went into the last round of matches four points ahead of Blackley ‘B’ in the East Division.

But while Steve Kelly’s men gained a full house in an 8-0 home demolition of bottom side Saddleworth ‘B’, Denton ‘B’ went down 6-2 at Dukinfield ‘B’ and came up two points short.

And across in the B West, Castle Hawk ‘B’ were hoping for a 7-1 or better to topple leaders Stamford ‘B’ but came up short as they ended Stamford’s unbeaten season 6-2 but that was still enough for Stamford to stay top.

And it might have been something of a dead rubber but the final game for Crompton & Royton ‘B’ and North Manchester ‘B’ was an absolute cracker… three halves and a last-green win for the home side for a 5-3 win. Great battle!

League Playoff semi finals (wc July 14)

A League

Dukinfield A v North Manchester A

Saddleworth A v Stamford A

B League

Blackley B v Castle Hawk B

Stamford B v Denton B

** Clubs are reminded that in the play-offs there are FIVE PAIRS and that all matches are played to a finish to avoid a draw.

The winners of the semi finals will meet on a neutral course in w/c July 21 with the KO Cup semi finals and finals in the following weeks.

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** Team captains are reminded that the deadline for playing the Gold Cup Quarter Final ties is July 31.

** Captains please note that the draw for the Quarter Final round of the Gold Cup has been made and appears in the tournament section of the website. See Tournaments

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CAPTAINS’ NOTES

*Could clubs drawn to host semi-finals please ensure these dates are in the home course diary for catering.

*League captains are reminded of the following with regard to the new matchcards.

* Please ensure that you complete match forms with full names, handicap index, playing handicap and shots allocated - 90per cent of the difference from the lower (please check these as there have been errors on a couple of Cup matchcards)

* Put result of each game indicating which team won each match and the margin of victory.

* It is the Captain’s responsibility to ensure that team members comply with handicap rules – indexes 0-9 A and 8-17 B - and that they have a fully-fledged 20-card handicap with five qualifying cards in the last 12 months.

* In what is now a more transparent WHS, people are checking.

Sporting Reminder:

Good sportsmanship costs nothing.........This is a "friendly" league. Enjoy!

Welcome to the Oldham and District Golf League (formed 1973)

The League was conceived as an opportunity for local golfers to play competitively against other golf clubs in the local area and at the same time develop camaraderie between them. The intention is to enjoy good golf courses with sporting companions in a friendly but competitive atmosphere.

The League was composed of 2 Divisions from the outset but the Cup competition was not introduced until 1980. Initially, the League was based on singles matches in the A Division and the first Secretary was A L Davidson (Saddleworth GC). In those early years, the league was less competitive and League Tables were not produced until the last match of the season had been played! In 1982, Barry Matthews (League Secretary) and Carl Cunnelly (Fixtures Secretary) ran the League on a more organised and formal basis until 2005. In 1991 the end of season Brian Atack Tournament was added to compete for individual and team trophies.

Since 2005, the trio of Saddleworth's John Walsh (Chairman), Ashton's Brendan Kennedy (Secretary) and Werneth's David Whaley (Fixtures secretary) guided the league through an expansion into a four division format with the addition of teams from North Manchester, Blackley, Crompton & Royton and Castle Hawk. The league changed further in 2017 with the introduction of promotion and relegation between the two 'A' divisions and Howard Lawton (North Manchester) took over as League Secretary. In 2023 David Whaley (Saddleworth) assumed the role of League Secretary with Howard Lawton standing down as Treasurer.

Snapshots from 51st Season 2024

A League winners: Brookdale A    R/up: Stamford A

A Cup winners: Dukinfield  A     .    R/up: Crompton & Royton A

B League winners: Castle Hawk    R/up: Stamford B

B Cup winners: Blackley ‘B’     .......R/up: Castle Hawk

The Brian Atack Trophy .................. Denton

50th Anniversary Gold Cup

Winner: Tim Rands (Castle Hawk) R/up Amir Nazir (Denton B)

Below is a 'Combined A&B team' Club Table...(for 2024 trial purposes only)