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Season 2025
(Formed 1973)
Week 2
Fine Margins...
FINE margins can sometimes swing a match.
Just ask North Manchester and Oldham ‘A’ teams as they slugged it out at a fast-running Rhodes course.
The match finished 7-1 to the home side but that doesn’t even begin to tell the story of the evening.
Three of the home pairings – Steve Kilroy and Jon Harrison, Steve Marshall and Paul Lord and Matt Gyver and Connor Walkden all clinched wins on the final green.
And it could have even been an improbable whitewash as North captain Jordan Makin and partner Norman Humphreys were one up on the 18th tee but lost the hole to counterpart Damien Park and his partner John Wenecy to at least give Oldham a single point for their heroic efforts.
Dukinfield ‘A’ produced a fine 6-2 away win at Ashton ‘A’ - McGwiggan and Harwood’s 6&5 success, the pick of their three wins.
But their hold on top spot lasted only 24 hours as Stamford ‘A’ played Crompton & Royton ‘A’ on Friday night to avoid a clash with their ‘B’ team and delivered a 6-2 success – with wins for Crleton Weldon and Jason Anderton (7&6), Kevin Duffy and James Woodcock (7&5) and Tom Caffery and Andy Swift (3&2).
Crompton & Royton did at least get on the scoreboard thanks to a hard-earned 2up win for Liam Lovell and Gaz Mazynzenko..
Across in the ‘B’ leagues, Dukinfield ‘B’ produced an 8-0 demolition of previously unbeaten Werneth to go top of the ‘B’ East
And Denton ‘B’ are on their coattails after a 7-1 home success over Saddleworth ‘B’.
Across in the ‘B’ West, Castle Hawk ‘B’ have made a fast start and added to their tally with a 7-1 win over Ashton ‘B’.
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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.
Below is a 'Combined A&B team' Club Table...(for 2024 trial purposes only)
| Stamford |
18 |
100 |
| Blackley |
18 |
94 |
| C Hawk/ Werneth |
18 |
94 |
| Brookdale |
18 |
82 |
| C & Royton |
18 |
76 |
| Ashton |
18 |
73 |
| Dukinfield |
18 |
70 |
| Denton |
18 |
64 |
| Saddleworth |
18 |
63 |
| North M/cr |
18 |
48 |
| Oldham |
18 |
34 |
Sporting Reminder:
Good sportsmanship costs nothing.........This is a "friendly" league. Enjoy!
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Division A 2025 |
Pld |
Pts |
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Stamford |
2 |
11 |
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Dukinfield |
2 |
10 |
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North Manchester |
2 |
9 |
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Blackley |
1 |
6 |
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Saddleworth |
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6 |
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Oldham |
2 |
6 |
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Brookdale |
2 |
6 |
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Ashton |
2 |
5 |
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Crompton & Royton |
2 |
5 |
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Division B East 2025 |
Pld |
Pts |
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Dukinfield |
2 |
12 |
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Denton |
2 |
11 |
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Werneth |
2 |
8 |
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Blackley |
2 |
8 |
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Brookdale |
2 |
8 |
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Saddleworth |
2 |
1 |
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Division B West 2025 |
Pld |
Pts |
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Castle Hawk |
2 |
14 |
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Stamford |
2 |
8 |
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Ashton |
2 |
5 |
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Crompton & Royton |
2 |
4 |
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North Manchester |
2 |
1 |
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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.
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