Season 2023

Our 50th Anniversary Season!

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Brian Atack Trophy

All the results!

STAMFORD  became the Oldham and District Golf League’s Brian Atack Trophy team champions after a card play-off with Ashton following a testing day at Dukinfield.

Heavy underfoot after the recent rains and strong winds on the day kept scoring very low – 42 points was the top score on the day amongst the 150+ competitors – and only 20 pairs bettered level par… though all were thankful that the predicted heavy rain never materialised. The team championship is decided on the best three betterball Stableford scores from each club and it was very tight indeed with only three points covering the top seven clubs.
Edging victory were Stamford with 114 – beating Ashton on a back-nine card play-off and having a nervous wait as last-out Castle Hawk came up just one short on 113  alongside Oldham in joint third place.

The individual winners in the 4BB pairs event with a score of 42pts were Ashton’s Paul Harrison and James Kennedy – the latter being the son of Brendan Kennedy, the long-time secretary of the ODGL.

Other prizes on the day were as follows:
Runners-up: 41 pts - Dean Melia and Paul Thornsby (Castle Hawk)
Third place: 40 pts – Steve Kelly and Mark Hughes (Blackley) cpo
Fourth place: 40 pts – Adie Pegler and Steve Warburton (Oldham)
Fifth place : 39 pts – Andy Angelone and Regan Gleister (Stamford)
Nearest the pin @16th – Steve Kelly (Blackley)
Longest drive @17th – Matt Heap (Denton)

All the above prizes are now held as credit with Dave Green in the Dukinfeld GC professional shop.

The full result of the Brian Atack Trophy was as follows:

1 Stamford                          114 cpo

2 Ashton                              114

3= Oldham                          113
3= Castle Hawk                 

5 Brookdale                        112

6= Denton                           111
6= Saddleworth                 

8 North Manchester           110

9= Dukinfield                      109
9= Blackley

11 Crompton & Royton      105

12 Werneth                         100

Just SEVEN 2s brought a return of a dozen balls each and these will be delivered to the players’ home-club professional in the next few days.

  The Brian Atack Trophy day also serves as the presentation event for the league and the following received cheques for their successes.

A League winners: Dukinfield 'A'    R/up: Ashton ‘A'

A Cup winners: Dukinfield  ‘A’         R/up: Blackley ‘A’

B League winners: Blackley ‘B’       R/up: Castle Hawk  'B'

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

50th Anniversary Gold Cup Knockout Winner: Amir Nazir (Denton B) 3&2 played @ North Manchester.  R/up Mark Routledge (Werneth B)

Sporting Reminder:

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

Welcome to the Oldham and District Golf League (founded 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 continuing as Treasurer.