Welcome to the Oldham and District Golf League (founded 1973).

The League was, from the outset, conceived as an opportunity for local golfers to play competitively while experiencing the pleasure (and sometimes the pain) of playing other golf courses in the local area. At the same time, it was seen as an excellent way of developing camaraderie between competing Golf Clubs. A feature of the League is still the relatively small number of rules that have been devised or even need to be employed. The intention is, above all, to enjoy good golf courses with good companions in a friendly but competitive atmosphere with little negative impact from restrictive rules.

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! Later, an end of season Tournament was incorporated into the League with both individual and team trophies to be competed for. The Team Trophy was named after early stalwart Brian Atack (Oldham GC) in recognition of the part that he played in the development of the League. In 1982, the League Secretary position passed to Barry Matthews who joined forces with Carl Cunnelly (Fixtures Secretary) to successfully run the League on a more organised and formal basis until 2005 when the time came for a ‘well-deserved breather’ and the current management team took over.