| THE GEMS Oldham Golf Club (Seniors) |
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| OLDHAM GOLF CLUB TELEPHONE NUMBER 0161 624 4986 (Extension 1 for The Office, Extension 2 for the Club Shop, Extension 3 for the Bar) Click here for the Oldham Golf Club Website |
| Welcome to THE GEMS Website (Last updated on Monday October 2nd 2023 at 2.49pm) |
| The GEMS (Gentlemen Elderly Members Section) Meetings take place every Thursday morning throughout the year. Different Competitions (over 11 holes) are played each week throughout the month. Click here for the weekly format |
| OFFICERS FOR 2023 |
| HANDICAP SECRETARY | CAPTAIN | VICE CAPTAIN | TREASURER |
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| Mike Dunkerley | Jack Roberts | Martin Stimson | John Billington |
| GEMS NEWS |
| FORTHCOMING GEMS COMPETITIONS:- | |
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| THURSDAY OCTOBER 5th | The Captains Challenge (4BBB Team Competition) |
| THURSDAY OCTOBER 12th | Singles (Brian Radcliffe Trophy) + 3 Man Team (All to score) |
| THURSDAY OCTOBER 19th | 3 Man Texas Scramble |
| THURSDAY OCTOBER 26th | 3 Man Team (2 to score) |
| GEMS COMPETITION DATES IN 2023 | |
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| Thursday October 5th | The Captains Challenge |
| Thursday December 14th | Commemorative Cup and Christmas Lunch |
| 'THE SWAILES TROPHY' 2023 |
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| A SINGLES KNOCKOUT COMPETITION UNDER MATCH PLAY RULES |
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| 18 Holes from yellow tees |
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| Handicap Index = Course Handicap. Play off 100% of the difference |
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| THE GRAND FINAL |
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| Phil Best | v | Paul Street |
| 9 HOLE KNOCKOUT COMPETITION | |||
| Holes 1 - 8 and 18. | |||
| Play off GEMS Handicaps | |||
| Allowance is 100% of the difference, with a maximum allowance of 9 shots | |||
| CLUB RULES TO APPLY | |||
THE GRAND FINAL
| Brian Spary |
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Mike MacCafferty |
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| 'THE 2023 CAPTAINS CHALLENGE' |
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| THE CAPTAINS CREW | THE VICE SQUAD |
| Jack Roberts (Captain) | Martin Stimson (Captain) |
| Keith Jackson | Paul Street |
| Andy Cox | Allan Frost |
| John Waterhouse | John Billington |
| Kevin Haynes | Phil Best |
| John Smith | Chris Jones |
| Geoff Beard | Pat Greene |
| Charlie Middlewood | Brian Best |
| Trevor Cash | Gordon Howard |
| Dave Taylor | Doug Wibberley |
| Stuart Wagstaffe | Ken Lunn |
| Geoff Allen | Vic Brown |
| John Wood | Brian Allen |
| Mike Smith | Brian Spary |
| 'THE CAPTAINS CHALLENGE' |
| To be played on Thursday October 5th 2023 |
| A Team Competition. All scores to count toward the overall total. |
| 11 Holes. GEMS Handicaps |
| 4 Ball Betterball Stableford |
| 'Nearest-the-Pin' prize. 2nd shot on the 18th |
| Be there at the presentation to the winning team!! |
| 8.50 |
JACK ROBERTS and KEITH JACKSON MARTIN STIMSON and PAUL STREET |
| 9.00 |
ANDY COX and JOHN WATERHOUSE ALLAN FROST and JOHN BILLINGTON |
| 9.10 |
KEVIN HAYNES and JOHN SMITH PHIL BEST and CHRIS JONES |
| 9.20 |
GEOFF BEARD and CHARLIE MIDDLEWOOD PAT GREENE and BRIAN BEST |
| 9.30 |
TREVOR CASH and DAVE TAYLOR GORDON HOWARD and DOUG WIBBERLEY |
| 9.40 |
STUART WAGSTAFFE and GEOFF ALLEN KEN LUNN and VIC BROWN |
| 9.50 |
JOHN WOOD and MIKE SMITH BRIAN ALLEN and BRIAN SPARY |
| GEMS RECORDS SINCE THE NEW 11 HOLE COURSE STARTED IN NOVEMBER 2021 |
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| COMPETITION | BEST SCORE | PLAYER(S) | DATE |
| SINGLES | 27 points | Dave Taylor |
14th April 2022 |
| 3 MAN TEAM (ALL TO SCORE) |
64 points | Trevor Cash, Paul Street and Dave Taylor John Billington, Chris Jones and Dave Taylor |
14th April 2022 3rd March 2022 |
| 3 MAN TEXAS SCRAMBLE |
31.75 net | Brian Best, Pat Greene and Keith Jackson |
22nd September 2022 |
| 3 MAN TEAM (2 TO SCORE) |
47 points | Chris Jones, Jack Roberts and John Wood |
27th January 2022 |
| 4 BALL BETTERBALL |
27 points | Geoff Allen and Pat Greene Geoff Beard and Barry Cotton John Billington and Paul Street Barry Cotton and Barry Handley |
24th March 2022 24th February 2022 30th December 2021 10th December 2021 |
Scroll below for records up to October 2021 |
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| GEMS COMPETITIONS FROM NOVEMBER 2022 |
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CHARLIE MIDDLEWOOD AND PHIL BEST (19 points cpo) |
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MIKE SMITH AND JOHN WOOD (45 points cpo) |
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JOHN WATERHOUSE |
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DAVE TAYLOR (C) WINS THE SINGLES COMPETITION SCORING 19 POINTS, THE TEAM COMPETITION WITH BRIAN BEST AND PAUL STREET (47 POINTS) AND ALSO HAS A "TWO" |
| THE HISTORY OF THE GEMS |
| GEMS RECORDS FROM NOVEMBER 2004 TO OCTOBER 2021 ON THE 'CHAMPIONSHIP 11 COURSE' |
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| COMPETITION | BEST SCORE | PLAYER(S) | DATE |
| SINGLES | 29 points | Barry Robinson Steve Smith Ian Wooliscroft |
13th March 2008 4th September 2008 15th January 2009 |
| 3 MAN TEAM (ALL TO SCORE) |
79 points | Dave Price, Ken Sharp and Jack Simpson |
13th March 2008 |
| 3 MAN TEXAS SCRAMBLE |
29.25 net | Peter Farrimond, Ken Sharp and Jack Simpson Geoff Allen, Barry Robinson and John Stringer |
6th March 2008 20th November 2008 |
| 3 MAN TEAM (2 TO SCORE) |
59 points | Jack Simpson, Steve Smith and Bill Taylor |
23rd December 2008 |
| 4 BALL BETTERBALL |
32 points | Alan Chadwick and Jack Simpson Peter Farrimond and Jack Simpson |
20th December 2007 20th December 2007 |
| DATES | AVERAGE ATTENDANCE |
HIGHEST ATTENDANCE |
| November 2021 to October 2022 |
24.0 |
33 |
| November 2020 to October 2021 |
28.1 |
40 |
| November 2019 to October 2020 |
27.1 |
39 |
| November 2018 to October 2019 |
24.6 |
36 |
| November 2017 to October 2018 |
22.4 |
33 |
| November 2016 to October 2017 |
20.5 |
28 |
| November 2015 to October 2016 |
21.6 |
32 |
| November 2014 to October 2015 |
23.1 |
32 |
| November 2013 to October 2014 |
23.0 |
33 |
| November 2012 to October 2013 |
23.8 |
31 |
| November 2011 to October 2012 |
25.4 |
35 |
| November 2010 to October 2011 |
26.1 |
35 |
| November 2009 to October 2010 |
24.1 |
36 |
| November 2008 to October 2009 |
23.9 |
29 |
| November 2007 to October 2008 |
21.7 |
27 |
| November 2006 to October 2007 |
20.8 |
28 |
| November 2005 to October 2006 |
19.5 |
24 |
| November 2004 to October 2005 |
17.1 |
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