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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 |
| 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 2024 |
| CAPTAIN | VICE CAPTAIN |
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| MARTIN STIMSON | PAUL STREET |
| GEMS NEWS |
| FORTHCOMING GEMS COMPETITIONS:- | |
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| THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 19th | THE CAPTAINS CHALLENGE (DRAWN) |
| THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 26th | TEXAS SCRAMBLE |
| THURSDAY OCTOBER 3rd | SINGLES (BRIAN RADCLIFFE TROPHY) + TEAM |
| THURSDAY OCTOBER 10th | TEXAS SCRAMBLE |
| CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR 2024 | |
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| Thursday September 19th | The Captain's Challenge (Drawn) |
| Thursday December 12th | Commemorative Cup and Christmas Lunch |
| CHANGE OF 2024 GEMS DAYS FROM THURSDAY TO TUESDAY | ||
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| Tuesday December 3rd | NOT | Thursday December 5th |
| 'THE 2024 CAPTAINS CHALLENGE' |
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| THE CAPTAINS CREW | THE VICE SQUAD | ||
| Martin Stimson (Captain) | Paul Street (Vice Captain) | ||
| Brian Best | Ian MacKenzie | ||
| Mike Smith | Brian Spary | ||
| Ken Lunn | Geoff Beard | ||
| John Waterhouse | John Holgate | ||
| Trevor Cash | Gordon Howard | ||
| Geoff Allen | John Billington | ||
| Charlie Middlewood | Allan Frost | ||
| Pat Greene | Brian Allen | ||
| Paul Rainford | Kevin Haynes | ||
| Phil Best | Stuart Wagstaffe |
| 'THE CAPTAINS CHALLENGE' |
| To be played on Thursday September 19th 2024 |
| 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!! |
| 8.40 |
PHIL BEST STUART WAGSTAFFE |
| 8.50 |
MARTIN STIMSON and BRIAN BEST PAUL STREET and IAN MacKENZIE |
| 9.00 |
MIKE SMITH and KEN LUNN BRIAN SPARY and GEOFF BEARD |
| 9.10 |
JOHN WATERHOUSE and TREVOR CASH JOHN HOLGATE and GORDON HOWARD |
| 9.20 |
GEOFF ALLEN and CHARLIE MIDDLEWOOD JOHN BILLINGTON and ALLAN FROST |
| 9.30 |
PAT GREENE and PAUL RAINFORD BRIAN ALLEN and KEVIN HAYNES |
| THE DEREK SAUNDERS SHIELD | |||
| 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 | |||
FIRST ROUND
| MIKE MacCAFFERTY |
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Chris Jones |
Paul Street |
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BRIAN ALLEN |
Pat Greene |
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JOHN BILLINGTON |
DAVE TAYLOR |
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Mike Smith |
Brian Best |
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TREVOR CASH |
Charlie Middlewood |
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GEOFF ALLEN |
Geoff Beard |
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JOHN HOLGATE |
KEVIN HAYNES |
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Gordon Howard |
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| SECOND ROUND | ||
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| PHIL BEST | v | Mike MacCafferty |
| Brian Allen | v | IAN MacKENZIE |
| Barry Cotton | v | JOHN BILLINGTON |
| Dave Taylor | v | VIC BROWN |
| Martin Stimson | v | TREVOR CASH |
| Geoff Allen | v | BRIAN SPARY |
| Allan Frost | v | JOHN HOLGATE |
| Kevin Haynes | v | PAUL RAINFORD |
| QUARTER FINAL (TO BE PLAYED BY AUGUST 15th) | ||
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| PHIL BEST | v | Ian MacKenzie | JOHN BILLINGTON | v | Vic Brown |
| Trevor Cash | v | Brian Spary |
| John Holgate | v | PAUL RAINFORD |
| SEMI FINAL (TO BE PLAYED BY SEPTEMBER 15th) | ||
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| Phil Best | v | JOHN BILLINGTON |
| Trevor Cash or Brian Spary | v | Paul Rainford |
| 'THE SWAILES TROPHY' 2024 |
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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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| Club Handicaps |
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| FIRST ROUND | |||
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| CHRIS JONES | v | Phil Best | |
| BRIAN ALLEN | v | Brian Best | |
| KEN LUNN | v | Charlie Middlewood | |
| Pat Greene | v | JOHN HOLGATE |
| SECOND ROUND | ||
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| Paul Street | v | CHRIS JONES |
| Gordon Howard | v | MIKE SMITH |
| ALLAN FROST | v | Brian Allen |
| VIC BROWN | v | Kevin Haynes |
| Dave Taylor | v | KEN LUNN |
| Barry Cotton | v | PAUL RAINFORD |
| JOHN BILLINGTON | v | John Holgate |
| Brian Spary | v | IAN MacKENZIE |
| QUARTER FINAL | ||
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| CHRIS JONES | v | Mike Smith |
| ALLAN FROST | v | Vic Brown |
| Ken Lunn | v | PAUL RAINFORD |
| JOHN BILLINGTON | v | Ian MacKenzie |
| SEMI FINAL (To be played by September 15th) | ||
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| Chris Jones | v | Allan Frost |
| Paul Rainford | v | John Billington |
| 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 2023 |
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| BRIAN SPARY AND KEN LUNN (45 points) |
| 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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