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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 2025 |
| CAPTAIN | VICE CAPTAIN |
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| PAUL STREET | VIC BROWN |
| GEMS NEWS |
| FORTHCOMING GEMS COMPETITIONS:- | |
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| THURSDAY OCTOBER 9th | SINGLES (BRIAN RADCLIFFE TROPHY) + TEAM |
| THURSDAY OCTOBER 16th | 4BBB (AUTUMN SHIELD) (18 HOLES.DRAWN COMPETITION) |
| THURSDAY OCTOBER 23rd | 3 MAN TEXAS SCRAMBLE |
| THURSDAY OCTOBER 30th | 3 MAN TEAM (2 TO SCORE) |
| CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR 2025 | |
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| Thursday October 16th | Autumn Shield |
| Thursday December 11th | Commemorative Cup and Christmas Lunch |
| THE AUTUMN SHIELD |
| To be played on Thursday October 16th 2025 |
| 18 Holes - The bottom 9 holes twice |
| 4 Ball Betterball Stableford (Club Handicaps) |
| If there are only 3 Players in a group then the lowest handicapper will be "Captain" |
| HANDICAP INDEX = COURSE HANDICAP= 85% OF COURSE HANDICAP |
| PLEASE STAY FOR THE PRESENTATION |
| 8.40 |
VIC BROWN and BRIAN ALLEN PAUL DONLAN and IAN MacKENZIE |
| 8.50 |
PAUL STREET and MIKE MacCAFFERTY GEOFF BEARD and JOHN BILLINGTON |
| 9.00 |
KEN LUNN and GORDON HOWARD DAVE KENDRICK and CHRIS JONES |
| 9.10 |
MARTIN STIMSON and GEOFF ALLEN PAUL RAINFORD and JOHN MASSEY |
| 9.20 |
CHARLIE MIDDLEWOOD and STUART WAGSTAFFE KEITH JACKSON and PETER SCHOFIELD |
| 9.30 |
PAT GREENE and ALLAN FROST JOHN BAINES and BRIAN BEST |
| 9.40 |
BARRY COTTON and BRIAN SPARY PETER DRANSFIELD and JOHN HOLGATE |
| STOP PRESS.... As from Thursday October 9th, and until further notice, "Preferred Lies" on Fairways and cut grass will apply for all GEMS competitions |
| 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 2024 |
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BACK:- Mike Smith, Martin Stimson, Phil Matthews, John Billington, Brian Spary, Barry Cotton, Charlie Middlewood, Paul Street (Capt) SEATED:- John Baines, Stuart Wagstaffe, Peter Dransfield, Mike MacCafferty |
| THE HISTORY OF THE GEMS |
| DATES | AVERAGE ATTENDANCE |
HIGHEST ATTENDANCE |
| November 2023 to October 2024 |
21 |
32 |
| November 2022 to October 2023 |
22.4 |
30 |
| 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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| 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 |
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