THE GEMS
Oldham Golf Club (Seniors)

Oldham Golf Club, Lees New Road, Oldham, Lancs OL4 5PN

Telephone Numbers:-     Club House  0161 624 4986         Professional's Shop  0161 626 8346





Welcome to the Web Site

(Last updated at 5.00pm on Thursday 4th February 2010)






The Seniors Section of the Golf Club, better known as The GEMS (Gentlemen Elderly Members),
meet every Thursday morning playing over 'The Championship Eleven' holes.

Different forms of Competitions are played each week throughout the month.

Click here for the weekly format







OFFICERS FOR 2010


CAPTAIN VICE CAPTAIN HANDICAP SECRETARY SECRETARY
Peter Monks Barry Cotton Arthur Burgess Geoff Allen





LATEST NEWS


THE HISTORY OF THE GEMS

Click in the frame at the foot of the page for more information and photographs.

There is plenty to look at!



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COMPETITIONS SINCE NOVEMBER 2009

Click here for the list of weekly winners.


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CLUB NEWS

Wednesday 10th February Annual General Meeting
Saturday 13th March Captains Drive-In


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GEMS Subscriptions for 2010 are now due

Please pay £25 to the Treasurer asap


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GEMS INFORMATION SINCE DETAILED RECORDS BEGAN IN NOVEMBER 2004

COMPETITION

BEST SCORE

PLAYERS

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 2004 to October 2005


17.1


nk


November 2005 to October 2006


19.5


24


November 2006 to October 2007


20.8


28


November 2007 to October 2008


21.7


27


November 2008 to October 2009


23.9


29


November 2009 to present


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36




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THURSDAY 4th FEBRUARY 2010

NO COMPETITION - THE SNOW RETURNED


IT WAS MUCH WARMER INSIDE




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THURSDAY 28th JANUARY 2010

3 MAN TEXAS SCRAMBLE


THE WINNING TEAM

Peter Monks, Fred Griffin and Arthur Burgess



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THURSDAY 21st JANUARY 2010

The GEMS return after a four week lay off


WINNER OF THE SINGLES COMPETITION

Alan Chadwick


SUBSIDIARY TEAM COMPETITION

WINNERS Second Third
Alan Chadwick, Gordon Howard and Ken Sharp Stuart Wagstaffe, Barry Cotton and Graham Robinson Mike Dunkerley, John Billington and Jack Simpson


WELCOME BACK



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THURSDAY 14th JANUARY 2010

THURSDAY 7th JANUARY 2010

TUESDAY 22nd DECEMBER 2009

SNOW!




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TUESDAY 29th DECEMBER 2009

NO COMPETITION

Although the lower part of the Course was open (some of the temporary greens being temporary whites)
no Gems competition took place.

However 5 hardy souls did have brave the elements and have 'a knock round'.




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THURSDAY 17th DECEMBER 2009


THE CHRISTMAS COMPETITION

CHRISTMAS DINNER

PRESENTATION OF PRIZES FOR 2009



WINNERS OF THE CHRISTMAS COMPETITION

WINNERS Winner of the Nearest-The-Pin prize
Terry Kelly and Norman Hampson John Billington



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THE 36 GEMS (IS THIS THE HIGHEST EVER NUMBER?)








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THE NEW CAPTAIN IS WELCOMED INTO OFFICE - AND RECEIVES THE OFFICIAL BRIEF CASE




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ALL THE 2009 WINNERS

THE SHARPE CUP THE PRIME-OF-LIFE CUP
Frank Wardley John Smith



THE AUTUMN SHIELD THE HOBSON BALL
Fred Griffin and Peter Farrimond Geoff Allen



THE BRIAN RADCLIFFE TROPHY THE SWAILES TROPHY
Alan Chadwick Gordon Howard



THE LES EYRE ROSE BOWL
Barry Robinson



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THE DINERS















If anybody has been missed out - apologies.




Anyone lay claim claim to these two?



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THE ENTERTAINMENT










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SOME VIEWS OF THE COURSE
































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