Manchester & District Golf Alliance
Welcome
Welcome to the Manchester & District Golf Alliance website. We have tried to make getting around the site a little bit easier for everyone. All information relating to competitions is now available on the Competitions section of the site.
The Manchester and District Golf Alliance was formed 1924 and is reputed to be the largest of its kind in the Country. In the current year there are 111 affiliated clubs.
The primary purpose of the Alliance is to promote friendship through golf. Members of all affiliated clubs are very welcome at all Alliance events.
The Alliance runs weekly events throughout the winter. This is when clubs are comparatively quiet. The betterball format is always popular, with professionals also scoring their individual card in their pursuit of the valuable Order of Merit. Fields are well subscribed every week with an excellent standard of golf. The competitions provide an excellent competitive atmosphere for the professional and keen amateur to keep an edge to their game in winter.
Throughout the golf season the Alliance runs inter-club knockout competitions. These are always highly popular and keenly contested. The ‘blue riband’ event – the Dunham Forest Trophy – is the largest of its kind in the country
Our moto "Friendship through golf" forms the basis of everything that we do. With an impressive list of affiliated clubs there is something for everyone. Take a look at the Clubs page for golfing near you.
Latest News
4 May 2012 - Graham Cox from Davenport rounded off an astonishing season in the Manchester Alliance when he 
won President’s Day at Ringway with a six-under-par 65. Cox had already wrapped up the Order of Merit following victories in the matchplay and strokeplay championships last month.
The assistants’ merit went to Disley’s Scott Jackson ahead of Didsbury’s Tom Murray and Andrew Terry, of Springfield Park.
Swinton Park’s Jimmy O’Reilly was unable to play at Ringway but had done enough to win the amateur merit title despite a late challenge from clubmate John Riley and Sale’s Moby Rawthore.
It was close of the day for the top amateur with a countback on nett 67 seeing Marriott Worsley Park secretary Tim Ashwin taking the prize from Rawthore with Stuart Thomason, of Hart Common, third with 69.
The final win of the day came in the guest section from Bolton-based PGA North Region secretary Graham Maly, a one handicapper and former professional, posting 70 to win by a shot from Didsbury’s Mike Wardrop and Mike Brown of Flixton.
The Ringway course was in excellent condition and a wonderful venue for the finql event of the season. many thanks to Malcolm Thornley from Wilson for his sponsorship of the event.
20 April 2012 - The draws for the first rounds of the 2012 Dunham Forest, City Glass Foursomes, Archie Preston Trophy and the second round of the BMW Junior Challenge Trophy can be found here.
2011 Trophy Results
- Dunham Forest - Manchester 4 Marriotts Worsley Park 3
- City Glass Foursomes - Davyhulme Park 5 Didsbury 2
- Archie Preston Mixed Foursomes - Werneth 4 Turton 3
- Williams BMW Junior Challenge - Denton 4 Leyland 3
- Professional Order of Merit - Graham Cox (Davenport)
- Amateur Order of Merit - Jimmy O'Reilly (Swinton Park)
- 2012 Matchplay Champion - Graham Cox (Davenport)
- 2012 Strokeplay Champion - Graham Cox (Davenport)
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