OGC Open - Seniors Pairs

Event Details ⚙

Date: Tuesday, 18 August 2026

Format: Pairs

Scoring: Stableford

Category: Senior

Entry Fee: £110.00

Handicap Limit: 24.0

Entry Method: Online

The OGC Open Seniors Pairs takes place at Olton Golf Club (Yellow tees) on Tuesday 18 August 2026. This is an open pairs better ball stableford competition restricted to golfers aged 55 or over on the day. Handicap allowance is 85% of course handicap, with a maximum playing handicap of 24. Entry fee is £110.00 per pair for visitors; OGC members receive a £20.00 reduction per pair. The fee includes coffee/tea on arrival and a one-course carvery meal after the round. Optional breakfast items are available at standard bar prices. CDH numbers and an email address are required for all players at the time of entry. Entries close at 12:00am on 4 August 2026 (subject to demand). Golfers affiliated to England Golf must enter online; those outside the England Golf Union must use a postal entry form — contact John Jarvie at johnjarvie46@gmail.com for details.

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Venue

Olton Golf Course

West Midlands, England

Olton Golf Club is an 18-hole parkland course located in Solihull in the West Midlands, approximately one mile from Solihull town centre and within a few minutes of Junction 5 of the M42. The club was founded in November 1893 by James Power Heaton, with a nine-hole layout initially laid out by Lindsay G. Ross, a professional from Sutton Coldfield, on farmland at St Bernard's Road, Olton. The course was extended to 18 holes in 1901 before the club relocated in 1903 to its current site on the former Elmdon Hall Estate, secured through the influence of new member Major W.C. Alston, who owned the land. The current course measures around 6,254 yards and plays to a par of 70, with a course rating of 71.5 and a slope of 135. The layout is set across approximately 95 acres of mature parkland and carries the influence of Harry S. Colt, whose design principles shaped the character of the course. Significant alterations were made by Hawtree and Son from the late 1940s through to the early 1950s, with further consultation from Hawtree on the creation of a practice area in the 1970s. Ditches crossing the fairways feature on a number of holes, and the course places a considerable premium on accuracy rather than length alone. A notable practical feature is six of the opening holes starting in close proximity to the clubhouse, allowing members to play abbreviated rounds of two, three, four, five, six, or nine holes, an unusual arrangement within British club golf. The greens are consistently cited as among the finest in the country, combining pace and true roll with subtle undulation. The bunkers have undergone substantial renovation in recent years. The club is regarded as one of the leading private members' clubs in the West Midlands and serves as a regular venue for regional and county-level competitions.