Founded 1967
Druids Heath Golf Club West Midlands Golf League Champions 2024
Druids Heath Golf Club won the coveted Roberts Levine trophy yesterday defeating Kenilworth Golf Club 3-1 to become the WMGL champions for 2024.
The final was played at Moseley golf club 29/09/2024.
Drayton Park Golf Club Win the 2024 Lewis Trophy
Drayton Park Golf Club won the 2024 Lewis Trophy Yesterday 08/09/2024 at Great Barr Golf Club defeating Beau Desert 4-0.The Drayton team proved to be on good form winning all four matches
For more information please see download section of the WMGL web site.
Bloxwich Golf Club Win Davenports Salver
Bloxwich Golf Club won the 52nd playing of the Davenports Salver competition hosted by The South Staffordshire Golf Club on Sunday 1st of September
On a warm overcast day at South Staffs their morning pairing returned a solid 68 score. Their afternoon pairing however put together a remarkable score of nett 64 to give a team total score of 132 winning the Salver by one stroke from Druids Heath Golf Club Their team producing scores of 70 and 63.Total 133
The Druids Heath afternoon pairing secured the best pair score of the day, returning a remarkable score of nett 63
2024 Season completed and KO draws finalised …
The draws have been posted into the Resources/Downloads section of the web site for both the Roberts-Levine and Lewis trophies. 1st rounds to be completed by Sunday 28th July. Congratulations and good luck to all clubs involved.
Reminder that Low handicap band is 3.1 to 7.6, High handicap band is 7.7 to 12.2
2024 Diary dates ….
Sunday 1st September – Davenports Salver hosted by South Staffs GC
Sunday 8th September – Lewis Trophy final hosted by Great Barr GC
Sunday 22nd September – Roberts-Levine Trophy final hosted by Moseley GC
About The League
The League is non-profit making. There is an annual subscription fee for each club. The subscription raised is used for administration costs each year. At the AGM each year a full balance sheet is presented to each clubs’ representative.
Administration of the League is fully electronic ie. e-mail, banking system and website. Each zone is administered by a Zone Secretary elected at the AGM by the members. The Zone Secretary is responsible for looking after each zone and updating the web site as necessary with fixtures and results etc. The Committee also comprises in addition to the Zone Secretary a Chairman/Treasurer/secretary.
The West Midlands League was formed in 1967 and originally comprised 24 clubs, 12 additional clubs were later invited to join making a total of 36. The original 24 clubs remain as members today.
The purpose of the League is to promote golf and friendship amongst members of Golf Clubs in the West Midlands and surrounding area through competitive handicap golf.
Should you be interested in joining the League please do not hesitate to contact us to arrange a meeting or to discuss the above in more detail.
The Roberts-Levine Trophy
The top two clubs in each zone, together with the four best 3rd places from the zones move into the knockout stage of the competition. Knockout matches are played Home and away on the same basis as the zone matches. The Final is played over 18 holes at a neutral venue. The winning club is declared West Midlands League Champions of that particular year and is awarded the much coveted Roberts Levine Trophy.
The Lewis Trophy
Recently we have introduced a further knockout competition the Lewis trophy for the two clubs finishing third in each zone but not qualifying for the Roberts Levine trophy together with the clubs finishing fourth in each zone. Knockout matches are also played on a home and away basis with the final being played on a neutral venue. The winners of this knockout competition are awarded the Lewis Trophy.
The Davenports Salver
Each year in August the 36 clubs get together and compete for the Davenports Salver. This is a single day competition with each club providing a team comprising two pairs playing in a fourball better ball format. The collective scores of the two pairs are added together to give the overall team score. The team with the best score on the day wins the Davenports Salver.