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Burford Golf Club hosted the annual Nicola Sparks Memorial Junior Trophy at the end of October. Nicola passed away in 2007 and the competition was established in her memory – she was a talented golfer who represented her club and County many times, being crowned County Champion 5 times and was also County Captain. She was a keen supporter of junior golf and this competition remains a wonderful tribute to her. Our thanks once again go to her memorial Trust and Burford Golf Club for continuing ...

The Bamberger Trophy has come to its conclusion for 2024 following the final round which was hosted by Witney Lakes Golf Club on Monday 14th October.29 players representing 15 different clubs started out in this competition in May of this year. After a summer of knockout matches the two finalists, Jackie Topliss of Frilford Heath and Carol Cooke from Feldon Valley, met to contest the Final.Witney Lakes were excellent hosts for this match and, despite considerable rainfall, presented a course ...

Sunday 6th October saw a friendly match played at Henley Golf Club, Oxfordshire Girls versus Gloucestershire Girls. It was a drizzly wet day, but the course was amazingly immaculate. Well done Henley groundsmen!All the girls played incredibly - hitting, chipping and putting flawlessly. It was a real treat to watch. Oxfordshire Girls won 2-1. Well done to all that played - great golf!

Autumn 3-Ball Alliance - 13th September36 players ventured to Hadden Hill Golf Club near Didcot for the Autumn 3-Ball Alliance competition on Friday 13th September. 12 teams representing a number of Oxfordshire clubs enjoyed a lovely course in great condition, just beginning to turn to autumnal colours. The winning team of Mary More, Ruth Mackay & Lynne Tattersall were local, from nearby Drayton Park, coming in with a massive score of 86 points. Ruth and Lynne recently won the n...

Ann Starkey – Finals Day Venue: Witney Lakes Date: 4 September Winners: Frilford Heath GC Runners Up: Studley Wood GC Witney Lakes provided the venue for this year’s Ann Starkey Trophy. On a dry and fair day, it was a superb location for the competition. The Course was well presented, everyone was greeted with a warm and efficient welcome from the Club’s officials and members of the ladies’ section, and we were thoroughly looked after for the whole day. Teams from Frilford He...

OLCGA County Championships Venue: Hadden Hill Date: 29, 31 August and 1 September Winner: Kate Evans, Frilford Heath Runner Up: Lara Murphy, Frilford Heath ................................ This year the competition returned to its more traditional 36-hole stroke play format, with the top 8 players progressing through to the knock-out stages of the event to crown the 2024 County Champion.   The small field was further depleted by unavoidable late withdra...

After beating both Berkshire and Buckinghamshire earlier in the summer, the Oxon Girls won the right to represent the ‘south’ of the Midland South Region in the Handicap final, which was held this year at Flackwell Heath Golf Club on 27th August. The format was a team of 5 girls, each with handicaps of 10 and over, playing individual matchplay against 5 girls from Warwickshire (who had become the ‘north’ champions by beating Warwickshire and Worcester & Herefordshire).Unlike the previous ...

The 2024 Midland South Team Stableford competition was held at a very wet and windy Goring & Streatley Golf Club this year on 22nd August. For this event each County fields a team of 6 girls, with the best 4 stableford scores (based on present handicap) making up the Team’s total points.After some fantastic scoring despite the weather conditions Oxfordshire were tied with Berkshire for first place. This meant the team with the best 5th score would take the title, and this was Oxfordshire ...

Studley Wood Golf Club were the hosts for this year’s President’s Trophy Finals Day on Monday 19th August 2024. In contrast to the hot conditions experienced the previous week by the Captain’s Trophy finalists, this was a somewhat cooler and much windier day. This provided more challenging conditions for the semi-finalists from Tadmarton, Henley, Frilford and Huntercombe. The competitive matches were each played out to the final few holes before there were definitive results. Co...

The R&A and the USGA have put together a survey about the World Handicap System™ (WHS™) and you are invited to participate. Your honest feedback and insights are invaluable to the ongoing review of the Rules of Handicapping™ and the Course Rating System™, which have accuracy, consistency and equity as core principles – as well as enhancing the enjoyment of the game of golf for everyone. This is a global survey, and all individual responses are confidential and anonymous. ...