Autumn 3-Ball Alliance and Mid Silver & Bronze Championship Round Up
01 October, 2024
Autumn 3-Ball Alliance - 13th September
36 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 national final of the Australian Spoons, and are clearly enjoying an outstanding season - Ruth also won the County Shield in June.
The next best score of 73 points was scored by Judy Hughes, Jenny Nunneley & Geraldine Smith (Tadmarton Heath), while Hadden Hill home players Lesley Eldridge, Jacqui Mullins & Margaret Vallance came 3rd with 68 points.
Mid Silver and Bronze Championships, 24th Sept - 1st October
The annual Mid Silver and Bronze Championships were held at Burford Golf Club this year. Round 1 was held on Tuesday 24th September, the day after most courses in the county were closed due to storms and flooding. The top players in each division qualified for knockout matchplay on Tuesday 1st October.
27 ladies took part in round 1 in very testing conditions, and the full results can be viewed on Golf Genius olcga-mid-silverandbronzechampionships20.golfgenius.com
Best nett for Mid Silver: Claire Mottershead from Tadmarton Heath, winner of the Silver Medal
Best nett for Bronze was Susie Dunston from Oxford Ladies, winner of the Bronze Medal
Prize for best nett over 25.4 handicap – Geraldine Smith – Tadmarton Heath (no photo)
Matchplay Semi Finals, Tuesday 1st October
In near constant fine rain, the matchplay semi finals were played at 8.30 on Tuesday 1st October, with the winners contesting the finals in the afternoon.
In the Mid Silver competition, in the first semi-final Silver Medal winner Claire Mottershead (Tadmarton Heath) was defeated by Elizabeth Gartner (Burford), who perhaps had home advantage. In the second semi-final, Susan White (North Oxford) defeated Barbara Salisbury (Henley).
In the afternoon final, Susan White emerged the winner, taking home the Mid Silver Championship trophy.
In the Bronze competition, Ruth Mackay (Drayton Park) defeated Karen Shepherd (Bicester) and Rosalyn Quinn (North Oxford) got the better of Susie Dunston (Oxford Ladies). Ruth's winning summer came to an end as she finished runner up to Bronze Champion Ros Quinn, meaning North Oxford claimed both trophies.
Congratulations to our champions, Susan White (left) and Ros Quinn (right)
