BURFORD'S head greenkeeper, Barry Holt, has retired after more than 30 years of service to the club.

He joined in 1981 and became head greenkeeper in 1989.

Holt, a single-figure player who represented the club in the Oxfordshire Foursomes League, was presented with a photographic montage of some of the holes on the course, by club captain Peter Steele.

CLUB RESULTS

NORTH OXFORD

Winter Challenge round 9: 1 H LLoyd & M Wathes 43pts, 2 S Rana & L Gurdev 42, 3 K Johnson & C Johnson 40.

KIRTLINGTON

Medal Div 1: 1 L Parsons 81-12=69 (cb), 2 J McEachran 79-10=69 (cb), 3 M McMahon 83-14=69. Div 2: 1 T Butler 85-23=62, 2 A Adkins 84-16=68 (cb), 3 R Brown 87-19=68.

Seniors Medal: 1 L Knight 89-18=71, 2 J Duffin 85-12=73, 3 S Houghton 91-17=74.

Seniors Stableford: 1 S Houghton 39pts (cb), 2 C Walters 39, 3 C McNulty 37 (cb).