DEFENDING Shaw Gibbs Oxfordshire Foursomes League Knockout Cup champions Chipping Norton will start their bid for successive titles in the preliminary round.

The draw handed them a trip to Witney Lakes, with the winners hosting Shrivenham Park in round one.

Burford, runners-up in 2012, play Tadmarton Heath.

1st round draw: Witney Lakes or Chipping Norton v Shrivenham Park, Waterstock v Drayton Park, Bicester v Feldon Valley, Oxford City v Chiltern Forest, Hadden Hill v Frilford Heath, Buckingham v Studley Wood, Burford v Tadmarton Heath, Badgemore Park v Rye Hill.

SHAW GIBBS OXFORDSHIRE FOURSOMES LEAGUE

Section 1

Oxford City 1½ (2pts), Tadmarton Heath 1½ (2) (Oxford City first): P Higgins & M Hall bt O King & P Beesley 3 & 2; B Chivers & M Walker lost to S Hallam & J Burton 1 hole; C Marriott & G Hoult halved with I Manning & L Robbinson.

  • JESSICA Ramsey made a good start to the competitive season with victory in the Oxfordshire Junior Girls Spring Open by four shots.

The 26-handicapper, from Oxford Ladies, carded a nett 67 at North Oxford to win the 18-hole medal.

Studley Wood’s Olivia Herring, playing off 18, finished second with a nett 71, two shots ahead of Elisha Gujral (Kirtlington).

CLUB RESULTS

OXFORD CITY
Mueller Trophy: 1 J Cuddy 80-13=67(cb), 2 G Craft 90-23=67, 3 J Stevens 77-9=68.

OXFORD LADIES
Charity Stableford – Div 1: 1 J Tavinor 38pts, 2 J McCairns 36, 3 M Findlay 28. Div 2: 1 J Ryan 36pts, 2 H Pennick 35, 3 L Godwin 30.

BURFORD
Jim Cousins Trophy Stableford: 1 D Summers (-1) 38 pts, 2= S Penny (22), S Rowles (20), N Poynter (14), A Talty (19), M Westbrook (19), 37.
 

WITNEY LAKES
Wilf Shirley Memorial: 1 A Beasley, M Coles & R Taylor 144, 2 P Timms, P Williamson & R Price 145, 3 C Morgan, D Holliday & J Bull 146.
April Fools Competition: 1 K Gregory, J Stubbings, R Price & M Twyman, 2 J Lambourne, M Lambourne, R Steeples & M Cradock, 3 T Holliday, C Padfield, J Bull & C Lyon.
 

SIX BELLS KIDLINGTON GOLF SOCIETY
Pat Conaty Cup: 1 T Burrows.
Landlords Cup: 1 D Cooper.