A CHANGED putter helped James Burton break 60 in a flawless round to set a new course record at Tadmarton Heath.

The 37-year-old carded ten birdies and no dropped shots in a superb round of 59 to retain the Banbury Town Cup.

Burton, who held the previous record of 62 in a stableford competition, was stunned and put it down to alterations made to his putter.

The one handicapper from Banbury said: “I hadn’t played for three weeks and my putting was terrible.

“So I re-gripped my putter and lengthened it by three-quarters of an inch and it certainly made a difference.”

Burton was five-under after six and reached the turn in 28, before coming home in 31.

He said: “After the 12th hole I decided not to think about my overall score and I genuinely didn’t know what I had finished with until my playing partners told me at the end.

“I think they were more excited than I was.”

The ladies’ Bache Hay Cup was won by Margaret Moggride with a nett 72, on countback from Caroline Wheatley.

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CLUB RESULTS

NORTH OXFORD

Famous Grouse (4bbb Medal): 1 M Tippett & M French 59, 2 D Woodcock & N Dollard 60 (cb), 3 P Barrow & M Wharton 60.

Men’s club matches: N Oxford 4, The Cotswolds 1; N Oxford 3, The Wychwood 2.

OXFORD LADIES

Stableford & Granny’s Clock: 1 J McCairns 37pts (cb), 2 R Caunt 37, 3 J Tavinor 36.

Granny’s Clock: 1 J McCairns, 2 R Caunt.

Nine-hole Stableford & Hutcheson Cup: 1 H Briffett 13pts (c/b), 2 R Bunce 13, 3 J Boffin 12.

BURFORD

Men’s August medal for the Stan Norton Trophy – winner: N Dawson 80-17=63. Div 1 (hcap -1 to 12): 1 R Connor 68-2=66, 2 R O’Brien 79-11=68. Div 2 (hcap 13 to 28): 1 N Dawson 80-17=63, 2 J Brown 85-19=66.

TADMARTON HEATH

Men’s Banbury Town Cup: 1 J Burton (1) 58, 2 M Nutt (6) 64, 3 J Callaby (18) 65.

Ladies’ Bache Hay Cup: 1 M Moggridge (15) 72 (cb), 2 C Wheatley (15) 72, 3 M Pountney (12) 72. Lowest gross score: Chloe Li (Woburn) 80.

Men’s Thursday stableford: 1 A Philip (19) 36pts (cb), 2 J Smith (5) 36, 3 J Hawkins (11) 35.

Men’s August stableford – Div 1: 1 M Sopp (11) 41pts, 2 P Fisher (9) 40 (cb), 3 S England (12) 40. Div 2: 1 M Goodspeed (17) 38pts, 2 M Tapper (20) 36, 3 P Cutler (14) 35.

Ladies August Medal: 1 P Wagg (18) 67 (cb), 2 H Patterson (24) 67, 3 C Sumner (20) 69.

Senior Men’s Panks Putter: 1 H Henry-Pierre (18) 43pts, 2 W Everitt (16) 41, 3 V Lee (15) 40. Div 2: 1 M Goodspeed (17) 38pts, 2 M Tapper (20) 36, 3 P Cutler (14) 35.

Senior Men’s Monthly Stableford: 1 W Morris (17) 37pts, 2 B Fell (22) 32, 3 I Spann (18) 30.