TADMARTON Heath made home advantage tell as they defeated Oxford City 3-0 in the first round of the Core Golf UK Oxfordshire Foursomes League Knock-out Cup.

The hosts’ biggest win came from Andy Greig and Jamie Powell, who won 3 & 2 against Scott Tabor and Todd Morris.

Also through to the second round are Feldon Valley, who beat Studley Wood 2-1.

CORE GOLF UK OXFORDSHIRE FOURSOMES LEAGUE

KNOCK-OUT CUP

Tadmarton Heath 3, Oxford City 0 (Tadmarton first): L Bullard & B Phipps bt A Harris & D Wiggins 2 holes; A Greig & J Powell bt S Tabor & T Morris 3 & 2; G Sambrook & L French bt C Wright & M Marby 2 & 1.

Feldon Valley 2, Studley Wood 1 (Feldon Valley first): S Smith & O Wildsmith bt M Lawton & J Fathersd 4 & 3; R Holmes & S Gilbert bt A Boswell & P Hallows 3 & 2; W McCoombes & J Dunleavy lost to N Lawton & D Ewers 1 hole.

SECTION 2

Carswell 2 (3pts), Kirtlington 1 (1) (Carswell first): D Hoskin & D Morgan bt P Slade & M Carr 7 & 5; A Morton & D Croad lost to J Stevens & G Quainton 4 & 3; A Atherton & D Sayer bt N Aselford & L Slade 4 & 2.

Feldon Valley 3 (4), Studley Wood 0 (0) (Feldon Valley first): R Holmes & S Gilbert bt A Boswell & P Hallows 6 & 4; W McCoombes & G Paish bt N Lawron & D Ewers 6 & 5; S Smith & O Wildsmith bt M Lawton & J Farhers 4 & 3.

NORTH OXFORD

May Medal – Div 1: S Wells 77-12=65, 2 P Barrow 66-0=66, 3 H Hall 78-11=67. Div 2: 1 J Hughes 83-16=67 (cb), 2 B Steele 81-14=67 (cb) 3 C McNulty 84-17=67. Div 3: 1 J Mort 85-20=65, 2 D Williams 86-20=66, 3 B Wiggins 90-23=67.

Joint Captains Charity Day – Fourball Stableford: 1 K Johnson, A Davies, C McNulty & N Buckingham 107pts, 2 P Barrow, M Wharton, M Wathes & P Clarke 101, 3 M Bartlett, J Watts, N Wilkinson & J Danby 95.

Hillman Trophy Plate: Ellesborough 2½, North Oxford 4½.

KIRTLINGTON

May Stableford – Div 1: 1 T O’Donovan (9) 42 pts, 2 L Fraser (6) 36, 3 G Viglieno (11) 34. Div 2: 1 G Pearce (14) 38, 2 S Alexander (13) 36, 3 T Berrie (13) 35. Div 3: 1 S Collins (19) 42, 2 M Winterbourne (18) 37, 3 L Holmes (36).

TADMARTON HEATH

Ladies’ Ping better-ball stableford: 1 K Marsh (24) & B Lowe (14) 43, 2 C Chapman (21) & J Hughes (24) 42, 3 M Pountney (11) & W Woodward (17) 39.

Ladies 9-hole competition: 1 B Budd (33) 15pts.

Men’s Thursday stableford: 1 R Logan (17) 37, 2 B Phipps (6) 36, 3 A Laird (4) 35.

HH Jones Trophy: 1 N Shawyer (14) 42, 2 C Cudahy (20) 41, 3 M Cleaver (15) 40.

Michael Jones Junior Trophy: 1 T Whickham (28) 39pts (cb) 2 L Heath (32) 39, 3 J Barker (6) 36.