Drayton Park were left kicking themselves after losing out to Tadmarton Heath in round one of the Shaw Gibbs Oxfordshire Foursomes Knockout Trophy.

The tie came down to match three in which Drayton's Andy Elmey and Andy Griffiths led Mark Walton and Guy Sambrook by three holes with six to play.

But the Tadmarton duo fought back to level the match on the last, and then claimed victory at the first play-off hole.

Earlier, Ian Manning and Steve O'Connor had taken match one for Tadmarton 5 & 3 before Barry James and Martin Roberts hit back for Drayton 5 & 4.

  • Sandy Bolton successfully defended his Kirtlington Championship after a four-stroke victory.

Scratch golfer Bolton shot rounds of 71 and 69 to finish four shots ahead of Paul Slade, with Rafe Kennedy a further two back in third.

Dean Ridgway, who plays off 11, claimed the nett title on 132, with Slade pipping Kennedy for second on countback.

Studley Wood had a far easier passage into round two, defeating Rye Hill 3-0.

  • Oxfordshire's Tilly Holder finished tied second in the Bridget Jackson Bowl at Handsworth.

Holder, who is a member of Woburn and Magnolia Park, shot two level par rounds of 72, which put her six shots behind winner Ellis Keenan from Sunningdale.

  • Oxford Ladies duo Judy McCairns and Rosie Caunt have reached the sixth round of the Daily Mail Foursomes competition after beating their Merrist Wood rivals last week.
  • The Wychwood's winning streak in the Hillman Trophy came to an end with a 4-2 defeat at North Oxford.

Wychwood's winners were Terry Johnson and Phil Smith, with Mike Taylor gaining a half.

  • There was a tense finish at North Oxford's Pro-Am with the team prize decided on countback.

North Oxford members Jim Moore, Christian Vecchione and Chris Sheehan, plus Ritchings Park professional Ryan Kirby claimed the title with 120 points and 14-under-par.

Richard Poole, Cliff Beauchamp, and David Holt with West Berks' Richard Campbell, who also won the professional's prize on two-under-par, were second.

North Oxford manager Bob Harris said: "This was one of the tightest finishes in the club's history with some of the lowest scoring ever recorded."