MITCHELL Green and Jamie Burns salvaged a draw for defending Section 1 champions Frilford Heath in their Core Golf Oxfordshire Foursomes League trip to Burford.

After the opening match was halved, John Lally and Rich Connor put the hosts in front with a 4 & 2 success against Dean Newbold and Pete Clements.

But Green and Burns hit back to beat Jon Wilks and Simon Ackland 3 & 1to ensure the points were shared.

Ellesborough went top with a 2-1 victory at Oxford City.

CORE GOLF UK OXFORDSHIRE FOURSOMES LEAGUE

Section 1

Burford 1½ (2pts) , Frilford Heath 1½ (2) (Burford first): S Hopkins & A Salter halved with G Hamilton & S Boffin; J Lally & R Connor bt D Newbold & P Clements 4 & 2; J Wilks & S Ackland lost to M Green & M Burns 3 & 1.

Oxford City 1 (1), Ellesborough 2 (3) (Oxford City first): J Smith & R Furguson lost to P Cuthbert & D Cobley 5 & 4; G Soave & S Bolton bt S Williams & C Palumbo 6 & 4; C Marriott & G Reaney lost to T Cobb & J Gardiner 1 hole.

Section 2

Carswell 1½ (2), Chiltern Forest 1½ (2) (Carswell scores first): D Hoskin & M Harris halved with B Allen & D Holland; D Morton & D Sayer lost to H Eames & D Saville 4 & 3; J Peevers & A Atherton bt P Mardon & S Welfare 5 & 4.

OXFORD CITY

Seniors Stableford No 1: 1 I Inness 37pts, 2 P King 36,3 E Greenaway 35.

Robinson Cup: 1 M Allen 39pts 2= D Thorne, S Doyle, P Jordan, R Mangan & M Trevelyan 37.

OXFORD LADIES

Cowley Cup: 1 J McCairns (10) nett 71, 2 C Whittle (16) 75 (cb), 3 B Mitchell (16) 75.

Thursday Medal: 1 J McCairns (10) nett 78.

Weekly 9-hole Stableford: 1 D Nicholson 24pts.

NORTH OXFORD

Master of the Masters (stableford): 1 B Steele 37pts, 2 J Tucker 36 (cb), 3 D Titcombe 36.

Midweek Stableford: 1 M Teeling 40pts, 2 A Kelly 35 (cb), 3 I Wilkins 35.

Ladies’ Stableford 4 – Silver Div: 1 J Simmie 38pts. Bronze Div: 1 M Rhymes 38. High Bronze Div: 1 S Simms 33.

McMillan Cancer Spoon: 1 J Simmie 38pts (cb), 2 M Rhymes 38.