Paul Simpson helped England finish third in the PGAs of Europe International Team Championship at Roda in Murcia, Spain.

Simpson, who lives in Witney and is the pro at West Berks, shot rounds of 70, 79, 67 and 69 as part of a 569 shot total alongside teammates Paul Wesselingh and Will Barnes.

England finished five shots behind second-placed Scotland and 13 adrift of winners Ireland.

MIKE Jordan was crowned The Wychwood’s player of the year at their annual presentation night.

Jordan, a five-handicapper, achieved the best average score against par, -0.33, in a series of qualifying events.

The most improved player of the year was 18-year-old Rob Knight for the second year running.

Knight achieved a 29 per cent improvement by getting down to a handicap of three.

RESULTS

FRILFORD HEATH

Ladies’ November Stableford – Div 1: 1 M Seward 34pts, 2 S Russell 33, 3 J Lees 32. Div 2: 1 S Huggins 35, 2 J Hill 32, 3 G Buck 30.

OXFORD LADIES

November Stableford – Silver Div: 1 J Toms 33pts (cb), 2 S Wilson 33, 3 A Troughton 32. Bronze Div: 1 R Stockford 31, 2 V Brennan 29, 3 P Williams 28 (cb).

Foursomes Competition: 1 G Chapman & R Stockford 29, 2 B Parsley & S Wilson 27.

NORTH OXFORD

Winter Challenge – 4th round: 1 D Fitchett & S Newstead 43pts (cb), 2 M Fitchett & M Teeling 43, 3 J Tasker & D Titcombe 40.

Pimms Cup – 2nd round: 1 P Vigilante 41pts, 2 J Nicholson 39, 3 M Allen 36.

THE WYCHWOOD

Pro Shop Stableford: 1 A Buckland 40pts (cb), 2 D Bunting 40, 3 P Smith 39.

Margaret Fudge Memorial Bowl: 1 A Miller, A Joynes, M Ford & A Neil; 2 A Lever, I Lever, E Grimes & B Hamilton.