KATHERINE O’Connor retained the Oxfordshire Ladies Championship after a dominant display at Burford.

The 21-year-old Tadmarton Heath member defeated Tilly Magill (Woburn) 4&3 in the final to collect her third title – having first won in 2007.

O’Connor dominated the 36-hole qualifying event, finishing six shots clear of Bicester’s Laura Watkins on 147, and stormed her way through the matchplay rounds.

She saw off Karen Pollard (Henley) 6&4, Samantha Round (Cotswold Hills) 4&3 and home player Abi Laker 3&2 to reach the final.

Magill beat Maggie Findlay (Oxford Ladies) 5&4, Annie Gowing (Frilford Heath) 2&1 and Sophie Stone (Oxon Affiliated) 6&4 in the semis.

In the final, O’Connor shot three-under-par over the front nine and went three up after a birdie on the par-three 11th hole. She closed out the match on the par-three 15th.

Magill set herself up for birdies, but the crucial putts just didn’t drop and a couple of loose drives opened the door for O’Connor.

36 HOLE QUALIFYING RESULTS

1 K O’Connor (Tadmarton Heath) 147, 2 L Watkins (Bicester) 153 (cb), 3 T Magill (Oxon Affiliated) 153, 4 J Voss (Henley) 154, 5 A Laker (Burford) 157, 6 K Evans (Frilford Heath) 158; 7= S Stone (Oxon Affiliated) 159, S Round (Cotswold Hills) 159, 9 L Fox (Studley Wood) 162, 10 J McCairns (Oxford Ladies) 164, 11 A Gowing (Frilford Heath) 165, 12 C Gainer (Frilford Heath) 166, 13 G Clements (Studley Wood) 167, 14 M Findlay (Oxford Ladies) 169, 15= M Summers (Burford) 172, K Pollard (Henley) 172.

HANDICAP PRIZES

All-day: 1 C Gainer nett 142, 2 J Voss 144. Morning: 1 S Stone 69. Afternoon: 1 K Evans 72.

SCRATCH PRIZES

All-day: 1 K O’Connor 147. Morning: 1 T Holder 74. Afternoon: 1 A Laker 78.

Silver Medal: J Voss.

  • JANE Tavinor (Waterstock) won Oxfordshire’s Mid-Silver Championship after defeating Meg Ashby (Huntercombe) 5&4 in the final.

Tavinor saw off Sally Adams (Studley Wood) 6&5 in her semi-final, while Ashby overcame Maureen Seward (Frilford Heath) 3&2.

QUALIFYING RESULTS

  • S Hogben (Drayton Park) 87, 2 J Broadie (Tadmarton) 88, 3 P Sydenham (North Oxford) 87.
  • HIVER Pruden (Henley) claimed Oxfordshire’s Bronze Championship with a 2&1 victory over defending champion Priscilla Dudding (Oxford Ladies) in the final.

Pruden beat Bicester’s Mandy Reid at the 19th hole in her semi-final and Ruth Stockford (Oxford Ladies) 3&2 in the last eight.

Dudding gained a walkover from Elizabeth Downes (Frilford Heath) then saw off Julie Hodges (Kirtlington) 2&1 to reach the final.

  • MOTHER and daughter Sonja Castle and Selena Hodgkins teamed up with Ada Parr to win North Oxford’s Lades’ Open.

Castle and Hodgkins, from Cherwell Edge, and Wittlebury Park’s Parr carded 82 points, with Bicester trio Mandy Reid, Lesley Freeman and Maureen Hewlett second on 79.