SUDDEN death was needed as defending champions Frilford Heath scraped through their first round tie against Studley Wood in the Knock Out Cup.

Lee White and Ashley Walton won the play-off in the Core Golf UK Oxfordshire Foursomes League competition.

They beat Dave Ewers, who claimed a first hole-in-one at the fourth, and Isaac Maginn on extra holes after their match finished all square.

Oxford City fell at the first hurdle away to Ellesborough, where none of the matches got past the 15th hole.

In Section 2, Cotswolds Club’s good start continued as they took maximum points from their visit to Kirtlington.

  • MORE than £4,000 was raised for the Air Ambulance Service as North Oxford held their Joint Captains Charity Day.

Elsewhere at the club, Ian Wilkins had a hole-in-one at the Friday roll-up.

He aced the 177-yard 16th with a seven wood.

CLUB RESULTS

CORE GOLF UK OXFORDSHIRE FOURSOMES LEAGUE

KO CUP

Studley Wood 1½, Frilford Heath 1½, Frilford win on sudden death (Studley Wood scores first): D Ewers & I Maginn halved with L White & A Walton, M Lawton & R Hampshire bt P Clements & M Graham 2 holes, N Petit & N Mortimer lost to R Morbey & J Rusk 2 & 1.

Ellesborough 3, Oxford City 0 (Ellesborough scores first): M Stark & M Rolph bt T Morris & J Broome 6 & 5, A Wilkinson & L Richardson bt R Ferguson & C Hancock 6 & 4, A Siggers & S Williams bt M Morbey & G Wood 4 & 3.

Section 2

Kirtlington 0 (0pts), Cotswolds Club 3 (4) (Kirtlington scores first): M Carr & L Slade lost to S Kench & G Wood 2 & 1, L Fraser & J Stevens lost to S Allen & A Helby 5 & 4, S Chick & T Stevens lost to D Rix & G Kay 3 & 2.

NORTH OXFORD

Joint Captains Charity Day: 1 R Morris, J Clarke, D Hedges & M French 100pts, 2 C Smith, A Oliver, M Wathes & P Clarke 98, 3 G Henwood, S Millar, W Rapley & A Kelly 96.

Club matches – Central Sevens: North Oxford 7, Hinksey Heights 0. Seniors: North Oxford 3½, Rye Hill 2½.

Midweek stableford: 1 P Major 35pts (cb), 2 M Tippett 35, 3 D Dobson 34.

OXFORD LADIES

Tony Rees Trophy: 1 J Tavinor (11) 72 nett (cb), 2 Y Nash (20) 72, 3 D Roberts (12) 79.

Par: 1 T Roberts (9) +2, 2 J Tavinor (11) -3, 3 J McCairns (11) -4.