BURFORD edged to the brink of the Section 1 title in the Shaw Gibbs Oxfordshire Foursomes League with a 2-1 win over nearest challengers The Oxfordshire.

They need just one and a half points from their final match, against Tadmarton Heath on October 26, to clinch the crown.

RESULTS.

Section 1 .

Cotswolds Club 2½ (3½pts), Tadmarton Heath ½ (½) (Cotswolds scores first): C Heslip & S Allen bt O King & L Washborne 1 hole, S Kench & G Kay bt L Robinson & I Manning 7 & 6, A Collyer & W Preece halved with S Hallam & J Burton.

Burford 2 (3), The Oxfordshire 1 (1) (Burford scores first): B Gaertner & R Connor lost to Andy Stubbs & P Avenell 2 & 1, J Wilks & J Simpson bt Alex Stubbs & A Riddle 4 & 2, S Hopkins & M Hill bt J Garnish & P Green 4 & 2.

Section 2.

Ellesborough 2½ (3½), Drayton Park ½ (½) (Ellesborough scores first): C Pearce & J Allison bt H Wilkinson & D Morton 2 & 1, P Cuthbert & B Godwin bt S Berry & G Shirley 7 & 5, S King & C Cook halved with M Roberts & B James.

Section 3.

Shrivenham Park 1 (1), Chiltern Forest 2 (3) (Shrivenham scores first): D Rolls & A Prestoe lost to D Cobley & T Higgins 6 & 5, T Gristwood & D Hawkins lost to M Williams & P Marden 6 & 5, P Godding & G Gibbard bt J Tayler & N Smith 3 & 2.

Section 4.

Waterstock 0 (0), Rye Hill 3 (4) (Waterstock scores first): S Dawkins & B Phipps lost to S Smith & K Moggerige 3 & 2, S Jackson & D Hill lost to D Washington & J MacFarlan 2 & 1, D Minns & C Britten lost to A Laird & T Smithers 2 holes.

CLUB RESULTS.

FRILFORD HEATH.

European Tour Q School: 1= L Bond, L Canter, J Senior -12. Stableford (Blue Course): 1 D Breslin (5) 43pts, 2 P Austen (27) 41, 3 J Burns (6) 40. Black Tee Challenge: 1 R Harrhy (1) 38pts (cb), 2 A Willis (11) 38.

British & International Greenkeepers Association National Championship: 1 G Sangster (Cathkin Braes), 70+77=147, 2 J Dair (Toft House) 78+70=148, 3 G Burgess (Grange Park) 78+71=149.

NORTH OXFORD.

October Medal Div 1: 1 Z Kundishora 74-9=65, 2 S Newstead 74-8=66, 3 N McWilliams 75-8=67. Div 2: 1 G Lucas 76-13=63, 2 A Nicholl 82-18=64, 3 J O'Sullivan 83-16=67. Div 3: 1 J Pitts 90-20=70 (cb), 2 M French 90-20=70, 3 R Brawn 92-20=72.

Midweek Stableford: 1 B Orton 37pts (cb), 2 D Titcombe 37 (cb), 3 R Titcombe 37.

Lee Jackson Golf Day (Pro) Texas Scrambles – AM: 1 K Johnson, B England, M Bartlett & R Jackson 52.0, 2 G Tomkins, D Tomkins, M Alder & K Alder 53.1, 3 P Barrow, W Dymond, O Warner & D Westkins 53.9. PM: 1 R Mills, A O'Donnell, A Melhuish & G White 51.8, 2 S Millar, J Nicholson, D Willoughby & N Goldsworthy 53.9, 3 N Wilkinson, C Crozier, R Brock & M Oliver 54.7.

Norman Jones Trophy final: G Henwood (13) bt M Tippett (4) 7&6.

Seniors: North Oxford 4, The Wychwood 2.

Ladies’ Medal 17 – Div 2: 1 M Rhymes 96-21=75 (cb), 2 M Eynon 99-24=75. Medal 18 – Div 1: 1 C Peddy 81-13=68, 2 A Coyle 90-19=71. Div 2: 1 M Eynon 95-24=71, 2 E Rummings 94-22=72. Joan Finch Trophy: 1 C Peddy 25 putts, 2 J Brightman 27.

Boulter Chalice: 1 A Coyle 54pts (cb), 2 S Stewart 54. Dorothy French Trophy KO: 1 M Eynon, 2 L Lawrence. Silver Salver KO: 1 E Rummings, 2 S Stewart.

OXFORD CITY.

Stableford Seven: 1 S Greenwood 41pts, 2 T Howie 40, 3 M Higgins 37.

HINKSEY HEIGHTS.

Chairman’s Challenge: 1 K Godfrey, T Spearman & L Whitney 117pts, 2 J Summers, J Bowler & C Shields 113, 3 R Kershaw, T Paine & C Williams 107 (cb). BURFORD. Bogey Trophy: 1 Mark Oliver (2) -1 (cb), 2 J Townsend (9) -1, 3 R O’Neill (11) -2.

KIRTLINGTON.

Founders Trophy: 1 M Cross 41pts, 2 C Crook 40, 3 B Fowler 38 (cb). Medal – Div 1: 1 C Dickenson 71-6=65, 2 J Parsons 79-13=66, 3 P Knight 76-9=67 (cb). Div 2: 1 G Brown 87-21=66 (cb), 2 A Adkins 82-16=66 (cb), 3 J Cross 86-19=67 (cb). Seniors’ Stableford – Div 1: 1 J McHarg 34pts (cb), 2 G Fullagar 34 (cb), 3 C Myall 34. Div 2: 1 J Briden 37pts, 2 N Cofield 34, 3 D Mitchell 32 (cb). Directors’ Shield: 1 P Milton 82-15=67, 2 T Perella 80=10=70, 3 G McKenzie 80-9=71 (cb).

Pete Kennedy Memorial: 1 M Price 90-21=69, 2 B Boyes 86-16=70 (cb), 3 K Crumell 79-9=70(cb).