Frilford Heath remain on course to retain the KO Trophy in the Shaw Gibbs Oxfordshire Foursomes League with a convincing semi-final victory over Burford. The holders triumphed 2.5-0.5 and will now meet Tadmarton Heath in the final at Mentmore on Saturday, November 1. In the other semi-final, Tadmarton whitewashed Chipping Norton 3-0.

RESULTS

Knockout semi-finals

Tadmarton Heath 3, Chipping Norton 0 (Tadmarton Heath first): O King & L Robinson bt M Stanton & M Johnson 6 & 4, I Manning & S O'Connor bt A Johnson & T Reynolds 3 & 1, S Hallam & G Sambrook bt D Hicks & S Kench 7 & 5.

Frilford Heath 2.5, Buckingham 0.5 (Frilford Heath first): P Richardson & D Newbold bt S Clarke & N Franklin 2 & 1, N Davies & R Harrhy bt G Robb & M Rimmer 5 & 4, S Elliot & J Wilson halved with P Skinner & B Howell.

Section 1

The Oxfordshire 2 (3pts), Tadmarton Heath 1 (1) (The Oxfordshire first): D Knight & P Green bt I Manning & S Hallam 1 hole, B Cotton & M Foster lost to L Robinson & O King 5 & 4, C Hinton & N Lucas bt G Sambrook & T Wheeldon 2 & 1.

Frilford Heath 1.5 (2), Buford 1.5 (2) (Frilford Heath first): A Walton & B Paterson halved with S Hopkins & M Oliver, S Elliot & P Richardson bt D Summers & J Wilkes 4 & 2, N Davies & A Gavrilovic lost to A Purdy & J Lally 1 hole.

Section 2

Oxford City 1 (1), North Oxford 2 (3) (Oxford City first): A Wootton & I Bound lost to M Booth & P Barrow 1 hole, M Hall & A Hooker bt Sh Smith & St Smith 2 & 1, G Henley & Z Vjestica lost to P Jones & M Tippett 3 & 2.

Section 3

Mentmore 2.5 (3.5), Hadden Hill 0.5 (0.5) (Mentmore first): D Heyns & M Culley bt J Williams & D Polley 4 & 3, B Harnett & B Clarke halved with M Dowzall & C Hodinet, S Lee & S Bennett bt P Chana & L Williams 2 & 1.