Paul Dolton hit a hole-in-one as Frilford Heath saw off Burford 2-1 in Section 1 of the Shaw Gibbs Oxfordshire Foursomes League.

Dolton struck his ace on the par-three 177-yard 11th hole at Burford, while playing with Alex Gavrilovic against Simon Hopkins and Ian Liddle.

He said: “I was going to take a five-iron but Alex persuaded me to take a six.”

Dolton is only the third player to achieve a hole-in-one in the league’s history.

The others are Roger Mawle (Tadmarton Heath) in 2006 and Roger Gillam (Buckingham) in 2001.

Frilford's other win came from county foursomes champions, Ashley Walton and Ben Paterson, who defeated John Lally and Donny Henderson-Sowerby 5 & 4.

John Wilkes and Tom Dexter took Burford's only point with a two-hole victory over youngsters Dean Newbold and Joe Richardson, despite going three down in the early exchanges.

The Oxfordshire stayed top after winning 2-1 at Magnolia Park to collect their fourth victory in five outings this season.

Matches one and three were halved, but Andy Stubbs and Ben Cotton defeated Sean Stanley and Mike Cunningham 4 & 3.

North Oxford defeated Bicester 2½-½ in Section 2 after comfortable wins in matches one and two.

Paul Jones snatched a further half point for North Oxford by holing an eight-iron for eagle two on the 18th.

Bicester lie bottom of the table after losing all three of their matches, while North Oxford are edging out Shrivenham Park in second.

Witney Lakes recorded their first win of the season by thrashing basement boys Kirtlington 3-0 in Section 4.

RESULTS

Section 1

Burford 1 (1pt) Frilford Heath 2 (3) (Burford first): J Wilks & T Dexter bt J Richardson & D Newbold 2 holes, J Lally & D Henderson-Sowerby lost to A Walton & B Patterson 5 & 4, I Liddle & S Hopkins lost to A Gavrilovic & P Dolton 2 & 1.

Magnolia Park 1 (1), The Oxfordshire 2 (3) (Magnolia Park first): M Jefferson & D Cronin halved with D Knight & M Shimmins, S Stanley & M Cunningham lost to A Stubbs & B Cotton 4 & 3, M Lewis-Rippington & G Stirrat halved with J Archer & N Lucas.

Section 2

North Oxford 2½ (3½), Bicester ½ (½) (North Oxford first): J Tasker & M Tippett bt J Davis & P Davis 6 & 4, P Barrow & N Jones bt S Curtis & P Hickman 3 & 2, P Jones & C Powell halved with M Taylor & D Shields.

Section 3

Buckingham 3 (4), Mentmore 0 (0) (Buckingham first): D Robertson & N Franklin bt R Clarke & L Blair 6 & 5, B Howell & D Thompson bt A Fairfield & C Mills 5 & 4, B Baxter & B Harnett bt G Robertson & R Chown 2 holes.

Section 4

Kirtlington 0 (0), Witney Lakes 3 (4) (Kirtlington first): P Slade & M Cross lost to D Thompson & A King 4 & 3, S Chick & L Fraser lost to R Conner & J Timms 6 & 4, R Kennedy & L Kennedy lost to J Cook & O Tite 4 & 2.