EILEEN Hall is escorted through an archway of clubs by professional Stewart Davies during her drive-in ceremony as Chipping Norton’s new ladies’ captain.

Hall drove in on the tenth tee and then hosted a nine-hole competition.

  • NORTH Oxford have reduced membership fees for the under 30s and frozen prices for visitors.

From April 1, 21-25-year-olds will pay £395 for the year and 26-29-year-olds £595.

Green fees and society rates have been frozen at their 2009 prices.

For more information, visit www.nogc.co.uk or call general manager Bob Harris on 01865 554924.

  • THE 2010 Shaw Gibbs Oxfordshire Foursomes League begins in earnest on Saturday, with Frilford Heath visiting Magnolia Park in Section 1.

Defending champions Tadmarton Heath open their campaign at Frilford on April 3.

RESULTS

SHAW GIBBS

OXFORDSHIRE FOURSOMES LEAGUE

Section 2

North Oxford 1 (1pt), Studley Wood 2 (3) (North Oxford first): D Titcombe & O Marsden lost to N Marsh & M Stokes 5&3, M Booth & P Barrow bt S Bulman & N Mortimer 1 hole, P Jones & N Jones lost to J Fathers & S Jenkins 2&1.

FRILFORD HEATH

Ladies’ Medal – Div 1: 1 Liz McPhail 82-7=75, 2 A Payne 93-17=76. Div 2: 1 M Snelling 99-22=77, 2 C Madge 105-25=80.

Ladies’ Weekend Medal: 1 S Duncombe 96-20=76 (cb), 2 A Gowing 82-6=76.

Ladies’ Stableford – Div 1: 1 S Alden 36pts (cb), 2 J Simpson 35. Div 2: 1 M Bowker 32pts (cb), 2 H Fooij 29.

Ladies’ Andrew Walsh Trophy – semi-finals: J McCairns bt B Hamilton, A Gowing bt M Wilson at 20th. Final: A Gowing bt J McCairns.

OXFORD CITY

Virgin Atlantic Qualifier: 1 J Allen 40pts (cb), 2 D Ludlow 40, 3 R Davies 39.

OXFORD LADIES

Medal No 1: R Stockford 95-23=72, 2 P Smith 98-21=77, 3 S Wilson 96-17=79 (cb).

NORTH OXFORD

Harold Avery Medal: 1 S Kendall nett 62, 2 R Brightman 63, 3 J Mazey 64.

CHIPPING NORTON

March Medal – Div 1: 1 S Allen nett 67 (cb), 2 A White 67, 3 J Waring 68. Div 2: 1 C Harvey 68 (cb), 2 E Abbey 68 (cb), 3 L Haynes 68.

BURFORD

Stableford qualifier: 1 J Chambers 43pts, 2 A Chambers 41, 3 J O’Reilly 40 (cb).

CARSWELL

Seniors’ Stableford – Div 1: 1 R Jones 41pts, 2 C Parratt 39, 3 R Braybrook 38 (cb). Div 2: 1 J Ordish 44, 2 D Read 43, 3 P Murphy 40.

OXFORD TRAIN DRIVERS SOCIETY

March meeting – Chipping Norton: 1 S Hamilton, 2 P Ing, 3 A Brown. Nearest the pin: S Hamilton & M Johnson.