TADMARTON Heath's Sam Round was crowned Oxfordshire ladies champion after coming from behind to defeat Burford's Nicola Sparks at Carswell.

It was very even until Sparks went two up at the 14th hole, but she lost the next after missing a short putt.

Round then turned the screw to rattle off the remaining three holes and record a two-up victory.

Crucial to her success was a superb drive on the 17th, which eventually led to Sparks conceding the hole.

The top 16 players from the qualifying competition went through to the first round of the championship, where Round cruised past Frilford Heath's Karen Harris.

Sparks was also in good form here, seeing off Frilford's Jane Binning 4 & 3.

Round two saw the Tadmarton player edge past Oxford Ladies' Martine Summers 2 & 1, while Sparks beat Summers' clubmate, 18-year-old Tilly Holder 3 & 2.

Round pipped Huntercombe's Alison Kelly 2 & 1 in the semi-finals, with Sparks defeating Studley Wood's Lauren Jupp one up.

The next six finishers from qualifying went through to the Davies Trophy where Linda Dowzall's strong short game saw her past Caversham Heath clubmate Sue Townsend 3 & 2 in the final.

Chipping Norton's Jennie Boyle defeated Hadden Hill's Jan Hargreaves 3 & 2 in the Bronze Championship final.

RESULTS Championship 1st round: S Round (Tadmarton Heath) bt K Harris (Frilford Heath) 6 & 5, M Summers (Oxford Ladies) bt L Watkins (Bicester) 2 & 1, A Kelly (Huntercombe) bt M Williams (Oxford Ladies) 3 & 2, N Ives (Witney) bt A Gowing (Frilford) 3 & 2, L Jupp (Studley Wood) bt S Arnold (Caversham Heath) 5 & 4, K Pollard (Henley) bt J Lawrence (Henley) 2 & 1, N Sparks (Burford) bt J Binning (Frilford) 4 & 3, T Holder (Oxford Ladies) bt M Field (Henley) 4 & 3. 2nd round: Round bt Summers 2 & 1, Kelly bt Ives 3 & 2, Jupp bt Pollard 8 & 7, Sparks bt Holder 3 & 2. Semi-finals: Round bt Kelly 2 & 1, Sparks bt Jupp 1 up. Final: Round bt Sparks 2 up.

Davies Trophy final: L Dowzall (Caversham Heath) bt S Townsend (Caversham Heath) 3 & 2.

Bronze Championship final: J Boyle (Chipping Norton) bt J Hargreaves (Hadden Hill) 3 & 2.