KATHERINE O'Connor kept up her fine early season form by retaining the Oxfordshire Girls Championships at Hadden Hill.

The three-handicap Welsh international and Frilford Heath member shot a 78 in difficult conditions to win the title by 13 shots.

O'Connor followed this up by finishing third in the South of England Schools Championships over 36 holes at Eastbourne.

A missed putt on the last hole cost her the title, but she has been selected to play in the South of England team at the English Schools final.

*OXON'S ladies will be hosts when County Week starts at Frilford Heath's Blue Course on Monday.

They face Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Hampshire in South East Division 1, with the winner progressing to the sub divisional final at Crews Hill, Middlesex on June 28.

Each match consists of three morning foursomes and six afternoon singles.

Oxfordshire play Berks on Monday, Bucks on Tuesday, Hants on Thursday and Herts on Friday with a rest day on Wednesday.

Oxon Squad: S Round, K O'Connor (Tadmarton Heath), J Lawrence, S Arnold (Henley), A Kelly (Huntercombe), J Binning (Frilford Heath), L Jupp (Studley Wood), M Summers, Tilly Holder (Oxford Ladies), N Ives (Witney Lakes).

*CHIPPING Norton ladies are eyeing a fifth consecutive Captain's Trophy title after defeating Frilford Heath 2-1 to reach the semi-final.