OLCGA

Dear County members I would like to congratulate Karen Pollard on an excellent two years as County Captain, a very hard act to follow and I feel honoured to be given the opportunity. There are many County competitions to enter and I would encourage you to have a look on our website or county leaflet and enter. You do not have to be a low handicap player; you just need to enjoy playing! Take the opportunity to play on one of our many wonderful Oxfordshire courses eit...

After a great drive on Kirtlington Golf Club's Par 5 18th, our 2018 Junior Captain and county player, Izy Edwards, holed her 154 yard approach shot to achieve a very rare albatross. It helped drop her handicap to 4.4. Well done Izy.

Cara has been selected as one of only 2 amateurs ladies to represent England down under in tournaments in January. She started her winter training in Florida in November, heads in December to Portugal for a England Training Camp and then jets off to Oz.

The Autumn 3 Ball Alliance was played at Hadden Hill on 3rd October. There were 30 players, the sun shone though it was a cool Autumnal Day. The club could not have been more welcoming and helpful. There was a delicious lunch waiting when everyone finished their round. Thank you to Pat Bates and all her helpers for helping to make the day so enjoyable.1stBrenda Brown, Julie O’Sullivan, Pauline Drew (Hadden Hill)82pts2ndMaureen Rhymes, Gill Northover, Lorraine Watkins (North Oxford)80p...

The Ann Starkey Trophy is a new scratch knockout and is played as an inter club competition for Bronze handicap players. Ann Starkey, a former member of Tadmarton Heath, had been very involved in the county; playing for the 1st team in the ‘60s and ‘70s and eventually becoming the President. Ann left a legacy in her will to OLCGA . After some deliberations the Committee decided to hold a competition in her memory run in a similar way to The President’s and Captain’s Trophy. 2018 ...

L to R. Niki Sutton. Annie Gowing. Kate Evans (Team Captain). Jean Lees. Ange Reeves. Maudie Beardall (FHGC Ladies Captain). Teddy Bevan.The semi finals and final of the President’s Trophy were played on the 20th of August at Drayton Park golf club. The club, at very short notice, kindly agreed to host the event, when the original venue, Huntercombe, had to be abandoned. The reason being Huntercombe Ladies won their way through to the final day. Drayton Park gave us a great welcome...

The England Golf Midlands South 4BBB competition was held at the Cotswolds Club on Tuesday 21st August. 78 ladies from 6 different counties took part and the Cotswold Club made everybody very welcome. The results of this competition were as follows: Gross winners 1st Mary MacLaren & Carol Gibbs (Wellingborough, Northants) 2nd Sarah Clanton &Anna Rock (Stourbridge & Kidderminster, Worcs/Hereford) 3rd Kate Evans &Annie Gowing (Frilforth Heath/Oxon) 4th Maggie Findlay &a...

What a difference a year can make! There was no rain to be seen this year. Sun cream and plenty of water was required as this was one of the hottest days of the year. The semi finalists of Oxford Ladies, Henley, Frilford Heath and Witney Lakes gathered for the 09.00 start. Maureen Rhymes acted as the starter for County Captain who wasn’t able to arrive until lunchtime. In the first semi final Oxford Ladies played Henley and came out on top winning all three of the matches. In the ...

Oxfordshire v Warwickshire – Mon 18th June – Morning Day 1 of CMW 2018 saw Oxfordshire take on Warwickshire in the morning match. This being the first year of the new format, 2 x Foursomes matches followed by 3 x Singles matches. Leading the way in the first foursomes match were County Captain Karen Pollard and Victoria Hart. Going through the front 9 they were 2up with some great shots from both players. This carried on for them to put the first win on the board for Oxfordshire w...