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Read the latest edition of "Rough Cuts - Summer 2025" Welcome to the Summer edition of the OLCGA newsletter. You can view the newsletter directly from the pdf attached, or via the OLCGA website here.  Late additional news: Monday saw some strong winds, rain and sunshine at Drayton Park GC where Oxford Ladies prevailed in their defence of the Captain's Trophy. They played Huntercombe in the final. Well done to all teams who made Finals Day, battled the elements, and played go...

This year’s Captain’s Trophy Finals Day was played at Drayton Park Golf Club on Monday 4th August, with teams from Feldon Valley, Oxford Ladies, Huntercombe and Badgemore Park competing. The weather for the day looked unpredictable but after setting off in the rain, the sun soon appeared and teams managed to stay dry for the duration. The semi-final matches provided some close competition and the eventual victors of the morning session, both winning by margins of 2 – 1, were Hunterc...

Day One On 30 May 2025, 51 players from across the County headed to Burford GC to compete in Day One’s Stroke Play Qualifiers. Those in the scratch Championship were to play morning and afternoon rounds, with mid-silver and bronze players following on for their 18-hole qualifier. With first tees from 8.30am and final rounds concluding after 7pm, it was to be a full day of glorious golf. And glorious it was indeed. The course was presented in fantastic condition. With the fairw...

2nd Team Match - Oxon v Berks @Castle Royle, 15th May 2025Lara Murphy - Frilford HeathMegan Bishop - The WychwoodSarah Hillas - HenleyEmma Whiteley - HuntercombeLydia Avann - Tadmarton HeathNikki Halsall - KirtlingtonIt was a chilly start for the morning foursomes at Castle Royle and despite Oxfordshire's best efforts it appeared that Berkshire warmed up a little faster than Oxfordshire.Home advantage paid dividends for the home team. The highlight of the morning was a halved match by Emma W...

Congratulations to the following who will represent Oxfordshire in this year's CMW event being hosted at Harewood Downs GC in Buckinghamshire.Squad PlayersCaroline Johnson - Tadmarton HeathCharlotte Gosling-Evans - The SpringsElizabeth Ball - Frilford HeathKate Evans - Frilford HeathLara Murphy - Frilford HeathLaura Watkins - BicesterMairi Weir - HenleyMegan Bishop - The WychwoodSarah Hillas - HenleyTracy Roberts - Frilford HeathSquad ReservesLydia Avann - Tadmarton HeathAmy Boote - Tadma...

The BB&O Junior Girls Championships were held at Beaconsfield Golf Club on Monday 14th April. We had 6 girls enter from Oxfordshire across the medal and stableford competitions, on a windy but dry day. The BB&O Champion (scratch) was Ellie Lichtenhein from Bucks who recorded a fantastic score of 71 (3 under par) for the round. Our Oxfordshire girls played some wonderful golf, with Ali Dolamore (below left) winning the Nett Trophy with a nett score of 67 (7 under her handicap), and ...

1st Team Friendly Match Venue: Tadmarton Heath (yellow tees) Date: Sunday 13 April 2025 Result: Oxon 4.5-4.5 Armed Forces The team of Laura Watkins (Bicester), Nikki Halsall (Kirtlington), Sarah Clarke (Hadden Hill), Tracy Roberts (Frilford Heath), Phoebe Simons and Caroline Johnson (Tadmarton Heath) played the Armed Forces in this annual friendly fixture. Comprising morning foursomes, and afternoon singles, a cold but well turned out Tadmarton Heath provided a real challenge for all....

A full day of sunshine greeted the players for our 2nd team match v Buckinghamshire at Badgemore Park Golf Club.The morning foursomes were lead out by Karen Pollard (Henley) & debutant Mandy Nall (Huntercombe), followed by Mairi Weir (Henley) & Nikki Halsall (Kirtlington), lastly Tracy Roberts (Frilford) & our second debutant Emma Whiteley (Huntercombe). Mairi & Nikki played some great golf to win 6 & 5, Tracy & Emma had a very close battle all the way to the 18th...

On Sunday 6th April, in perfect golfing conditions, a team of 8 Oxfordshire Juniors took part in the 2025 BB&O Team Stableford at Oakland Park Golf Club in Bucks. This is a real team event, with the best 6 stableford scores from the 8 girls going towards the final team total. There were also prizes for the first and second best individual scores on the day. Suffice to say that our Junior Captain, Kirsty Soffe, made her second winning speech of the week as Oxfordshire beat Buckinghamsh...

On Sunday 30th March, Oxfordshire Girls played Oxfordshire Boys at Tadmarton Heath in the annual fixture that has been held for 10 years. The course was in very good condition and the sun was shining, but a stiff wind added to the challenge. 8 girls representing 4 different clubs played in pairs in a fourball better ball matchplay format. With a mixture of experienced junior county players and 1 girl making her debut for the team, each pair included a player with previous or local knowledg...