Studley Wood Golf Club were the hosts for this year’s President’s Trophy Finals Day on Monday 19th August 2024. In contrast to the hot conditions experienced the previous week by the Captain’s Trophy finalists, this was a somewhat cooler and much windier day. This provided more challenging conditions for the semi-finalists from Tadmarton, Henley, Frilford and Huntercombe. The competitive matches were each played out to the final few holes before there were definitive results. Co...
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On 14th August, Drayton Park's Ruth Mackay and Lynne Tattershall played in the national final of the 2024 Australian Spoons competition at Woodhall Spa.The Australian Spoons, a stableford foursomes competition for women with a Handicap Index® between 15.0 and 54.0, takes place every year with qualifying rounds run by clubs, a regional final and then the national final.Ruth and Lynne blew away the competition, finishing with 37 points. The team in second place had 28, so a handsome victory. We...
OLCGA CAPTAIN’S TROPHY – MONDAY 12TH AUGUST 2024The Captain’s Trophy Finals Day was played at North Oxford Golf Club with teams from Feldon Valley, Hadden Hill, Oxford Ladies and Tadmarton Heath competing.The temperature was high but a welcome breeze provided the semi-finalists a little respite as they played their matches. After some competitive golf, wins for Hadden Hill and Oxford Ladies saw them through to the afternoon’s final.The afternoon session saw the matches evenly poised after n...
On Wednesday 24th July, Kirtlington Golf Club hosted the Midlands South Regional Final of the England Golf Australian Spoons competition for 2024.Full Results The winning pair were Lynne Tattersall & Ruth Mackay from Drayton Park Golf Club in Oxfordshire. The runners up were also from an Oxfordshire club (The Oxfordshire), so well done to everyone representing the county in the regional final.The winners from Drayton Park GC.In total 72 ladies took part – 36 pairs representing 3...
We've written to many of you already this year about the new software platform OLCGA are using to administer competitions and events, Golf Genius. Now, everyone who has registered with OLCGA via Golf Genius can enable their County Card directly and immediately via the mobile app. The County Card provides access to more than 1300 golf clubs offering special rates on green fees. There is no cost associated with activating the card, it is very easy, and it is worth doing. When playing at...
The annual County Shield competition was held at Tadmarton Heath Golf Club on Monday 24th June. The glory of a beautiful warm sunny day was matched by the stunning view from the terrace out over the 7th green and the rolling Oxfordshire countryside beyond.15 pairs representing 10 different clubs played 27 holes of foursomes golf over a challenging course. Position was everything, and local knowledge clearly came in handy for the winning pair.Claire Mottershead and Kim Woodlock from Tadmarton ...
On Wednesday 8th May 2024, Bicester Golf Club hosted the OLCGA's Spring 3 Ball Alliance. 24 ladies enjoyed the opportunity to try Bicester’s newly revamped 9 hole course and realised it is not so easy to go round twice! The winning team of Maureen Rhymes, Lorraine Watkins and Susan White (North Oxford, above) scored 74 points in the stableford, 2-to-count format. Second place went to Claire Mottershead, Kim Woodlock and Sally Gordon-Stewart (Tadmarton Heath, below) with 71 points.Full re...
On a lovely dry and sunny day that hopefully signals the start of spring 2024, Frilford Heath Golf Club hosted the county's annual Centenary Trophy competition. The par-70 Green course was in great condition considering the winter we have all endured. The greens were fast and true, and the pins in some very challenging positions. 13 players representing 8 different clubs took part, including defending champion Caroline Johnson (Tadmarton Heath), 2023 County Champion Megan Bishop (The Wyc...
On an amazingly sunny & warm October day at Badgemore Park GC, Caroline Johnson from Tadmarton Heath won OLCGA's Centenary Trophy with a gross score of 81. Elizabeth Ball from Frilford Heath, was second with 84 and Henley's Sarah Hillas finished 3rd with 85. Best Nett was Sarah Clarke from Hadden Hill with a score of 77, closely followed in second place by Caroline Pearce from Frilford Heath who scored 78.