Oxfordshire hosted The Midlands' South Championships which involved the 6 counties of the Midlands' South region and was held at Tadmarton Heath Golf Club.Two competitions were held : 36 hole medal and 18 hole stableford.Oxfordshire had 4 girls entered into the 36 hole medal competition who played the first round early in the morning and the second round after lunch.This was the first time some of the girls had played 36 holes and they were definitely all very tired by the end of the...
Congratulations to Grace Beardsley who won our Summer Meeting which was held at Drayton Park Golf Club on Monday 1st August.Drayton Park provided plenty of challenges with water, trees and long grass but this did not phase Grace who scored a handicap reducing 38 points, a very impressive score when you add in the oppressive, muggy heat on Monday. Lara was second, followed closely by Freya, Bethany and Ava who was playing in her first 18 hole competition for the county.Congratulation...
Congratulations to Sienna Fegan-Smith who became our 2022 Pre-Handicap Champion and won the Junior Captain's Trophy on Sunday.This was a very close event with the winning score being decided on countback between 3 players and a difference of only 2 shots between all the girls. Well done to all the girls - they each played some wonderful golf shots on the Blenheim Course at Kirtlington Golf Club. Our thanks to Kirtlington and to all the adult helpers - we could not run these events without you!
We were delighted to host our Junior Girls’ Championship at Oxford Golf Club with a small group of just 8 girls this year. The afternoon began rather dubiously with showers but fortunately it was not long before the sun shone. The course was challenging with quick greens testing the putting; nevertheless some wonderful golf shots were played by all girls! As always the girls played in a very sporting manner and remained cheery throughout.Our 2022 Girls' Champion is Elizabeth B...
Congratulations to Elizabeth Ball who won our first competition of the year, the Spring Meeting at North Oxford Golf Club, with a score of 38 points. Elizabeth was closely followed by Lara Murphy and Grace Beardsley both with 37 points.The 9 hole winner was Phoebe Simons with Rachael Moore and Scarlett Reeves sharing second place.Three girls played in the pre-handicap 9 hole event - well done to Charlotte Gosling-Evans, Emma Higgins and Sara Savenius. On the whole we were very lucky w...
Oxfordshire Junior Girls had a very successful day at Burford Golf Club competing for the three Nicola Sparks' Memorial Trophies. This event is held annually and is a highlight of the year. Amelia Seal from Shrivenham Park won the 18 hole stableford with 38 points. Three girls came in with 36 points and on countback 2nd place went to Sophia Sollis from The Cotswolds Club; 3rd place went to Elizabeth Ball from Drayton Park and 4th place went to Lara Murphy from Frilford Heath who also won the ...
Oxfordshire Girls travelled to Bristol on Sunday to play the annual friendly singles match against Gloucestershire Girls. A sunny and bright day dawned but a brisk wind made for tricky conditions - though the Oxfordshire team coped well and completed an emphatic 6 - 1 victory! The matches were all closely fought and superb golf shots were played by all players in a friendly and sporting spirit. Our outgoing Junior Captain Ellie Phillips and fellow final match player Amelia Seal finished their...
The sun shone for the junior girls on Sunday when we held the Ox Calf and Teddy Trophies on the Blenheim Course at Kirtlington and yet again witnessed some wonderful golf from our pre-handicap players. Congratulations to all the players but particularly to the winner of the Ox Calf trophy, for girls 11 and over, Phoebe Simons from Tadmarton Heath and the winner of the Teddy Trophy, for girls 10 and below, Charlotte Gosling-Evans from The Springs. Short course handicaps were awarded and ...
Congratulations to Lara Murphy who won our Summer Meeting which was held at Shrivenham Park Golf Club on Monday 2nd August.This is the first time that we have held a Junior competition at Shrivenham Park and despite looking flat and open from the clubhouse there proved to be some very challenging holes! This did not phase Lara who scored a magnificent 42 Stableford points! Second place was shared by 3 girls each scoring 36 points but on countback 2nd went to Bethany Steventon, 3rd to Gra...
Congratulations to our team of girls who yesterday triumphed in the Midlands South Team Stableford - our first victory since 2010!Girls from 5 counties played a Stableford competition at Cherwell Edge Golf Club with the top 4 scores from each team counting towards their team aggregate score.Our team of Megan Bishop, Elizabeth Ball, Gracie Gillespie, Amelia Seal, Ruby Colleton and Grace Beardsley had a team score of 156 - a truly fantastic score on a tricky course that none of them had pre...