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Oxfordshire hosted this prestigious event at Badgemore Park Golf Club. After heavy snow on Monday we were very lucky that Wednesday dawned bright and dry albeit with a biting wind. Despite 3 months of lockdown we were able to to field 27 players between the medal and stableford competitions with handicaps ranging from +2 - 29. It proved to be a very successful day for Buckinghamshire :BB&O Champion - Olivia Lee from Gerrards Cross Golf Club with a gross score of 71.  BB&O Nett Wi...

OLCGA Gain Safe Golf AccreditationI am delighted to report that England Golf has awarded OLCGA it’s SafeGolf standard. This is the safeguarding standard EG will promote to all it’s affiliated clubs and counties to ensure they all provide a safe and positive experience for children and young people whilst they play golf.Many thanks to Heather Slevin for coordinating this, along with all our volunteers who ensured their DBS checks were up-to-date, attended workshops etc to ensure all our po...

Our one and only County competition this year went ahead yesterday, Monday 14th September, at Tadmarton Heath, the weather was absolutely fabulous with blue skies and sunshine from start to finish.Sadly because of government restrictions the County were only allowed to have a maximum of 12 teams of 3, clubs were represented from : North Oxford, Feldon Valley, Tadmarton Heath, Cotswold Club, Frilford Heath and Henley.The winners were, Jenny Nunneley, Geraldine Smith and Kate Marsh from Tad...

Our Junior Captain, Ellie Phillips, scored a majestic 42 pts to win the Summer Meeting Trophy @ Drayton Park GC. It was a tough day for the players as the wind was very strong, but Ellie must have been watching the Women's Open @ Royal Troon to see how to cope with such conditions. Ruby Colleton finished in second place on 35 pts and Megan Bishop beat Beth Ball & Gracie Gillespie on countback to take third with 31pts.Well done to everyone who played.

Despite the baking heat, our junior girls posted some amazing scores in the County Junior Girls' Championships held at Badgemore Park GC. Our 2020 Girls' Champion is Tia Johnstone from Frilford Heath scoring a gross 78 with Freya Coughlan, also from Frilford, coming second with a gross 82. Gracie Gillespie from Studley Wood became our Nett Champion following a blistering round of gross 83, nett 60, and Cotswold Club's Sophia Sollis finished second with a gross 85, nett 68.In the stableford co...

Well done to our Junior Captain, Ellie Phillips, and her team of Holly Gibbs and Ellie Mitchell. They won today's Rumble event @ Kirtlington GC with a score of 77 pts.Next came Freya Coughlan's team with 71pts. Tia Johnstone's & Grace Boag-Matthews' teams both scored 70pts.

Following on from my last message we are now back on our lovely courses, albeit social golf with restrictions, but I am sure you will all agree we do not mind, better than no golf!It is still difficult to predict ahead and because of that we have sadly taken the decision to cancel the County Shield on July 16 at Huntercombe. Refunds will be processed for those that had already entered. EG hope to run events from the end of July, but no certainty, all depends on this ghastly virus. We do h...

Regretfully, the MS Junior Championships 2020 have been cancelled as they clashed with England Golf's rescheduled Girls' U18 Amateur Open Stroke-play event which will now be held on the 25th -27th August @ Sandy Lodge GC, Northwood. Entry forms can be found on their website from the 1st May.  

A lot of OLCGA members will have known Chris, a very keen golfer who gave so much back to Club & County. Lady Captain at Chipping Norton Golf Club (as it was then) in 2005 and following that EG Rep for OLCGA for several years followed by County Delegate representing Cotswolds Club. Chris was always involved with OLCGA knock out competitions, representing her club, either by playing or organising – very often both. Chris was a highly respe...

Message from your President Sadly all county fixtures have been cancelled until the end of June due to the Coronavirus, this includes all knockout competitions. I informed all delegates this week to communicate this with club members, we certainly are in unprecedented times and will keep you informed as and when. Meanwhile all keep safe and hopefully we can keep playing, albeit car park to course golf.