OLCGA

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.

Another successful Sunday for Oxfordshire. Following their 6-0 win over the Oxon Boys Junior League on the 8th March, our county girls won the BB&O Team Stableford Trophy at Oakland Park GC on the 15th. They scored an amazing 201pts with Ellie Mitchell finishing second and Allie Holtom third in the individual event.

Our first training session of the 2020 season at Fridlford Heath G.C. with our new coach Martin Woodbridge. A great start with 13 players turning up for short game coaching followed by foursomes practice. Although it was cold & frosty the sun did appear warming us all up. So nice to see everyone after a long break and now looking forward to the new season.

The Bamberger final was played at the Cotswolds Club in torrential rain. The finalists were Christine Bishop (Bicester) and Muriel Williams (Tadmarton). The course was in immaculate condition and held up so well considering the rain, with good golf played by both. It was nip and tuck all the way, Christine going 1up on 17 to emerge the winner 2up. Losing semi-finalists were Valeska Maclachlan (Henley) and Derryn Cope (Studley Wood).Many thanks to Cotswolds Club for hosting the final and K...

Ruby Colleton from Witney Lakes scored 39 points to win the 18-hole stableford in the Nicola Sparks Memorial Competitions which are held annually at Burford GC. Megan Bishop from The Wychwood was second and Freya Coughlan from Frilford Heath finished 3rd, both on 36 points. In the Short Course competition, Louise Hodgkinson from Frilford Heath picked up the trophy with Kirsty Soffe from Burford in second place.