Burford moved to a point off top spot in Section 1 of the Shaw Gibbs Oxfordshire Foursomes League following a 3-0 win at home to leaders The Oxfordshire.

The closest contest was in the opening match, where Mark Oliver and Richard Connor won 3 & 2 against Nigel Lucas and Adam Riddle.

Both the following ties were clinched on the 15th green.

Joe Simpson and Bret Gaertner won 4 & 3 against Andy Stubbs and Paul Avenell.

And the whitewash was sealed when Simon Hopkins and Matt Hill triumphed by the same score against Jeff Archer and Peter Green.

The win, Burford’s second 3-0 result in as many matches, took the defending champions just behind The Oxfordshire in the table, with a game in hand.

RESULTS

SHAW GIBBS OXFORDSHIRE FOURSOMES LEAGUE

Section 1 Burford 3 (4pts), The Oxfordshire 0 (0) (Burford scores first): M Oliver & R Connor bt N Lucas & A Riddle 3 & 2, J Simpson & B Gaertner bt A Stubbs & P Avenell 4 & 3, S Hopkins & M Hill bt J Archer & P Green 4 & 3.

Ellesborough 0 (0), Burford 3 (4) (Ellesborough scores first): J Allison & A Wilkinson lost to J Wilks & J Simpson 5 & 3, P Cuthbert & S Williams lost to M Hill & S Hopkins 2 & 1, T Higgins & D Cobley lost to R Connor & M Oliver 5 & 4.

Section 3 Witney Lakes ½ (½), Buckingham 2½ (3½) (Witney Lakes scores first): S Putt & P Facchino lost to S Clarke & M McStraw 4 & 3, J Lambourne & L Allmond lost to D Thompson & D Dusway 4 & 3, N Clayton & M Cradock halved with N Laidwell & E Jenks.

WITNEY LAKES

D P Windows May Medal – Div 1: 1 W Jackson 78-9=69, 2 P Dorey 81-11=70, 3 W Dickinson 74-4=70. Div 2: 1 A Griffin 93-20=73, 2 D Symes 93-19=74, 3 A Tyrell 91-17=74.

Ladies May Medal: 1 H Clack 93-22=71, 2 J Keable 92-18=74, 3 M Ives 95-20=75.

BURFORD

Men’s Buckland Cup: 1 A Talty (13) 40pts (cb), 2 S Boydell (12) 40, 3 L Bannister (14) 38.

WYCHWOOD

Blind Golfers Charity Medal: 1 S Hawtin (9) 73, 2 N Gillett (22) 73, 3 A Tyler (4) 74.

President’s Prize (Ladies): 1 L Fisher (28) 73, 2 C Murray (31) 76, 3 H Burden (18) 78.

President’s Putter: 1 C O’Hare (26) 69, 2 T Tobin (5) 69, 3 S Hawtin (9) 70.

April Stableford: 1 A Tyler (4) 37, 2 M Gordon (5) 36, 3 D Dore (5) 36.

Ladies Stableford: 1 M Swann (36) 38, 2 C Saxton (25) 30, 3 L Fisher (26) 34.

Bank Holiday Greensomes: 1 A Joynes & V Joynes 42, 2 R Hollingdale & A Hollingdale 41, 3 J Munro & L Munro 41.

Turner Prize (Ladies): 1 K Shires (10) 75, 2 R Shepherd (27) 75, 3 T Gibbons (12) 76.

Keith Bryant Trophy: 1 J Butler (15) 36, 2 D Dibbens (15) 36, 3 T Butler (28) 32.

Mark Stancer Trophy: 1 D Watton (11) 72, 2 A Gunn (2) 72, 3 M Taylor (9) 73.

Ladies Medal: 1 T Gibbons (12) 77, 2 J Taylor (10) 77, 3 L Williams (18) 82.

Ladies Medal: 1 J Stephens (22) 85, 2 L Baird (24) 90, 3 P Court (19) 91.

May Medal: 1 A Gunn (2) 71, 2 P Fisher (10) 71, 3 T Smith (14) 72.