TADMARTON Heath boosted their survival hopes in Section 1 of the Shaw Gibbs Oxfordshire Foursomes League with a 2½-½ victory over basement boys Studley Wood.

All the matches were tight affairs, with Spencer Hall and James Burton pipping Studley’s Lee White and Andy Sutton by one hole in the opener.

Tadmarton’s Ian Manning and Chris Lowe saw off John McClure and Nigel Lawton 2&1, while Guy Sambrook and Owen King halved with Studley’s Joe Fathers and Nick Mortimer.

Hadden Hill went second in Division 3 after beating North Oxford 2-1.

Gary Hamilton and Mark Grootz opened up with a 3&2 victory over North Oxford’s Marc Andrews and Darren Boulton.

Dave Titcombe and Simon Kendall levelled by defeating Hadden’s Mark Harvey and Dylan Polley 4&3.

But Rob Perry and Lee Challis sealed the spoils by seeing off Steve Millar and John Nicholson 2&1.

l OXON pair Barry James and Trevor Harrhy helped Wales to a runner-up spot in the Four Nations Golf Challenge.

James (Drayton Park) and Harrhy (Frilford Heath) were in the Wales side that were pipped 4-3 by Ireland in the grand final at The Oxfordshire.

But they also played the decisive role in getting their country to the final.

With both semi-finals finishing 3-3, sudden death was required – and James and Harrhy were chosen as Wales’s pair.

They eventually edged out England’s Sean Lapper and Stephen King (Cherwell Edge) on the third time they played the 415-yard 18th hole.

SHAW GIBBS OXFORDSHIRE FOURSOMES LEAGUE Section 1 Tadmarton Heath 2½ (3½pts), Studley Wood ½ (½) (Tadmarton Heath first): S Hallam & J Burton bt L White & A Sutton 1 hole, I Manning & C Lowe bt J McClure & N Lawton 2&1, G Sambrook & O King halved with J Fathers & N Mortimer.

Section 2 Buckingham 2 (3), Ellesborough 1 (1) (Buckingham first): J Wyatt & M Schofield lost to C Pearce & S Williams 5&4, D Thompson & B Baxter bt P Cuthbert & L Richardson 2 holes, S Clark & W Hearne bt D Finch & J McCafferty 6&4.

Section 3 Hadden Hill 2 (3), North Oxford 1 (1) (Hadden Hill first): G Hamilton & M Grootz bt M Andrews & D Boulton 3&2, M Harvey & D Polley lost to D Titcombe & S Kendall 4&3, R Perry & L Challis bt S Millar & J Nicholson 2&1.

NORTH OXFORD Committee Cup: 1 S Newstead 38pts, 2 J Nicholson 32 (cb), 3 N Goldsworthy 32.

October Medal – Div 1: 1 K Alder nett 64 (cb), 2 R Nicholson 64, 3 J Nicholson 65. Div 2: 1 K Johnson 63, 2 R Tolley 67 (cb), 3 N Jenkins 67. Div 3: 1 J Willis 60, 2 W Penny 63, 3 N Otwell 66.

Mixed club match: Burford 4, North Oxford 4.

OXFORD LADIES Nine-hole Stableford: 1 R Bunce 19pts, 2 J Sunderland 17.

Medal A: 1 G Chapman 95-22=73, 2 J Ryan 104-29=75.

Medal B: 1 T Roberts 81-11=70, 2 J McCairns 84-8=76.

McGregor Quaich: 1 T Roberts nett 75+70=145, 2 J McCairns 72+76=148.

BICESTER Ladies’ Stableford: 1 L Watkins 35pts, 2 C Bosher 30, 3 S Harrison 29.

Ladies’ match: Bicester 1½, Magnolia Park 1½.

KIRTLINGTON Medal – Div 1: 1 J Parsons 79-14=65 (cb), 2 T Perella 76-11=65, 3 A Vircavs 76-10=66. Div 2: 1 P Mills 82-17=65 (cb), 2 M Hall 80-15=65, 3 J Raw 83-16=67 (cb).

Seniors’ Medal: 1 J Darch 78-13=65, 2 D Shorey 93-26=67 (cb), 3 D Basey 86-19=67.

Elite Challenge: 1 D Thomas.

WITNEY LAKES Cotswold Natural Stone October Medal – Div 1: 1 R Gander 79-10=69, 2 H Pearce 81-11=70, 3 B Green 84-13=71. Div 2: 1 P Walton 86-18=68, 2 M Cradock 84-15=69, 3 D Holliday 90-20=70.

CHIPPING NORTON Edward Douglas Stableford – Div 1: 1 P Roberts 40pts (cb), 2 C Rose 40, 3 I Moss 39. Div 2: 1 D Graham 41, 2 J Gill 39 (cb), 3 E Abbey 39.

Ladies’ Stableford: 1 L Usher 40pts, 2 S Taylor 34, 3 A Johnson 32.

Senior Men’s Stableford: 1 P Bugge 41pts, 2 A Steel 40, 3 T Davies 37.

Ladies’ Stableford: 1 A Knowles 39pts, 2 J Jones 34, 3 J Porter 33.

BURFORD Men's October Medal – Div 1: 1 R O’Brien 78-12=66, 2 R Miles 78-11=67. Div 2: 1 N Poynter 81-15=66, 2 D Wilks 80-13=67, 3 J Anderson 81-13=68.

THE WYCHWOOD Ladies’ Stableford: 1 C Saxton 38pts, 2 T Gibbons 35, 3 P Marshall 34.

Ladies’ Nine-hole Stableford: 1 O Slaughter 31pts, 2 B Clifford 27, 3 C Brooks 22.

Saturday Stableford: 1 A Thomas 39pts, 2 A Buckland 36 (cb), 3 D Ridley 36.

Sunday Stableford: 1 N Flint 43pts, 2 M Roberts 42, 3 J Kearns 39.