The Oxfordshire stormed to the top of Section 1 in the Shaw Gibbs Oxfordshire Foursomes League with whitewash 3-0 victory away to Buckingham.

However, the match was closer than the score might suggest as one of The Oxfordshire’s wins – from Matt Foster and Mark Shimmings – was by a single hole.

SHAW GIBBS OXFORDSHIRE FOURSOMES LEAGUE Section 1 Buckingham 0 (0pts), The Oxfordshire 3 (4) (Buckingham first): J Wyatt & D Dallaway lost to M Foster & M Shimmings 1 hole; M Scofield & B Oliver lost to A Stubbs & G Abbott 3 & 2, S Ream & B Baxter lost to P Green & J Garnish 3 & 2.

Section 2 Oxford City 2 (3), Chiltern Forest 1 (1) (Oxford City first): M Soave & G Hoult halved with M Williams & N Smith; C Marriott & A Higgins halved with D Willlcox & G Magnocavallo; M Hall & B Higgins bt P Mardon & E Lloyd 6 & 5.

Section 3 North Oxford 3 (4), Shrivenham Park 0 (0) (North Oxford first): P Jones & M Tippett bt S Fernandes & A Prestide 4 & 3; J Simpson & B Jones bt D Hawkins & M Davis 4 & 3; Shaun Smith & Steve Smith bt S Plum & C George 4 & 3.

Feldon Valley 3 (4), Carswell 0 (0) (Feldon Valley first): M Abbotts & W McCoombes bt L Murby & M Lochrie 5 & 3; R Brown & A Bailey bt T Smith & D Keylock 1 hole; N Suckling & J Ashcroft bt M Keylock & O Huggins 5 & 4.