OXFORD City’s Craig Marriott made a remarkable eagle to help secure a draw their Section 1 match away to defending champions Frilford Heath in the Core Golf Oxfordshire Foursomes League.

On the par-five sixth hole, Marriott had to take a penalty stroke out of gorse and then holed out from fully 240 yards for a three, as he and partner Sandy Bolton halved with Ashley Walton and Dean Newbold.

City’s Harry Richardson and Mitchell Green beat Pete Higgins and George Reaney on the last green to secure a 1½-1½ draw.

Burford won 2½-½ at home to Ellesborough, who had beaten Frilford Heath 3-0 in their opening encounter.

CORE GOLF UK OXFORDSHIRE FOURSOMES LEAGUE

Section 1

Frilford Heath 1½ (2pts), Oxford City 1½ (2) (Frilford Heath first): P Clements & M Green bt C Wright & B Chivers 3 & 2; A Walton & D Newbold halved with S Bolton & C Marriott; H Richardson & M Green lost to P Higgins & G Reaney 1 hole.

Burford 2½ (3½), Ellesborough ½ (½) (Burford first): J Wilks & J Simpson bt A Wilkinson & S King 3 & 2; S Tanner & R Connor bt D Cobley & S Shelly 8 & 7; J Lally & A Ashberry halved with L Richardson & P Cuthbert.

CLUB RESULTS

OXFORD LADIES

Par competitions – Thursday: 1 M Summers (10) -2, 2 W Austen (27) -4. Saturday: 1 H Watts (16) -2, 2 T Wiley (17) -4.

OXFORD CITY

Medal No 1 – Div 1: 1 P Gleeson 80-12=68 (cb), 2 R Chivers 72-4=68. Div 2: 1 N Ray 87-17=70 (cb),2 A Weeks 86-16=70.

NORTH OXFORD

Ladies’ Medal No 4 –Silver Div: 1 T Traynor 84-14=70. Bronze Div: 1 S Stewart 89-21=68.

Ladies’ Eccles Williams Trophy: 1 S Stewart 89-21=68, 2 T Traynor 84-14=70.

Men’s April Medal – Div.1: D Titcombe 72-5=67 (cb), 2 D Robson 76-9=67 (cb), 3 J Coleman 76-9=67. Div 2: 1 T Reynolds 80-16=64, 2 K Robinson 82-14=68 (cb), 3 J Tompkins 85-17=68. Div 3: 1 J Hamilton 78-19=59, 2 P Clarke 92-20=72,3 P Ching 94-21=73. Rover Cup (best nett score): 1 J.Hamilton 59, 2 T Reynolds 64, 3 D Titcombe 72-5=67 (cb).

Men’s club match: Stowe 1, North Oxford 4.