KAREN Tham broke new ground at Hinksey Heights with a hole in one during the Freeman Trophy.

The club believe it is the first time one of their female members has had an ace at the course.

Tham, Hinksey’s lady captain, achieved the feat on the fourth hole, a 125-yard par three.

It helped the 25-handicapper finish runner-up in the competition.

  • KIRTLINGTON claimed only their second win of the Core Golf UK Oxfordshire Foursomes League with a 2-1 success at home to Feldon Valley.

Tom Stevens and Paul Slade pinched the first match by one hole against Ollie Wildsmith and Sam Smith.

Gary Quainton and Jack Stevens had a more comfortable 4 & 2 victory in the second match against Will McCoombes and George Paish to ensure the hosts would finish on top.

Feldon Valley prevented the whitewash when Rory Browne and Steve Gilbert won the final match 2 & 1 against Nolan Aselford and Sam Chick.

The result lifted Kirtlington six points clear of bottom club Oxford City in the Section 2 table.

  • EDDIE Pepperell flew out to Missouri yesterday ahead of the US PGA Championship at Bellerive.

The golfer from Abingdon is playing in his second major competition in a row, having taken a brief break after finishing joint sixth at The Open last month.

He has been drawn alongside American Michael Block and Ryan Fox, from New Zealand, with the trio first off on Thursday at 12.50pm (BST).

CLUB RESULTS

CORE GOLF UK OXFORDSHIRE FOURSOMES LEAGUE

Section 2

Kirtlington 2 (3pts), Feldon Valley 1 (1) (Kirtlington scores first): T Stevens & P Slade bt O Wildsmith & S Smith 1 hole, G Quainton & J Stevens bt W McCoombes & G Paish 4 & 2, N Aselford & S Chick lost to R Browne & S Gilbert 2 & 1.

NORTH OXFORD

Norman Jones rd 2 (Thornton Cup): 1 S Horne 74-11=63, 2 D Wynne-Jones 79-13=66, 3 C Black 84-15=69.

Club matches – Men: North Oxford 1½, The Cotswolds 3½. Central 7’s: North Oxford 4, Naunton Downs 3.

Correction to last week’s Claret Jug: 1 J Coleman 65 & E Pepperell 67=132, 2 B Wiggins 65 & P Mickelson 71=136, 3 N McWilliams 67 & J Suri 71=138.

Ladies’ Stableford 8 – Silver Div: 1 G Boag-Matthews 38pts. Bronze Div: 1 H Hagger 37. High Bronze Div: 1 S Blight 36pts.

Vets Cup: 1 H Hagger 37pts (cb), 2 L Hardy 37.

OXFORD LADIES

August Medal: 1 G Chapman (22) nett 76 (cb), 2 D Roberts (13) 76.

Maple Leaf Cup Scratch Competition – Silver: 1 J Tavinor (11) gross 81, 2 M Findlay (7) 85, 3 T Roberts (10) 87. Bronze: 1 G Howard (31) gross 90, 2 M Peddy (21) 91, 3 J Ryan (24) 102.

OXFORD CITY

Seniors Championship – 60-69: 1 M Stevens 73-11=62, 2 J Shaylor 77-12=65. 70+: 1 J White 84-13=71.

Tony Hopcraft Trophy: 1 A Davies 46pts, 2 K Morris 43, 3 C Harrington 38.

Midweek Medal: 1 J Steers 81-16=65, 2 L Doubtfire

90-24=66, 3 M Andrews 71-4=67.

TADMARTON HEATH

Men’s Invitation: 1 D Larkin (14) & A Booth (5) 46pts, 2, M Motley (7) & D Green (9) 45, 3 D Gutteridge (17) & J James (20) 44.

Junior Open: 1 L Heath (22) 44pts, 2 T Wickham (24) 43, 3 O Jones (8) 41.

Men’s summer stableford: 1 J Wild Fox (17) 42pts, 2 D Peacock (20) 38, 3, S Ellis (8) 35.

Senior men’s Panks Putter: 1 R Speddy (28) 40pts (cb), 2 R Fleming (9) 40 (cb), 3 J Jackson (16) 40.