COTSWOLDS Club took a big step towards winning Section 2 of the Core Golf UK Oxfordshire Foursomes League with a 2-1 victory against rivals Kirtlington.

Chris Dyer and Paul Allen delivered with a 6 & 5 triumph.

Leon Slade and Richard Carr hit back to level for the visitors with a 3 & 2 success.

But Shaun Kench and Matt Clacy delivered the telling blow by running out 2 & 1 victors.

In Section 1, Feldon Valley climbed off the bottom with a 2-1 success at home to Tadmarton Heath.

CLUB RESULTS

CORE GOLF UK OXFORDSHIRE FOURSOMES LEAGUE

Section 1

Feldon Valley 2 (3pts), Tadmarton Heath 1 (1) (Feldon Valley scores first): M Foster & J Rose lost to B Phipps & P Beasley 1 hole, M Abbotts & R Browne bt L Bullard & L Washbourne 7 & 5, O Wildsmith & W McCoombes bt B Pawley & R Mottershead 4 & 3.

Section 2

Cotswolds Club 2 (3), Kirtlington 1 (1) (Cotswolds scores first): C Dyer & P Allen bt N Aselford & J Stevens 6 & 5, S Allen & A Helby lost to L Slade & R Carr 3 & 2, S Kench & M Clacy bt J Thornett & L Frazer 2 & 1.

NORTH OXFORD

Peace Bowl (medal): 1 T Burrows 75-12=63, 2 M Cooper 71-6=65, 3 R Oakes 82-16=66.

Central Sevens: North Oxford 2, Hadden Hill 5.

Seniors matches: North Oxford 3,Oxford City 3; Drayton 6, North Oxford 0.

Committee Cup: 1 A Quinn 45pts, 2 BP England 39, 3 D Titcombe 36.

OX Trophy (held at NOGC): 1 Bicester 477pts, 2 North Oxford 451, Kirtlington 368.

Claret Jug (held in conjunction with last day of The Open): 1 T Burrows 63 & B Koepka 74=137, 2 M Cooper 65 & J Furyk 73=138 (cb), 3 A Kelly 67 & R Sabbatini 71=138.

OXFORD LADIES

Murray Trophy and Stableford: 1 M Findlay 36pts, 2 H Scott 31, 3 J Tavinor 30. Murray Trophy: 1 J Ryan 30pts, 2 G Chapman 28 (cb), 3 R Stockford 28.

OXFORD CITY

Seniors Championship – 60-69: 1 P King 89-19=70 (after play-off), 2 C Soave 78-8=70. +70: 1 M Rothery 93-21=72.

Tony Hopcraft Trophy: 1 C Harrington 41pts, 2= S Ennis, J Cooper 38.

Midweek stableford: 1 R Ferguson 41pts, 2= E Clintworth, S Lafford 38.