On Sunday 19th November the County held an inaugural three way match between the U14s, U16s and the BB&O Girls. On a sunny day at Gerrards Cross a well fought match was held in the best of sportsmanship. The U14s finished the year on a high note by winning the competition with 10 wins against the U16s 5 wins and the Girls with 2 wins. Congratulations to Harry Whittle, James Brockington, Alister Haynes and Sam Williams of the U14s who won both their matches. It is hoped that this will be the forerunner to an annual match at this time of the year.

The Teams at Gerrards Cross

[Under 14s v Girls / Under 16s v Girls]

In the above three way match the Under 16s took a bit of a pasting from their younger counterparts and are anxious for revenge in the New Year.

[Result]

A copy of the draft 2007 fixtures can be found by clicking the 'Fixtures' tab above. This will take you straight to the main Fixtures page. Because of the changes to the format of our Junior matches, a number of dates and venues have yet to be confirmed. We hope to have the list finalised by mid November

The 14s & Under Championship was played at Wycombe Heights on 24th October. Harry Whittle (Woburn) beat Max Smith (Newbury Racecourse) on countback to clinch the Title. Harald Gimre eclipsed the field in the Handicap section winning by a huge 9� shot margin.

Harry Whittle (Woburn)

[Result / Report]

Sonning and Temple battled it out in the Final of the Hillman Trophy Plate at Ellesborough GC on Saturday 21st October. It was Sonning's first appearance in a final but the 4th for Temple and their experience proved the major factor in their 4�-2� win.

Temple

[Final / Draw Progress]

The Half-Year Council Meeting took place at Badgemore Park GC on 18th October. Over 40 Secretaries and Club Representatives attended the meeting. After a buffet lunch the delegates played the 'last major' of the year in the traditional Greensome Foursomes format. Robin Jeffrey and Russel Matthews from Hinksey Heights just managed to beat the County Secretary and President into second place. A great disappointment for the President to finish his season without another Trophy. He should choose better partners.

Robin Jeffrey & Russel Matthews

Another day - another Final - this time at Mill Hill on Monday 16th October for the Seniors equivalent of the DT Salver. We never looked like winning until the President and Secretary (who were nervous wrecks) disappeared into the woods for a secret prayer meeting. This magic formula proved successful as the Hampshire players suddenly became extremely generous in their old age and we came back from the dead and incredibly won the match 6-4 much to the surprise of everyone watching. The movie rights are currently being negotiated.

Captain Lazarus and his Team

[Result]

We played Dorset for the Daily Telegraph Salver at Ashford Manor on Sunday 15th October. Leading by just one point after the morning foursomes, what looked like a close encounter didn't quite turn out that way. We played some exceptional golf in the late afternoon and we took the match as, the ever reliable, Matt Briggs holed the winning putt to win his game out on the 15th. Congratulations to all the players who represented the County this year.

The Team at Ashford Manor

[Result]

An exciting weekend of finals started with East Berkshire winning the Hillman Trophy against Magnolia Park at Temple GC on Saturday 14th October. With the first 6 games being shared it was left to the last pair to battle it out for the Trophy. East Berks were 1 up coming up the last and in a tension filled atmosphere, Bob Horrocks bravely holed the tricky 2ft putt to seal victory.

East Berkshire

[Final / Draw Progress]

David Lane (Goring & Streatley) was the best placed BB&O player in the Alan Hobson Trophy played at Chelmsford on 27th & 28th September. He finished 2nd three shots behind the winner Chris Buckley from Kent

[Result]

After the Autumn Trophy Mathew Johnson (Chipping Norton) added the OOM to his wins this year. He won by 4� points from Carl Corbin (Wokefield Park) with Steve Barwick (Stoke Park) in third place. Mathew has been rewarded for his consitent play this year with a call up for the England Under 16 Team to play the England Under 18 Team in mid October.

[Result]

With torrential rain and thunderstorms it was decided in the interests of player safety to abandon the afternoon round. Adam Glass (Caversham Heath) and Adam Wootton (Oxford City) had both scored excellent 2 under par rounds of 70 and shared the Trophy.

Adam Wootton & Adam Glass

[Result / Report]

On a pleasant day around the delightful Wellington College golf course our U14 side performed very well against two of our old opponents. We beat Hants 6�- 3� and overcame Wilts 7-1 (Wilts had two late cry offs) Hants beat Wilts 8-0 There was some excellent golf with Harry Whittle leading the way with a 4/3 and 5/4 win and late stand in Alfie Bull in his first County match winning 3/1

[Hampshire Result / Wiltshire Result]

Having received the honour of being appointed England 18 Squad Manager, it is with regret that I will have to resign my post as Junior Manager of the BB&O. I have had many wonderful years on the Executive and working with the Juniors has been a rewarding experience. During my reign we have seen both Adam Birdseye and Eddie Pepperell receive International honours with England. I would like to take this opportunity of thanking all those who have given me support over those years and during my role as County Junior Manager. I would especially like to thank the players and their parents, who have travelled many miles to various matches and coaching sessions within the county. I would also like to thank Peter York and the Executive for their support of the junior golf programme during my time. Finally Jan Hubrecht who is replacing me, has been my assistant over the past two years. I know that he will do a brilliant job and he has my best wishes for the future. I hope that some of you will progress, and that I will have the opportunity of working with you at England level. Good luck to you all! Brian Roake

Just as we thought lightening doesn't strike twice, the Seniors produced a mighty effort to join the 1st Team in the Daily Telegraph Final. We will now play Hampshire, a repeat of the 2004 Final at Stoneham, on 16th October at Mill Hill. The 1st Team will play Dorset the day before at Ashford Manor. SPECTATORS MORE THAN WELCOME. Click on the link below for the latest League positions.

[Leagues North / Leagues South]

A nail biting finish to the season saw the Seniors comprehensively beat Essex at Denham on 11th September. Needing to win by a big margin to ensure the League title, meant that nerves were taught as the last four games entered the closing holes. Three of those went to the 18th but we got the 2� points necessary to beat Essex into second place by just one point. We look forward to playing Hampshire in the Final

[Result]

With a number of players back at College in the USA and not having played a competitive game since the 1st July, it did not augur well for our final match against Essex at Magnolia Park on 9th September. Behind after the morning foursomes we were not able to make any headway in the afternoon and eventually went down 4-8 to an Essex Colts Team who have not been beaten in the past 3 years.

[Result]

Having set a target of winning our last 2 matches the Seniors achieved the 1st leg with a closely fought win at Aspley Guise against Bedfordshire on 7th September. With just 3 points after the first 6 games, it did not look good until a strong performance from the 'tail' saw us just win through 6-4. We need a big win against Essex to have any chance of reaching the Final.

[Result]

Kevin Freeman (Stoke Park) added the Boddington Trophy to his tally of triumphs as he posted a level par 140 at the new Royal Ascot layout on 4th September. Local member Malcolm Reid was in hot pursuit (excuse the in joke) but could not quite catch Kevin as he won by two shots.

Kevin Freeman (Stoke Park)

[Result / Report]

The Under 16s' had a great win against Surrey on 31st August at Huntercombe. Kindly sponsored by 'The Mugs' this annual event has seen some famous names taking part - Luke Donald and Paul Casey for example - in the 13 years it has run. On hand to present the boys with a memento of the day was 'Top Mug' Rodger Davis a former European Tour star and currently enjoying his 'retirement' on the Seniors Tour.

Rodger Davis with the U16 Team

[Result]

Craig Hinton (The Oxfordshire) put in a storming finish over the last three events but it was not quite enough to catch Mathew Johnson (Chipping Norton) who has scuccessfully defended his Junior OOM Title. Can he complete the double?

[Result]

In an exciting final at North Oxford on 25th August, Gerrards Cross just won through to become Junior Champion Club. Just 4 shots separated the 6 Clubs taking part in one of the closest events for many years. We wish Gerrards Cross every success in their bid to become Junior Champion of England at the end of October.

Gerrards Cross

[Result / Report]

The six teams through to the Final at North Oxford on 25th August (starting at 9.00 am) have been decided. Defending Champions Calcot Park are joined by 5 other Clubs with strong Junior Sections and it should be a good Final. Details have been sent to Clubs on 20th August.

[Qualifying Scores]

The Seniors had a disappointing day at the lovely West Sussex club on 16th August. Drawn against Surrey in the morning semi final they took revenge after last year's whitewash and beat us 3�-1�. We only halved one and lost 2 of the games that went to the 18th in a very close match. We won comfortably against Hampshire in the afternoon play-off for 3rd & 4th spots.

The Team at West Sussex

[Semi Final / Play-off]

In this re-arranged fixture we just lost out to Middlesex at Hazlemere on 16th August. There were a number of good displays from some of the youngsters who were having their first taste of County golf as they stood in for some our boys who were playing in the EGU Under 14's Championship.

[Result]

Matt Rendell (Reading) won his second title in three years as he won by two shots from Carl Corbin (Wokefield Park). Craig Drew (Studley Wood) won the Handicap Busby Bowl on countback from yet another Reading player - Freddie Travers.

Matthew Rendell (Reading)

Craig Drew (Studley Wood)

[Result / Report]

The Under 14 Team had a good win at Bird Hills on 10th August. There were some emphatic wins, not least from Rob Pennel (Castle Royle) who cruised to an 8/7 victory.

[Result]

We missed the chance to tie up the League as we went down 5-7 to Essex at Thorndon Park on 6th August. Trailing by just 1 point at lunchtime we looked secure as we went through 9 holes ahead in 6 games and down in just 2. However, Essex turned the tables on the back nine to leave us relying on other favourable results if we are to retain our League title.

The Team at Thorndon Park

[Result]

Steve Lewton (Woburn), is one of four new caps in the England Squad for the Home Internationals being played at Pyle and Kenfig Golf Club in South Wales on the 6th - 8th September. David Lane (Goring & Streatley) and Eddie Pepperell (Frilford Heath) have also been picked for England. Eddie earns a cap to play in the Boys Home Internationals at Moray Golf Club, Lossiemouth, Scotland on 8th - 10th August. David secures yet another cap in the six-man squad for the inaugural European Mens� Seniors Team Championships being played at Ruuhikoski Golf Club in Finland on 16th - 19th August. Not bad for our oldest and youngest plus handicap players!

Now - I wonder which is which ?

Steve was obviously shocked to receive his cap!

In tricky conditions at Harewood Downs on 3rd August, Oscar Sharpe (Minchinhampton) showed why he is an outstanding prospect as he took the Title by 4 shots from Gurdit Dhanjal (Woodcote Park) with an excellent score of 140.

Oscar Sharpe (Minchinhampton)

[Result / Report]

The Oxford Captains enjoyed their best result for a number of years as they held the Juniors to a 2�-2� draw at North Oxford on 2nd August.

[Result]

Stoke Park Club are halfway to their goal of becoming Champion Club of Europe for 2006. They led the Pre Qualifying and took the title at Flackwell Heath on 29th July by 6 shots from Beaconsfield. Evergreen Matt Briggs was the star of the day with two superb rounds of 67 (4 under par) to ensure their place at the EGU final in September. Funnily enough the final is at Stoke Park and goodness knows what would have happened if they hadn't won. Maybe not such happy smiles!!

Stoke Park

[Result / Report]

Tim Eyres (West Berkshire) won a thrilling event at Flackwell Heath on 29th July. Last man out in the afternoon, he added a magnificent 66 to his opening 71 to win by three shots from David Summers (Oxford City) who had looked the sure winner with his 140 score. Click on the link below for results.

Tim Eyres (West Berkshire)

[Result / Report]

The Seniors bounced back from their defeat against Hertfordshire with a comfortable win by 6�-3� against Middlesex at Ealing on 24th July. We must win our remaining matches to stand any chance of challenging for the League title.

[Result]

In a close match at Stoke Park Club on 16th July the County side took 5 of the first 6 singles in the afternoon to secure a victory 7-5. We now play Essex on 6th August and a win or draw will secure the North of the Thames League title.

The Team at Stoke Park

[Result]

The top twelve teams will compete for the title of BB&O Champion Club on Saturday 29th July at Flackwell Heath. Details have been sent to Clubs. To see which Clubs qualified click on the link below.

[Qualifying Scores]

Not the start we were after, as we were well beaten by a good Hertfordshire side at The Berkshire on 10th July. Just 2 wins and a half out of 10 games saw us lose the match 2�-7�

The Team at The Berkshire

[Result]

The County 6 man Team were very disappointed to finish one shot behind Surrey at Hankley Common on 8th July. With 9 holes to go Kent looked certain winners 10 clear of BB&O and 8 clear of Surrey. We played great golf on the back nine to overtake Kent but a 12 foot birdie putt on the last from the Surrey team just saw them home.

The Team at Hankley Common

[Result / Report]

Congratulations to the 8 - yes 8 - players who qualified at the Regional Venues on 5th July. Carl Corbin (Wokefield Park), Nick Hills (Donnington Grove), Adam Wootton (Oxford City), Kevin Freeman (Stoke Park), Tom Lawson (Ellesborough), Nick Wells (The Lambourne), Gregg Blainey (East Berkshire) and Will Roebuck (Mentmore) all went through to the Local Qualifying starting on Monday 10th July. We wish them well but there are only three spaces available from each of the four venues and with 98 in each field, a 3% chance seems a bit harsh. Congratulations to our 6 BB&O Pros who also made it through: Guy Woodman, David Fisher, Nick Mitchell, Rob Watts, Lee Gauthier and Daniel Woods. 14 BB&O men in Local Qualifying has to be a record!

The Colts took on Hertfordshire, in a must win match, at Henley on 1st July. We trailed after the morning foursomes by 1 point but a magnificent performance in the afternoon singles saw us take 6 games and finally the match 7�-4�. A win against Essex may well see us take the League title, but it could still go down to goal difference to decide the winners. Click on the link below for the result.

The Team at Henley

[Result]

At the delightful Woodbridge GC in Suffolk on 27th June the Seniors finished 2nd behind Kent. A one shot difference was all there was between the two sides and there were many tales of 'what might have been' An injury and some bad luck were the main reasons and we will wish for some better fortune at Basingstoke next year.

The Team at Woodbridge

[Result / Report]

Playing at Letchworth on 25th June, the Under 16's got off to a good start by taking the foursomes 4�-1�. The afternoon saw the match swing in the favour of the home side and they took the singles 8-4 to just take edge home by 1 point.

[Result]

Due to a misunderstanding, by the opposition, this match was played as a series of singles. A very positive performance enabled us win comfortably 7-1 at The Bedford on 24th June.

[Result]

Current Champion Tom Lawson, from the Home Club, just held off a terrific challenge from Matt Briggs (Stoke Park) and won his third consecutive Title after a 3 hole playoff. Briggs played great golf to catch Lawson after 72 holes, but he could not match the winner's par and two birdies in the playoff. Click on the link below for the full result

Tom Lawson (Ellesborough)

[Result / Report]

A terrific performance in the singles enabled the County to secure a victory against Hertfordshire at Brookmans Park on 11th June. Despite trailing after the foursomes, which we looked like winning, a great team effort saw us only lose 1 game in the afternoon and come home comfortably by 7�-4�.

The Team at Brookmans Park

[Result]

Eddie Pepperell (Frilford Heath and England International) equalled the course record on the Green course in the afternoon to win the Frilford Heath Gold Medal. With a field of 111 of the region's best amateurs, Eddie Pepperell (still only 15), won by 6 shots from Matt Johnson from Chipping Norton and Will Roebuck of Mentmore who both scored 141. Eddie blitzed the Green course in the afternoon with a series of 6 birdies on the front 9, to go out in 29 and finished on 63 - 6 under par for the course. Will Roebuck's second place finish moves him to the top of the OOM

Peter Reeves presents Eddie with his Gold Medal

Flackwell Heath Artisans represented by brothers Danny and Kevin Tucker; secured the Club's first ever win in the Club Foursomes Handicap Championship, with two very steady rounds giving them a 4 shot cushion over 2nd place Chesham & Ley Hill.

Flackwell Heath Artisans

[Result / Report]

Woburn Golf Club represented by Darren Walton and Tony Crockford scored an excellent 2 under par 70 in the morning and a 75 in the afternoon to win the Club Scratch Foursomes Championship by 2 shots from East Berkshire and Tadmarton Heath.

Woburn

[Result / Report]

The Colts had yet another close game at Pinner Hill on 4th June. With 2 draws from our two away fixtures we will need emphatic wins on home territory if we are to have any chance in the League. The foursomes and singles were both shared in this 6-6 draw.

The Team at Pinner Hill

[Result]

A disappointing result at Littlestone on 2nd June left us in 9th place overall. Surrey had a comfortable 11 shot adavantage over 2nd place Essex.

The Team at Littlestone

[Result / Report]

In a very close encounter at Woburn Golf Club on Sunday 28th May, the County just won the opening League match of the year. Nick Woodage (Newbury & Crookham) provided the winning points after coming back from 2 down with 3 to play to win 1 up.

The Team at Woburn

[Result]

Tim Newton (Reading) took the Trophy from Michael Forde (Calcot Park) on countback at Burford on 20th May. 24 players qualified for the Amateur Championship at Ellesborough starting on 16th June.

Tim Newton (Reading)

[Result / Report]

Once again David Lane (Goring & Streatley) showed his class at this level and despite a strong challenge from Jim Wilson (Frilford Heath) and John Summers (Oxford City), won his 8th title in 9 years.

This is not a Library Photo!

[Result / Report]

A very close match at Beds & County went down to the wire with both sides looking to open their 2006 campaign with a win. The morning foursomes games were all one sided but ended 2-2. With 3 loses in the first four singles, we looked like losing but an excellent rearguard performance enabled us to halve the match.

The Team at Bedford & County

[Result]

An excellent all round performance enabled the County to secure a comfortable win against the Club at East Berkshire on 7th May.

[Result]

An excellent match at Stoke Park saw most of the 1st team taking part - either for the home Club or the County. The County just edged the morning foursomes and with the singles shared, we came home ahead 6�-5�

[Result]

With two fixtures on the same day we were always gointg to be stretched to beat Dorset at Dudsbury on 30th April. After halving the morning foursomes we lost every game in the afternoon and lost the match 2-10

[Result]

Josh Kensit (Richings Park) had a great win at The Oxfordshire on 12th May. In ticky conditions on a Championship course his score of 148 was a marvellous effort. He took the title by 5 shots from Mathew Jonhson (Chipping Norton) who had the consolation of winning the Under 16 Trophy.

Josh Kensit (Richings Park)

[Result / Report]

An excellent all round performance enabled the Under 14 Team to cruise to a 9-1 victory over the Boys from Bedfordshire on 11th April.

[Result]

A close match at Caversham Heath on 9th April just saw the visitors home by a couple of points.

[Result]

Another year - same result. The Juniors did them again, this time at Calcot Park on 6th April. One day!

[Result]

A strong home team seemed in total control after the morning foursomes as they went into lunch 3-1 ahead. However, the Colts rallied in the afternoon and took the singles comfortably to take the match by just one point.

[Result]

An excellent turnout of over 70 attended the Annual Council Meeting on 29th March. It was agreed that Affiliation Fees for 2007 would rise by �1.50 for the County and it was assumed that the EGU fee would probably rise by �0.50 Full details will be sent when the EGU fee is announced. David Milne and Russel Matthews (Hinksey Heights) were the worthy winners of the first 'major' of the year as they took the afternoon Greensomes by 2 points from three pairs tied on 36 points.

David Milne & Russel Matthews (Hinksey Heights)

With the morning foursomes being cancelled and with only 9 players on both sides, this match lost its normal pre-season significance. The home side cruised through to a comfortable 6-3 win.

[Result]

Twenty Junior Players enjoyed a week of intensive coaching at La Cala in Spain last week. Brian Roake led the trip and Alasdair Barr headed the coaching sessions. The boys enjoyed the hard work and all felt they had learned a great deal from the experience. The County partially fund the trip but the players pay the majority of the costs.

The Junior Squad at La Cala

We had another excellent turnout of 348 for the Annual Dinner at The Blue Mountain Golf Centre. Our main guests being Donald Steel (President of the EGU) and Tom Gault (Captain of the R&A). Rob Nothman a BBC Broadcaster rounded of the evening in splendid style. Ellesborough Captain - Jeremy Hilton - was delighted to accept a Commemorative Plate in recognition of the Club's Centenary from Donald Steel

Donald Steel, David Lane, Tom Gault

Jeremy Hilton receives the Centenary Plate

Two major awards were presented at the Annual Dinner with Matt Briggs (Stoke Park) being presented with the 2005 Order of Merit Trophy by David Lane. Eddie Pepperell (Frilford Heath) was awarded the prestigious Boddington Trophy, for the most improved Junior Golfer, by Alan Matthews from The Honourable Company of Oxfordshire Golfers. The County Union are most appreciative of the generous financial support of the Honourable Company each year.

Matthew Briggs (Stoke Park)

Eddie Pepperell (Frilford Heath)

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Fixture Booklets are being produced and will be sent to all Category 1 Players and Juniors in mid February. Entry Forms have all been posted on this site in pdf format. Please do not send them in before the opening date as they will be returned.