Lady golfers dress up to mark centenary

The dress code was very different for the ladies at the Ashburnham Championship Links Golf Club in Pembrey. 
Ladies taking part in a special tournament to mark 100 years of women's golf at 'The Ash' arrived at the first tee in costumes from days gone by.
Ladies captain Iris Jacob said: "It's just one of a number of ways we are marking the centenary of the formation of the ladies section at 'The Ash'.
"The ladies section started in 1912, so we encouraged everyone playing in a special tournament to dress in 'period costume'.
"Fair play, all the ladies made the effort and it made for a very colourful and entertaining event." 
Photos: The lady golfers at The Ashburnham, with ladies captain Iris Jacob, centre, fawn skirt and brown top and tie and hat.
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Meanwhile, later this year at 'The Ash' . . . 
An evening with Maureen Madill, the BBC golf commentator, is being planned at the Ashburnham Golf Club.
The event will form part of the Ladies Centenary Dinner at 'The Ash' on Friday, October 12 (7 for 7.30pm).
There will be canapes on arrival, following by a four course dinner, coffee and mints.
Tickets are available from -
Olwen Davies (Lady President) - email, olwenglocaled@btinternet.com
Iris Jacobs (Lady Captain) 01554 834475
Helen Davies 07974 690602
Wyn Parsons 01554 770090
Cath Jones 07968 692248
Dress code: Black Tie
Tickets, £35.
In addition to be a broadcaster, Maureen Madill, 54, is a professional golfer coach and broadcaster.
Madill was born in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. She won the British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship in 1979 and the British Ladies Amateur Stroke Play Championship in 1980. She represented Great Britain and Ireland in the Curtis Cup in 1980 and coached the team between 1998 and 2004.
Madill turned professional in 1986 and played on the Ladies European Tour until 1996 where she had limited success, recording two runner-up finishes – the 1989 Woolmark Matchplay Championship and the 1990 Haninge Open.

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