Thornbury Golf Centre hosts national womens's Par-3 Championships

Thornbury welcomed women from around the country to contest the English Women's Par-3 Championships at its Golf Centre last month.

The national short-course tournament, which was first held last year, attracted a competitive field of 60 lady golfers who took to the public pay-and-play facility's Severn View Course.

The first prize for the team event was awarded to Shirehampton Park, whose team consisted of Anja De Surgh, Babs Giles and Mary Groves, whose score of nett 50 over the 18-holes also secured victory in the individual nett competition.

Melanie Drake, Thornbury Golf Centre General Manager, said: "It was a privilege to be selected to host this national Par-3 competition on behalf of England Golf and fantastic to see golfers from across the country enthused about playing our Severn Course.