Totteridge-based South Herts GC are celebrating 100 years of ladies playing golf at the club.

As part of the celebrations, 50 lady members dressed in period costume to play a round.

For some the strange garb was somewhat distracting, as the long skirts flapped in the breeze and the hats blew away.

The winners were Marion Quinn and Harriet Key with 42 points on countback from Melanie Alexander and Jacky Butler, also with 42 points.

South Herts is a golf club steeped in tradition. It was formed in 1899 by some members of Muswell Hill Golf Club who feared losing their land and also wanted to be able to play on Sundays which was not allowed at Muswell Hill at that time. A resolution was debated in 1905 permitting 'ladies to play on certain days of the week', but nothing happened, as it would 'prove impracticable'. The main club membership started to decline in 1903 which may have been a factor in reversing the earlier decision and, on May 28, 1910, ladies became members at South Herts. By the outbreak of WW1, the ladies’ section had grown to 116 members.

See this week's Times Series newspaper for pictures.