Yorkshire ladies bowl up for glory

Chepstow and a delighted Burnley, 59, said: ‘Our sporting background does help. There is a strong desire to take every game as far as we can.’

Just 16 women’s and men’s teams have made it to south Wales from an entry of more than 3,000 pairs and Burnley stressed: ‘We know what to expect now. The first time we pulled up and saw all the banners, it was like turning up at a pro tournament and it got the butterflies going. The main thing is that we enjoy the atmosphere and hopefully play some good golf as well.’