AS Patron of the NSPCC Ladies' Golf Classic, I would like to encourage all women golfers to sign up for this enjoyable event, with great prizes - and all in a great cause. It has raised more than £50,000 for the NSPCC.

Clubs must stage the qualifying matches of this Fourball Betterball Stableford competition by mid-July. But, if your fixture list is congested, why not take advantage of the light summer evenings or play over two days.

Winners will attend all-expenses-paid, regional finals at 11 venues during August and September. The Grand Final will be held at Staverton Park, Northants on October 11 and 12, 1997.

For further information contact Tournament Director John Southwick on 0161 962 2700.

LAURA DAVIES, NSPCC Ladies' Golf Classic Patron 1997.

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