Sherborne golf club duo Claire Woolley and Carol-Anne Raisbeck have played their way to the last four of a national tournament which began with 1,700 ladies teams.

The pair had already won seven preliminary rounds before packing their clubs for Slaley Hall golf course in Northumberland, where they beat a team from Aberdeenshire by 3&2 to reach the quarter finals.

They then defeated a pair from Sale Golf Club, one of the favourites and which included a player ranked No4 in the England Golf Senior Women’s rankings.

Play in the Daily Mail Foursomes was washed out the next day, so the pair will return to Slaley next spring for the semis and final. Meanwhile, Claire and Carol-Anne were in action at Yeovil Golf Club, teaming up with Alison Prideaux-Brune in the Ladies’ Open Bowmaker Competition, which attracted 29 teams of three from across the southwest.

The best two scores on each hole counted towards the results, which saw the Sherborne GC team finish second.

Three points ahead were a trio from Rushmore GC: Sally Marlow, Jacqui Pethen and Jane Homer.