'The Ash' featured in the Evening Post two days in a row

South Wales Evening Post sports pages put the spotlight on latest news and results from The Ashburnham Golf Club.
Yesterday's Post put the spotlight on the Dafydd Jones golf day.

Golf Day on the radio

Tommo of Radio Carmarthenshire/Scarlet FM has just done a radio interview re the Dafydd Jones testimonial golf day taking place at 'The Ash' on Friday. Should be on air tomorrow or Thursday.

Golf day for Dafydd Jones at The Ash

Popular Wales and Scarlets back-row forward Dafydd Jones will have a birthday treat at The Ashburnham Golf Club in Pembrey on Friday afternoon (June 24).

A celebrity golf tournament is being staged at the club as part of his testimonial year. Jones is 32 on Friday and recently announced his retirement as a player after a series of injury blows.

The day is being sponsored by Mark Burch, of the Haverfordwest-based Burch Wealth Management firm, and has been organised by Ashburnham stalwart Albert Francis, who recently received the MBE from The Queen for his charity work.

Mr Francis said: “It will be a shotgun start at 1pm at ‘The Ash’. The competition is for teams of four and there will be two celebrities per team. It’s a great chance for autograph hunters or for someone who wants to help caddy for the day!”

Mr Francis added: “I am very grateful to everyone who has supported the day as Dafydd has been a great servant for the Scarlets and for Wales. He played 201 games for Llanelli and the Scarlets, scoring 24 tries, and earned his first Wales cap against Fiji on 9 November 2002, going on to represent his country on 42 occasions, scoring two tries.”