It is not just loyalty to the club which counts for one group of women golfers.

Members of Otley Golf Club ladies' section seem just as faithful to their run-arounds.

In fact, 12 of them own Honda Jazz cars.

And they're even going to hold a tournament to find out which Jazz owner is top dog on the golf course.

The West Busk Lane club's Sheila Thomson - the second longest Jazz owner - is organising the event.

"We realised there were 12 Honda Jazz owners in the club, which is rather funny and novel and we thought it would be perfect to have a Jazz owners' tournament," she said.

"That is, you can only be in it if you have one of those particular cars.

"For me, I had a big vehicle before and didn't have trouble getting the clubs in, but I wanted more of a smaller run-around.

"I was the second person to get a Jazz. It's just seemed to snowball. The ladies chat and word spreads that it's a small car you can fit the woods in without too much trouble."

Valerie Palmer, of Pool, was the first to bag herself a Jazz three-years-ago.

"You can get the clubs in the back - all the shoes, the trolley and equipment and the shopping too, which is important.

"I was ready for a new car at the time and wanted one with power steering too, which this has."

Mrs Palmer said she had yet to try to get into the wrong car.

"I've got a personalised number plate, which helps."

Sue Hope, a fair weather' golfer for the past 10 years, said the parade of similar motors certainly turned heads.

"It is funny that we've all got the Jazz. It's all been by recommendation, I suppose - the ladies saying that the clubs slide in the back okay."

The 60-year-old said she had previously driven a four-by-four, and her golfing husband had trouble getting the clubs into his Volkswagen Golf.

"I just like that you don't have to muck around taking the woods out of the bag just to fit them in the back of the car," she said.

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