{"id":7155,"date":"2019-04-23T11:18:30","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T11:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfswingskills.com\/SwingSkills\/?p=7155"},"modified":"2023-10-10T10:23:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T09:23:01","slug":"first-female-captain-elected-in-117-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfswingskills.com\/SwingSkills\/first-female-captain-elected-in-117-years\/","title":{"rendered":"First Female Captain Elected in 117 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First Female Captain Elected in 117 Years<\/h1>\n<h2>First Female Captain Elected in 117 Years<\/h2>\n<p>Raday GolfClub Elects a Female Captain after 117 years<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-47990897\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-47990897<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Michelle Griffiths is currently vice-captain and head of the social committee but she will take up the new role at Radyr Golf Club in January.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Attitudes are finally changing towards women&#8217;s participation in golf,&#8221; said Ms Griffiths.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is still a way to go but I believe we are moving in the right direction.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ms Griffiths said it was a &#8220;privilege beyond words&#8221; to have been appointed to the role at the club which is believed to be the oldest in the Welsh capital, having been established in 1902.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was extremely humbled and thrilled to be asked,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Club manager Stuart Finlay said the appointment was &#8220;very significant&#8221;.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a class=\"story-body__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/47842920\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Women&#8217;s golf thrust into the spotlight<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a class=\"story-body__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/golf\/45081672\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open winner Hall hopes to inspire<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a class=\"story-body__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/47442342\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The women who have had an epic 12 months<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The industry has recognised that it has to change in order to attract more females into golf,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Golf has been a male-dominated sport for a number of years but the introduction of the women in golf charter, along with the efforts of the governing bodies to develop and advocate beginner programmes in Wales, is having an impact.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is still work to do but the club 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