A FERRYHILL golfer has finished runner-up in a national charity golf competition.

Liz Nelson took part in the grand final of the Marie Curie Cancer Care Queen Mother's Cup at the Wentwood Hills course in Wales.

Competing against 19 other finalists she scored 30 Stableford points.

Mrs Nelson, a member of Woodham Golf Club, Newton Aycliffe, has a handicap of 20.

The annual golf tournament saw more than 540 clubs participating at a regional level, raising more than £50,000 for cancer care and research.