A GROUP of women golfers have swapped their club for a classroom, after recent bad weather stopped play.

The eight women, from Billingham Golf Club, decided to spend their spare time improving their computer skills at Stockton and Billingham College, after a computer was installed in their locker room to enter competition scores.

Jean Campbell, one of the group said: "We all play golf regularly and the club installed a computer in our locker room about a year ago, to enter scores, in particular for competitions.

"Although there are written instructions on how to use the computer, we all wanted to understand it better."

The group are studying on a computer literacy and information technology course.