This time the women golfers took to Muirfield Golf Course dressed in Christmas theme.

``A lot of the time we didn't know what we were doing, scratching our heads a lot but having fun,'' Muirfield Ladies' president Di Steltzer said of their inaugural Christmas in July Stableford Novelty Event, which doubled as a fund-raiser for cancer research after one of their ``favourite ladies'' Jean Sheldon of Northmead died recently following a five-year fight with the disease.

``She said no flowers at the funeral, that the money should go to cancer research,'' Di said.

So the ladies held a raffle and raised $550 for the Cancer Council.

Di said the golf day was ``a huge success''.

``I'm sure it (Christmas in July) will remain on the calendar into the future.''

Their next charity event on Thursday, September 9, will raise money for The Children's Medical Research Institute.

``We'd encourage all women, with a handicap, to come along,'' Di said.