In 2017, the team played in a field of 17 clubs at the Canberra Bowl, and finished 17^th.

Last weekend, they played in the same event and won.

Team captain, Michelle Henry, said that the group was feeling "pretty chuffed" with their achievement.

"I had a captain's meeting in Canberra yesterday, and the ladies from Royal Canberra were still very pleased," Henry said.

"This is the third year we've played it. The first year there were 17 teams and we came in 17th.

"It was a fairly big turnaround. We hoped for a reasonable display but I never thought we'd win it."

Teams from all over southern NSW came to compete for the bowl, and it was played as a stableford event.

This meant that Henry had no idea how well her group was doing until the day was finished, as she had played in a group with three competitors from other clubs.

"You know how you're going in the group you're playing with, and there were two ladies in my group who were going better than I was," Henry said.

"You don't have any idea until you come back in and talk to people. The first person I talked to was Margy Gardner, and she had a wonderful round of 40, which turned out to be the best round."

Gardner's tournament-leading result was well-supported by Virginia Groot Obbink with 34, Henry with 32, and Donna Kuhn with 30.

Though it was an excellent day for the Braidwood women, it was far from smooth sailing.

The tournament began at Royal Canberra at 8.30am, while the temperature was minus one.

With frost still sheeted on the greens, putting was treacherous early in the morning, but as the day progressed, conditions cleared.

"The greens were fairly good, it was dry and there was still a bit of run in places," Henry said. "It was immaculate."

The win has the Braidwood team in top form heading into their upcoming assignments, which will take place over the next few months.

The first is the Braidwood Ladies Open Day, which will take place on September 8.

Henry said that there is usually a strong turnout to the local event, and she hopes that the usual 50-60 competitors will turn out at the challenging Braidwood course.

The second event on the calendar is the Canberra Shield, which is run by the Central Southern Golf Association, and is scheduled for November.

With good form under their belts, Braidwood will certainly be in with a shot.