Pamela and Brian pull out of Festival

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Festival Organiser
News from the Spanish-based couple, Pamela Morgan and Brian Harrold, that they won't be coming to the Hacienda del Alamo February Festival after all.
Here is Pamela's message:
"I got acknowledgement that I got into the Spanish seniors championship which is February 11th to 13th and is in Cadiz, so it is not possible to get to Murcia in time for the Festival.
"Sorry for letting you down but I only heard from Spanish Federation this week.
"Brian is my caddie, so he won't make it either
Good luck with the Festival."
Pamela Morgan
Brian Harrold
(both La Cala members)

Good luck to Pamela and Brian at the Spanish seniors championship. I just hope the day will come when the Hacienda del Alamo February Festival gets so important a date on the golf calendar that players will pull out of the SPANISH championship to play in the Festival!
We can take late entries for any of the six events (two for Under-16 girls) at the Festival (February 12-17).
Just E-mail Colin@scottishgolfview.com if you are reading this and feeling that, yes, you would like to spend a few days golfing in the Spanish sun in the friendly Festival atmosphere at Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort.

THE FESTIVAL TEE TIMES
Thursday, February 12
MURCIA LADIES OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP – FIRST ROUND
Two rounds of stroke-play over two days. Scratch, handicap, senior & professional aggregate prizes
FIRST TEE
11.00
Shula McCarthy (Clonmel) (19) & Michelle McCarthy (Clonmel) (8) IN BUGGY.
11.10
Lien Willems (Belgium) (pro), Mary McKenna (Donabate) (4), Margo Habets (Belgium) (7).
11.20
Ruth Carroll (La Manga) (pro), Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch) (1), Anna Carling (Vale of Glamorgan) (3).
11.30
Patricia Morris (Donabate) (11), Caroline Harper (Belgium) (15), Sonia Graham (Royal Guernsey) (16).
11.40
Di Hudson (Royal Guernsey) (9), Fionnuala Forde (Donabate)(12), withdrawn: Pamela Morgan (La Cala) (10).
11.50
Sharon Hewer (Royal Birkdale) (5), Dana Greenslade (Wentworth) (5), Zoe Fitz-Costa (Beaconsfield) (6).
12.0
Charlie Douglass (Brocket Hall) (scr), Ellis Keenan (Sunningdale) (scr), Charlotte Dalton (Ladbrook Park) (2).
12.10
Natalia Zvezdina (Belgium) (20), Kam Cheema (Red Libbets) (20), Sandra Hendrickx (Belgium) (20).
Thursday, February 12
MURCIA UNDER-16 GIRLS’ OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP – FIRST ROUND
Two rounds of stroke play over two rounds. Scratch and Handicap aggregate prizes.
TENTH TEE
11.00
Hayley Davis (Ferndown) (1) & Hannah Turland (Tidworth) (2).
11.08
Amber Ratcliffe (Royal Cromer) (7), Eadaoin Cronin (Bantry Bay) (10).
11.16
Lucie Walker (Ormskirk) (11), Kirsten MacCallum (McDonald Ellon) (11).
11.24
Poppy Finlay (Vicars Cross) (16), Gemma McCarthy (Clonmel) (20)

Friday’s second round draws in the Murcia Ladies & Under-16 Girls’ Opens will reflect Thursday’s scores, i.e. best scratch will go out last.

Saturday, February 14

ST VALENTINE'S DAY TEAM TOURNAMENT

Hacienda del Alamo villa owners/guests usually have a St Valentine’s Day team event of their own. There is a strong likelihood that they will join up with us, one villa owner/guest to each of the threesomes below, making it a four-ball, best-ball competition.
One round stroke-play. Teams to note their best scratch score and their best net score at each hole. Prizes for best scratch and best net team totals.

SHOTGUN START (probably at 11am).
Mary McKenna (4), Patricia Morris (11) & Fionnuala Forde (12) (all Donabate).
Mary MacLaren (4), Meghan MacLaren (4) & Rebecca Gee (4) (all Wellingborough).
Lien Willems (+2), Margo Habets (7), Caroline Harper (15) (all Belgium)
Amy Boulden (Maesdu) (2), Natalia Zvezdina (Belgium) (20), Sandra Hendrickx (Belgium) (20). Amy Boulden to be confirmed.
Paul Coopey (Red Libbets) (18), Kam Cheema (Red Libbets) (20) + ONE OR TWO PLAYERS
Michelle McCarthy (Clonmel) (8), Eadaoin Cronin (Bantry Bay) (10), Gemma McCarthy (Clonmel) (20).
Charlie Douglass (Brocket Hall) (scr), Anthony Hughes (Brocket Hall) (1), Charlotte Dalton (Ladbrook Park) (2).
Lizzie Stephens (Clevedon) (6), Ben Chapman (Clevedon) (9), Charlotte Humphries (Burnham & Berrow) (17).
Ellis Keenan (Sunningdale) (scr), Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch) (1), Campbell Thompson (Strathpeffer Spa) (16).
Sarah Smith (Newmarket) (4), Amelia Taylor (St Annes Old Links) (13), Laura Tuttle (Newmarket) (16).
Marcella Tuttle (4), Claire Tuttle (14), John Tuttle (16) (all Newmarket).

Sunday, February 15

COSTA CALIDA FOURSOMES
One round alternate shot played off half the pair’s combined handicap. Prizes for best scratch and net aggregate totals
FIRST TEE
11.00
Mary MacLaren (Wellingborough) & David MacLaren (Wellingborough) (4) and Charlotte Dalton (Brocket Hall) & Ellis Keenan (Sunningdale) (1).
11.10
Lizzie Stephens (Clevedon) & Ben Chapman (Clevedon) (7.5) and Sonia Graham (Royal Guernsey) & Di Hudson (Royal Guernsey) (12.5). Graham and Hudson to be confirmed.
11.20
Charlotte Humphries (Burnham & Berrow) & Rob Humphries (Burnham & Berrow) (11.5) and Sarah Smith (Newmarket) & Claire Tuttle (Newmarket) (9).
11.30
Amber Ratcliffe (Royal Cromer) & Ryan Ratcliffe (Royal Cromer) (6) and Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) & India Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) (6).
11.40
Sharon Hewer (Royal Birkdale) & Peter Maw (Royal Birkdale) (5) and Meghan MacLaren (Wellingborough) & Rebecca Gee (Wellingborough) (4).
11.50
Amelia Taylor (St Annes Old Links) & Trevor Taylor (St Annes Old Links) (15.5) and Colette Walker (Southport & Ainsdale) & Lucie Walker (Ormskirk) (14.5).

TENTH TEE
11.00
Dana Greenslade (Wentworth) & Alan Quarterman (Wentworth) (4.5) and Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch) & Campbell Thompson (Strathpeffer Spa) (8.5).
11.10
Ella Ofstedahl (Mill Green) & Darryl Ofstedahl (Mill Green) (11.5) and Michelle McCarthy (Clonmel) & Gemma McCarthy (Clonmel) (14).
11.20
Viv Ofstedahl (Mill Green) & Sam Ofstedahl (Mill Green) (18) and Laura Tuttle (Newmarket) & John Tuttle (Newmarket) (16)
11.30
Marcella Tuttle (Newmarket) & Amy Boulden (Maesdu) (3) (Boulden entry to be confirmed) and Hayley Davis (Ferndown) & Hannah Turland (Tidworth) (1.5).

Monday, February 16

HACIENDA DEL ALAMO LADIES OPEN – FIRST ROUND
Two rounds of stroke play over two days. Scratch, handicap & senior aggregate prizes
FIRST TEE
11.00
Lizzie Stephens (Clevedon) (6), Di Hudson (Royal Guernsey) (9).
11.08
Sonia Graham (Royal Guernsey) (16), Kam Cheema (Red Libbets) (20).
11.18
Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) (+1), Ellis Keenan (Sunningdale) (scr), Charlie Douglass (Brocket Hall) (scr)
11.28
Lien Willems (Belgium) (+2), Laura Harvey (Richmond) (1), Charlotte Dalton (Ladbrook Park) (2).
11.38
Rebecca Gee (Wellingborough) (4), Sharon Hewer (Royal Birkdale) (5), Marcella Tuttle (Newmarket) (4).
11.48
Mary MacLaren (Wellingborough) (4), Sarah Smith (Newmarket) (4), Dana Greenslade (Wentworth) (5).

Monday, February 16
TENTH TEE
HACIENDA DEL ALAMO UNDER-16 GIRLS’ OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Two rounds of stroke-play over two days. Scratch and handicap aggregate prizes.
11.00
Laura Tuttle (Newmarket) (16), Charlotte Humphries (Burnham & Berrow) (17).
11.08
Hayley Davis (Ferndown) (1), Amy Boulden (Maesdu) (2), Hannah Turland (Tidworth) (2).
11.18
Meghan MacLaren (Wellingborough) (4), Amber Ratcliffe (Royal Cromer) (5), Lucie Walker (Ormskirk) (11).
11.28
Kirsten MacCallum (McDonald Ellon) (11), Amelia Taylor (St Annes Old Links) (13), India Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) (13).
11.38
Alice Hewison (Berkhamsted) (14), Claire Tuttle (Newmarket) (14), Ella Ofstedahl (Mill Green) (15).

Tuesday’s second-round draws will reflect Monday’s scratch scores, i.e. best out last.
Exceptions: Di Hudson & Sonia Graham have requested early tee time as they are flying home early Tuesday evening. If anyone else needs an early finish on any day, please inform Colin Farquharson