Alice Hewson with European Tour star Nick Dougherty at

St Andrews and (above right) Alice Hewson the swimmer

All-round sportsgirl Alice Hewson

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coming back to HdA Festival

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Alice Hewson knows what to expect at the 3rd Hacienda

del Alamo Winter Festival, supported by Glenmuir, in February - she played over

the Dave-Thomas designed course at the five-star resort

in south-east Spain last February.
And Alice, only 12 years old, with a handicap of 12 has packed a lot of sport into the months since then.

Alice's dad Dominic was kind enough to pass on to me what

her school magazine had to say about it:

"Alice Hewson has made her presence felt on the golf course and in the pool this year. The talented 12-year-old, who is a pupil at Berkhamsted School, has been selected for the English Ladies ‘Super Birdies’ Development Squad and she swam in seven events at the British National Swimming Championships in Sheffield.
"Swimming – In July, Alice competed at the National Swimming Championships at Sheffield’s International Olympic Pool in seven different events, winning a well deserved Silver Medal in the 100m Backstroke in an amazing sub-70 second time of 1:09.28, and finishing a creditable ninth in the overall standings.
"Golf - Having discarded her swim-suit, Alice donned her spikes and took on the country’s best young golfers in the England U-13 Championships, and then played in the US Kids World Championships in the US and finally the HSBC Wee Wonders event at St. Andrews where she secured second place with a final round 72.

"In recognition of her achievements, Alice has been selected for the 2009-2010 England Development Squad, which will train at Brocket Hall over the winter and spring. Alice plays her golf at Berkhamsted Golf Club who have supported Alice since she started playing at the age of seven, and has a highly respectable handicap of 8."

Well done, indeed, Alice! Most girls would be in Wonderland if they had had a sporting year like that.
Alice will team up with dad Dominic for the curtain-rising better-ball pairs at the Hacienda del Alamo Festival on Saturday, February 13 when the field will also include the resort's own golfing fraternity, men and ladies, on the day before St Valentine's Day.

Then Alice will play in the Under-16 girls' section of the 36-hole Murcia Open on the Monday and Tuesday (February 15-16) followed by the Hacienda del Alamo Open over 54 holes on the Thursday-Friday-Saturday (February 18-19-20).

LATE NEWS: Hollie Vizard, a member of Pleasington Golf Club, Blackburn, has entered the Hacienda del Alamo Open Under-16 girls' section over the three rounds. Hollie will celebrate her 15th birthday on December 11 and has nine of a handicap.

Welcome to the Festival, Hollie!

Entry forms for the Festival which runs from February the 13th to the 20th are available by clicking on appropriate wording at the top of the left hand column of the Home Page on this website. If you still have any queries, E-mail them to Colin@scottishgolfview.com