HACIENDA DEL ALAMO LADIES AND GIRLS OPEN

              Nicola Callander (Mill Green) won HDA Open scratch with 54-hole total of 221
                                                     Picture by Cal Carson Golf Agency
  
REPORT BY LEE HARRINGTON

Three beautiful days of clear blue skies, chilly breeze in the morning but daytime temperatures
getting up to the mid-20s for the 54-hole
Hacienda del Alamo Open, the final event on
the 2014 Hacienda del Alamo February Golf
Festival 

Some top quality golf played also, especially

from Nicola Callander, daughter of golf writer

Colin Callander and winner of the Scottish 

Under-21 girls stroke-play at Blairgowrie a

couple of years ago.
Nicola, who will enrol at the University of Mississippi in August, shot rounds of 74, 71 and 76 for a total of 221 to win the Ladies' scratch title by four shots from Rochelle Morris, a +1 player at Woodsome Hall (Nicola plays off three at Mill Green).
Rochelle had three rounds of 75 for 225.
Charlotte Austwick, a +1 member of Fulford GC, Yorkshire, who played well on the Paul Lawrie Scottish Ladies Tour last year, finished third on 240 with scores of 78, 85 and 77.
The lowest net in the Ladies' category was also returned by Nicola Callander (212) from Rochelle Morris (228) and Charlotte (243).
The Senior Ladies' title - the over-50s category entry was into double figures - was played on a Stableford basis and Karen Dawson, one of six Fleetwood GC, Lancashire entries, won with 78 pts off a handicap of 24. Clubmate Linda Marr, playing off 23, tied for second place with Diana Hudson (Royal Guernesy) (9) on the 74pt mark.
In the Under-18 girls' section, Hannah Screen (Berkhampstead) tied with Georgia Oboh (Bury) on gross 233 with Rachel Thompson (Cork) third on 262.
Hannah (215 off six) had the lowest net scot, ahead of Georgia Oboh (4) 221 and Megan Graham (La Grand Mare) (13) 231.     

Everyone praised the event, and promising to spread the word for next year to try and get the numbers back up.

Off for two weeks now to play in a couple of pro-ams ... cannot wait!

2014 HACIENDA DEL ALAMO LADIES OPEN 
SCRATCH
Par 216 (3x72)
221 Nicola Callander (Mill Green) 74 71 76
225 Rochelle Morris (Woodsome Hall) 75 75 75
240 Charlotte Austwick (Fulford) 76 85 86
284 Amelia Taylor (St Annes Old Links) 90 92 102
Withdrew: Ailish Thomnpson (Cork) 89 80 wd
NET
212 Nicola Callander) (3) 71 68 73     
228 Rochelle Morris (+1) 76 76 76
243 Charlotte Austwick (+1) 79 86 78
266 Amelia Taylor (St Annews Old Links) 84 86 96
Withdrew: Ailish Thompson (5) 84 75 wd

SENIORS
Stableford
78pt Karen Dawson (Fleetwood) (24) 29 28 31
74 Linda Marr (Fleetwood) (23) 23 26 25, Diana Hudson (Royal Guernsey (9) 26 24 24
73 Susan Anderson (Omagh) (15) 24 28 21
70 Mary MacLaren (Wellingborough) (5) 22 29 19
68 Penny Burrows (Hacienda del Alamo) (19) 22 20 26, Joan Bichard (Royal Guernsey) (11) 21 26 21
64 Susan Forrest (Fleetwood) (20) 22 23 19
62 Anne Cullen (Omnagh) (15) 19 20 23 
58 Audrey Lee (Fleetwood) (21) 20 20 18
48 Gill Gardiner (Fleetwood) (26) 16 19 13
43 Ginny Hardie (Fleetwood) (25) 18 17 8.      
  
UNDER-18 GIRLS
SCRATCH
233 Hannah Screen (Berkhampstead) 81 75 77, Georgia Oboh (Bury) 77 75 81.
262 Rachel Thompson (Cork) 91 81 80
264 Stephanie Ballay (Royal Gurnsey) 86 86 92
270 Megan Graham (La Grande Mare) 90 87 83
298 Rebecca MacLaren (Wellingborough) 94 103 101
NET
215 Hannah Screen (6) 75 69 71
221 Georgia Oboh (4) 73 71 77
231 Megan Graham (13) 77 74 80
238 Rachel Thompson (8) 83 73 82
243 Stephanie Ballay (7) 79 79 85
256 Rebecca MacLaren (14) 80 89 87