HDA FESTIVAL FEVER IS SWEEPING

ACROSS IRELAND!

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Hacienda del Alamo "Festival Fever" seems to be sweeping across the golf clubs of Ireland.
Today we have had SIX entries from the Emerald Isle - five ladies from Navan Golf Club in County Meath and 15-year-old Emma O'Driscoll, who plays off five at Ballybunion Golf Club, Tralee.
The five from Navan are Marion Geoghegan, Gemma Jennings, Mary McAree, Margaret Rooney and Philomena Sheeran.
Orla Barry from Galway entered previously so the Festival list has seven Irish entries so far ... and I believe more are on their way.
No names, no pack drills but I can tell you that we now have two over-50s in the party so it looks as if we will have a senior prize list after all.
The Hacienda del Alamo Women's Winter Golf Festival will run from Sunday, February 10 (first practice day) to Saturday, February 24. The six competitions over the two weeks are open to Lady professionals and Lady amateurs up to a maximum handicap of 20.
E-mail your entries to the Tournament Controller, Colin Farquharson, at colin@scottishgolfview.com

Incidentally, after consultation with Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort Director of Golf Billy Sim, the closing date for Festival entries has been fixed as MONDAY, JANUARY 15. Tell your friends who are thinking about it but have not filed their entries that there is now a deadline.

Festival entries so far:

PROFESSIONALS
Lauren DIGGLE (Wales).
Danielle MASTERS (England)
Natasha MORGAN (Wales)
Lien WILLEMS (Belgium).

AMATEURS
Orla BARRY (Galway)
Lisa BARTON (Coventry)
Jane BINNING (Frilford Heath)
Anna CARLING (Vale of Glamorgan).
Charlotte DALTON (Ladbrook Park)
Cara EASTON (Dalmahoy)
Mandy EASTON (Dalmahoy)
Marion GEOGHEGAN (Navan)
Rebecca GEE (Wellingborough)
Annie GOWING (Frilford Heath)
Gemma JENNINGS (Navan).
Mary McAREE (Navan)
Judy McCAIRNS (Frilford Heath)
Kirsten MacCALLUM (McDonald Ellon)
Lauren MacCALLUM (McDonald Ellon)
Mary MacLAREN (Wellingborough)
Meghan MacLAREN (Wellingborough)
Emma O'DRISCOLL (Ballybunion)
Emily OGILVY (Auchterarder)
Margaret ROONEY (Navan).
Philomena SHEERAN (Navan)
Rhian Wyn THOMAS (Vale of Glamorgan)
Michele THOMSON (McDonald Ellon)
Jane TURNER (Mortonhall).