Charlotte Dalton on the first tee at the 2008 Hacienda del Alamo Women's Festival (Cal Carson Golf Agency image). You can enlarge the image by clicking on it.

Warwickshire county player Charlotte

using Festival to sharpen up for 2009

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Festival Organiser

Colin@scottishgolfview.com

Warwickshire county team player Charlotte Dalton has entered the Hacienda del Alamo February Festival again because she wants to be a better player in 2009 than she was in 2008.

And she didn't do too badly this year!

Charlotte, who has her 20th birthday on January 22nd, reached the final of the English ladies' mid-amateur championship this past season.

Based at Solihull in the West Midlands, she also helped Warwickshire win their way through to the English women's county finals for the first time in many, many years!

"I spend a lot of time practising. I think it is the best way to improve your game. That's why I think the Hacienda del Alamo Festival is such a super combination of practice and competititve play," said the Ladbrook Park Golf Club member.

"The Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort practice facilities are really first-class, giving you the opportunity to work on every club on your bag. I'm flying out to Murcia a couple of days ahead of the competitive programme so that I can get down to serious practice before I get to the card-and-pencil stage."

Charlotte, exact handicap 2.4, intends playing in all four Festival events for adults, including the Costa Calida Pairs on the Sunday. She is not quite definite about who her partner will be in that combination of greensomes and better-ball.

But that's one of the Festival Organiser's responsibilities - helping to get people together to make up teams for the St Valentine's Day pro-am on the Saturday and also the Costa Calida Pairs.

Another recent Festival entry has come in from Jessica Wilcox, a 17-year-old member at Blankney Golf Club and also at La Cala on the Costa del Sol.

Sleaford-based Jessica, who has an exact handicap of 1.7, has entered the Costa Calida Pairs with Robert Wilcox, who could be her father, could be a brother, and also the Hacienda del Alamo Ladies Open over 36 holes on Monday and Tuesday, February 16 and 17.

That's shaping to be quite a competitive and classy field with England girl international Holly Clyburn, a +1 player at Woodhall Spa, heading the entries so far.

FESTIVAL ENTRIES SO FAR
MURCIA LADIES OPEN
Two rounds stroke-play
Thursday-Friday, February 12-13

Professional entries

Jacqueline Pecoitz (Argentina)

Lien Willems (Belgium)

Amateur entries
Mary McKenna (Donabate) Senior
Patricia Morris (Donabate) Senior

Pamela Morgan (La Cala) Senior
Fionnuala Forde (Donabate)
Margo Habets (Rinkven, Belgium)
Caroline Harper (Limburg, Belgium)
Natalia Zvezdina (Rinkven, Belgium)
Sandra Hendrickx (Rinkven, Belgium)
Louise Church (Hendon)
Charlotte Dalton (Ladbrook Park)

MURCIA UNDER-16 GIRLS’ OPEN

Two rounds stroke-play

Thursday-Friday, February 12-13.
No entries todate.

ST VALENTINE'S DAY PRO-AM
One round: Lady pro with three amateurs (male or female)
Saturday, February 14

Professional entries

Lien Willems (Belgium)

Jacqueline Pecoitz (Argentina)

Amateur teams:
Mary McKenna (4), Patricia Morris (11) & Fionnuala Forde (12) (all Donabate).
Mary MacLaren (4), Meghan MacLaren (4) & Rebecca Gee (4) (all Wellingborough).
Margo Habets (7), Caroline Harper (15) & Natalia Zvezdina (20) or Sandra Henrickx (20)) + pro Lien Willems (Belgium).

Natalia Zvezdina (20) or Sandra Henrickx (20) + two other amateurs.

Pamela Morgan (10) & Brian Harrold (10) (both La Cala) + one other amateur

Amateur individuals:

Louise Church (Hendon) (9).

Charlotte Humphries (Burnham & Berrow) (17)

Amy Boulden (Llandudno Maesdhu) (1.5) (to be confirmed).
Charlotte Dalton (Ladbrook Park) (2)

COSTA CALIDA PAIRS
One round: First nine holes greensomes; Second nine holes better-ball.
Any combination of lady pros, female & male amateurs.
Sunday, February 15
Professional entries

Jacqueline Pecoitz (Argentina)

Lien Willems (Belgium)

Amateur pairings: Mary MacLaren (4) & David MacLaren.
Meghan MacLaren (4) & Rebecca Gee (4).
Holly Clyburn (+1) & India Clyburn (13).

Pamela Morgan (10) & Brian Harrold (10).

Charlotte Humphries (17) & Rob Humphries (6).

Charlotte Dalton (2) & Lisa Barton (to be confirmed).

Jessica Wilcox (Blankney) (2) & Robert Wilcox.
Amateur individuals (need partner)

Louise Church (Hendon) (9)
Amy Boulden (1.5) (to be confirmed)

HACIENDA DEL ALAMO LADIES OPEN
Two rounds stroke-play
Monday-Tuesday, February 16-17.

Professional entries

Jacqueline Pecoitz (Argentina)

Lien Willems (Belgium).

Amateur entries:
Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) (+1).
Mary MacLaren (4)
Rebecca Gee (4).
Louise Church (9)
Charlotte Dalton (2)
Jessica Wilcox (Blankney) (2)

HACIENDA DEL ALAMO UNDER-16 GIRLS’ OPEN
Two rounds stroke play
Monday-Tuesday, February 16-17
Charlotte Humphries Age 14.

India Clyburn Age 12.

Meghan MacLaren. Age 14.

Amy Boulden (Llandudno Maesdu). Age 15
Alice Hewison (Berkhamsted & Moor Park). Age 11