Left-hander Charlie Douglass, image by courtesy of leaderboardphotography.com

Girl internationals Charlie

Douglass & Anna Carling
enter HdA Festival

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Festival Organiser

Colin@scottishgolfview.com

Two girls who have played for their native countries at girls' international level are among the latest entries for next month's Hacienda del Alamo Women's Winter Golf Festival.

Charlie Douglass, a member at Brocket Hall Golf Club, comes from Stevenage, Hertsfordshire and is 19 years old. A left-hander, she has a handicap of +0.3 and was an England Under-18 girl cap.

Charlie almost won the 2006 English girls' championship. She lost in the final at Kings Norton to Rachel Jennings who birdied the last two holes to beat Douglass by one hole.

Charlie has been a member of past English Women's Golf Association training squads. She has entered the 36-hole Murcia Ladies Open (February 12-13), the St Valentine's Day pro-am on the Saturday when she and one-handicap male amateur Anthony Hughes will be in the same amateur team.

Douglass plans to skip the Costa Calida Pairs on the Sunday - unless we can get her to change her mind! - and then come back into the fray in the closing 36-hole Hacienda del Alamo Ladies Open on Monday & Tuesday, February 16-17.

Anna Carling, pictured above by Cal Carson Golf Agency, is a member at Vale of Glamorgan Golf Club and lives at Cardiff Bay. She is also 19 years old with a handicap of 3.3. Anna, beaten at the 22nd hole of the 2007 Welsh girls championship final by Beth Davies at Southerndown, has played for Wales in the girls' home internationals and the European girls' team championships.

At the inaugural Hacienda del Alamo Women's Festival, Carling came second to Welsh compatriot Rhian Wyn Thomas in the amateur section of the Murcia Ladies Open over 36 holes.

That's the only event Anna has entered at next month's Festival.

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)

Shula McCarthy (Clonmel)

Michele McCarthy (Clonmel).
Charlie Douglass (Brocket Hall)

Anna Carling (Vale of Glamorgan)

MURCIA UNDER-16 GIRLS’ OPEN
Two rounds stroke-play
Thursday-Friday, February 12-13.

Gemma McCarthy (Clonmel). Age 11.

Amber Ratcliffe (Royal Cromer). Age 13.

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
Shula McCarthy (19), Gemma McCarthy (20), Michelle McCarthy (8) (all Clonmel).

Charlie Douglass (scr) & Anthony Hughes (1) (Brocket Hall) + 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.

Amber Ratcliffe (7) & Ryan Ratcliffe (5).

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).

Mary MacLaren (4)

Rebecca Gee (4).

Louise Church (9)

Charlotte Dalton (2)

Jessica Wilcox (Blankney) (2)

Charlie Douglass (Brocket Hall) (scr)

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

Amber Ratcliffe. Age 13.

HACIENDA DEL ALAMO GOLF RESORT

VILLA RENTAL ACCOMMODATION

John Green of Hacienda Golf Properties is the Festival's "preferred partner" for the rental of villas/accommodation at the five-star resort.

That means if you are going to the Hacienda del Alamo February Festival, you should do one of two things, or maybe both.

1 E-mail John Green at johngreen@hdagolfproperties.com or info@hdagolfproperties.com to find out what he can offer you and at what price.

2 If there are only one or two of you and you would be quite willing to share a villa with another group to bring the cost down per head, tell John your position.

His contact telephone numbers are:
Mobile in Spain: +34 618 086 285
Mobile in UK: +44 7836 385 310.
Landline in UK: +44 203 287 3103.
Skype: Hacienda Golf Properties.
Website: www. hdagolfproperties.com