2nd Hacienda del Alamo Women´s Winter Festival

Champions of Murcia! Left to right, Charlie Douglass, Hayley Davis and Mary McKenna (Cal Carson Golf Agency image)

Good Old Charlie! Douglass pips

Dalton, Keenan for Murcia title

Charlie Douglass (Brocket Hall) is the first winner of the Murcia Ladies Open title at the 2nd Hacienda del Alamo Women´s Winter Festival in very sunny Spain over the past three days.
Charlie had rounds of 74 and 78 for a 36-hole total of 152 over the testing Dave Thomas designed course.
She won the championship trophy by one shot from Charlotte Dalton (Ladbrook Park) who scored 78 and 75.
Third was Ellis Keenan (Sunningdale) with 76 and 78 for 154.
Anna Carling (Vale of Glamorgan) won the premier handicap award with net rounds of 72 and 77 for 149, playing off four of a handicap.
Irish legend Mary McKenna (Donabate) won the senior title with scores of 84 and 80 for 164.
The Murcia Under-16 girls´ championship was won by Hayley Davis (Ferndown) by two shots from her good friend Hannah Turland (Tidworth).
Hayley had rounds of 77 and 74 for 151, overtaking Hannah, the first round leader with a 73, over the second round.
Young Amber Ratcliffe (Royal Cromer), who has slashed her handicap from 16 to seven over the past 12 months, won the Under-16 girls´ handicap top prize with net ronds of 69 and 76 for 145.

ALL THE SCORES FROM FIRST TOURNAMENT

Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort, Murcia, Spain
Dave Thomas-designed course: 5,534 metres (Red Tees). Par 72

Thursday, Friday, February 12-13, 2009
Weather: Glorious sunshine, blue skies both days

MURCIA LADIES OPEN

SCRATCH TOTALS
Charlie Douglass (Brocket Hall) 74 78 152
Charlotte Dalton (Ladbrook Park) 78 75 153
Ellis Keenan (Sunningdale) 76 78 154
Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch) 79 78 157
Anna Carling (Vale of Glamorgan) 76 81 157
Sharon Hewer (Royal Birkdale) 87 81 168
Zoe Fitz-Costa (Beaconsfield) 88 84 172
Michelle McCarthy (Clonmel) 87 85 172
Dana Greenslade (Wentworth) 87 86 173
Margo Habets (Belgium) 89 91 180
Fionnuala Forde (Donabate) 94 90 184
Natalia Zvezdina (Belgium) 115 99 214
Caroline Harper (Belgium) 101 115 216
Sandra Hendrickx (Belgium) 113 Ret ----
Shula McCarthy (Clonmel) 101 Wd ----
Prizewinners: 1 (400 Euros voucher + trophy) Charlie Douglass
2 (250 Euros voucher) Charlotte Dalton.
3 (150 Euros voucher) Ellis Keenan.

HANDICAP TOTALS
Charlotte Dalton (Ladbrook Park) (2) 76 73 149
Anna Carling (Vale of Glamorgan) (4) 72 77 149
Charlie Douglass (Brocket Hall) (scr) 74 78 152
Ellis Keenan (Sunningdale) (scr) 76 78 154
Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch) (1) 78 77 155
Michelle McCarthy (Clonmel) (8) 79 77 156
Sharon Hewer (Royal Birkdale) (5) 82 76 158
Zoe Fitz-Costa (Beaconsfield) (6) 82 78 160
Dana Greenslade (Wentworth) (5) 82 81 163
Natalia Zvezdina (Belgium) (20) 95 79 174
Sonia Graham (Royal Guernsey) (16) 89 89 178
Diana Hudson (Royal Guernsey) (9) 88 90 178
Caroline Harper (Belgium) (16) 85 99 184
Sandra Hendrickx (Belgium) (20) 93 Ret ----
Shula McCarthy (Clonmel) (19) 82 Wd ----

Prizewinners: 1 (200 Euros voucher) Anna Carling.
2 (100 Euros voucher) Cara Gruber.
3 (75 Euros voucher) Michelle McCarthy.
4 (50 Euros voucher) Sharon Hewer
5 (Glenmuir towel + 30 Euros voucher) Zoe Fitz-Costa.
6 (Glenmuir socks + 20 Euros voucher) Dana Greenslade

MURCIA SENIOR LADIES OPEN

SCRATCH TOTALS
Mary McKenna (Donabate) 84 80 164
Patricia Morris (Donabate) 85 93 178
Diana Hudson (Royal Guernsey) 97 99 196
Sonia Graham (Royal Guernsey) 105 105 210
Kam Cheema (Red Libbets) 110 114 224
Prizewinner: 1 (180 Euros voucher + trophy) Mary McKenna.

HANDICAP TOTALS
Mary McKenna (Donbate) (4) 80 76 156
Patricia Morris (Donabate) (11) 74 82 156
Sonia Graham (Royal Guernsey) (16) 89 89 178
Diana Hudson (Royal Guernsey) (9) 88 90 178
Kam Cheema (Red Libbets) (20) 90 94 184
Prizewinners: 1 (100 Euros voucher) Patricia Morris.
2 (80 Euros voucher) Sonia Graham.
3 (2 bottles of wine) Diana Hudson.
4 (Bottle of wine) Kam Cheema.

MURCIA UNDER-16 GIRLS’ OPEN
SCRATCH TOTALS
Hayley Davis (Ferndown) 77 74 151
Hannah Turland (Tidworth) 73 80 153
Amber Ratcliffe (Royal Cromer) 76 83 159
Eadaoin Cronin (Bantry Bay) 86 87 173
Lucie Walker (Ormskirk) 86 90 176
Gemma McCarthy (Clonmel) 110 95 205
Kirsten MacCallum (McDonald Ellon) Ret 106 ----
Prizewinners: 1 (150 Euros voucher + trophy) Hayley Davis.
2 (80 Euros voucher) Hannah Turland.

HANDICAP TOTALS
Amber Ratcliffe (Royal Cromer) (7) 69 76 145
Hayley Davis (Ferndown) (1) 76 73 149
Hannah Turland (Tidworth) (2) 71 78 149
Eadaoin Cronin (Bantry Bay) (10) 76 77 153
Lucie Walker (Ormskirk) (11) 75 79 154
Gemma McCarthy (Clonmel) (20) 90 75 165
Kirsten MacCallum (McDonald Ellon) (11) Ret 95 -----
Prizewinners: 1 (100 Euros voucher) Amber Ratcliffe.
2 (75 Euros voucher) Eadaoin Cronin.
3 (Glenmuir towel, HDA shirt, 20 Euros voucher) Lucie Walker.
4 (Glenmuir socks, HDA cap, 20 Euros voucher) Gemma McCarthy.
5 (Glenmuir socks, HDA towel, 20 Euros voucher) Kirsten MacCallum.

PROFESSIONALS
Lien Willems (Belgium) 77 72 149
Ruth O’Carroll (La Manga) 87 80 167
Prizewinners: 1 (150 Euros) Lien Willems.
2 (Champagne) Ruth O’Carroll.