Murcia Seniors Open, Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort,
Spain: October 18th - 25th 2009

We have places available in the field and can now open up to non-Scottish Senior Golfing Society Members.
Full details on www.scottishseniorsgolf.com and entries/enquiries by email to gordon@corriemar.demon.co.uk

Handicap limit 12.4 and probably the best golfing package seen anywhere!

Keith Howie

All systems go for Murcia Senior Men's

Open week at Hacienda del Alamo

By KEITH HOWIE
Following last year’s highly successful inaugural Murcia Seniors Open Week at the five-star Spanish golf resort of Hacienda del Alamo, it is all systems go for this year's programme, to be staged from October 18 to 25.
Scottish Seniors Golfing Society captain Gordon MacDonald has had recent meetings with Hacienda del Alamo Director of Golf Billy Sim to produce a package which at least matches the terms offered last year.
Ian Brotherston (Dumfries and County) expects to defend his singles title and also the doubles with partner George Rodaks (Moffat). Many of the other top names in Scottish seniors golf have already committed, determined to wrest the trophies away from the Doonhamer.
Entry priority will be given to SSGS members but we have arranged to increase the field of players to 90. We are therefore able to take enquiries from non-members with handicaps of 12.4 and below on the understanding that they may have to give way to existing members.
Initial reservations should be by email to Gordon MacDonald gordon@corriemar.demon.co.uk
After the 2008 event we surveyed the members who were there. Suggestions coming out of the survey have been reviewed and implemented where appropriate.
You can download an entry form/flier here or from the SSGS website www.scottishseniorsgolf.com and send with your deposit to the address shown.
Entries close on June 30, after which any numbers shortfall will be supplemented by Spanish members.

Late drama at Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort

Ian Brotherston overtakes Ian
Hutcheon to win Murcia Seniors

Ian Brotherston (Dumfries & Co) completed a double whammy at the Scottish Senior Golfing Society's Spanish Festival at Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort, Murcia by winning the the Murcia Seniors Open today.
Brotherston, winner of the Festival's curtain-raising pairs competition with George Rodaks (Moffat), overtook former Walker Cup player Ian Hutcheon (Monfieth) over the inward half in the third round to win by one shot with a total of four-over-par 220 over the testing Dave Thomas-designed course.
Brotherston had lost his overnight lead by taking 39 shots to the turn, five more than Hutcheon.
Brotherston's rounds were 74, 73 and 73, Hutcheon posting 77, 72 and 72 for 221. Jim Kinloch, the SSGS's joint secretary & treasurer, finished third on 222 with scores of 74, 75 and 73, one shot ahead of Aberdeen's George Paterson (Northern) and two ahead of joint fifth placed Bob Stewart (Tulliallan), the Scottish seniors champion, and Gordon MacDonald, captain of the senior society and a former Scottish and Spanish seniors title-winner.
Kinloch, playing off two of a handicap, had the lowest net total of 216 for the three-round tournament. Runner-up was David Doodson (Temple) with a net 217 off five of a handicap.
Two sets of twins took part in the inaugural Scottish-organised over-50s week - Jim and Peter Kinloch from the Cardross club, and Ian and Fred Hutcheon from Monifieth.

ON-THE-SPOT REPORT FROM KEITH HOWIE
Much excitement here at Hacienda del Alamo in the climax of our first seniors' festival.
Overnight leader Ian Brotherston lost all of his advantage in an outward half of 39. Ian Hutcheon's 34 to the turn took him into the sole lead. However, Ian Brotherston's 3-3-3 start back put him within striking distance.
It was pretty well nip and tuck until the last. Hutch's birdie putt from eight feet on the 18th green slipped past, leaving Ian Brotherston the luxury of two putts from four feet for victory. This was just as well as the putt was from a very tricky spot.
SSGS joint secretary & treasurer Jim Kinloch finished in a strong third place with Northern's George Paterson completing a solid week in fourth place on 223, jut in front of Gordon MacDonald and Scottish champion Bob Stewart.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3 x 72)
220 Ian Brotherston (Dumfries & Co) 74 73 73.
221 Ian Hutcheon (Monifieth) 77 72 72.
222 Jim Kinloch (Cardross) 74 75 73.
223 George Paterson (Northern) 78 71 74.
224 Bob Stewart (Tulliallan) 76 77 71, Gordon MacDonald (Callander) 79 72 73.
226 John McDonald (Cowglen) 76 77 73, Derek Murphy (Kinross) 78 73 75.
230 Alan MacNaught (Colchester) 77 79 74, James Johnston (Northumberland) 78 77 75, Ian Taylor (Royal Burgess) 77 72 81.
231 George Rodaks (Moffat) 78 77 76.
232 David Doodson (Temple) 79 78 75, Sandy Pirie (Hazlehead) 78 77 77.
234 Ken Forrest (Lenzie) 76 83 75.
235 Alasdair Brown (Merchants of Edinburgh) 81 80 74, John Lang (Bruntsfield Links) 77 77 81.
236 Dougal Chalmers (Panmure) 83 80 73, Iain Jeen (Milngavie) 80 81 75.
237 Bill Methven (Royal Aberdeen) 81 81 75, Jim Graham (Clober) 79 82 76, Keith Howie (West Kilbride) 77 80 80.
238 Andrew Laird (Deeside) 82 79 77, David Millar (St Andrews New) 78 81 79.
239 Peter Kinloch (Cardross) 84 77 78, Fred Hutcheon (Monifieth) 78 81 80, Billy Wallace (Strathaven) 80 78 81.
240 Derek Sim (Monifieth) 79 75 86.
241 Sven Oestergaard (La Manga) 81 82 78, Bob Lee (Sleaford) 84 78 79, Jim Pagan (Peterborough Milton) 80 78 83, David Smith (Stirling) 77 79 85.
Leading handicap
216 Jim Kinloch (Cardross) (2).
217 David Doodson (Temple) (5).
218 James Johnston (Northumberland) (4), Alan MacNaught (Chelmsford) (4).

Hacienda del Alamo pack

of four have sights set on

leader Ian Brotherston

The stage is set for an exciting last day's play under some glorious Costa Calida sunshine for the Scottish Senior Golfing Society's Spanish Festival's Murcia Seniors Open.
Ian Brotherston (Dumfries & Co) shot a one-over-par 73 over the Dave Thomas-designed championship course at Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort today which left the door open for the over-50s "big guns" to get him in their sights in the third and final round.
Brotherston's 36-hole tally of 147 is only two shots clear of a chasing pack of four - Aberdeen's George Paterson from Northern, Monifieth's former Walker Cup player and past Scottish champion Ian Hutcheon, Ian Taylor (Royal Burgess) and Jim Kinloch (Cardross).
a 71 by George Paterson (pictured above by Cal Carson Golf Agency) was the first sub-par score of the tournament and Hutcheon and Taylor both improved by five shots with par-matching scores.
Jim Kinloch, the overnight joint leader with Brotherston, slipped back with a 75 for 149 but he is still 12 shots ahead of twin brother Peter (Ian Hutcheon is 10 shots ahead of his twin brother Fred).
John Lang (Bruntsfield Links), who plays off five, is leading the handicap race with a net two-round total of 144 - one shot ahead of two-handicappers Jim Kinloch and Ian Taylor.

REPORT BY KEITH HOWIE (SSGS vice-captain)

Another glorious Costa Calida day as the big guns began to mount their challenges for the Murcia Seniors Open title.

The par-3 eighth hole is one of the defining factors with many of the contenders. A tough, front- left pin position meant that anyone going past the pin was staring at a double bogey at best, including this writer who suffered his third in a row. Eight was the highest score at that hole but the victim wishes to remain anonymous.

Brilliant golf course here at Hacienda del Alamo.

Top match in final round will see Hutch, Brotherston and Paterson tee off together.

MURCIA SENIORS OPEN SCOREBOARD
Second round totals
Par 144 (2 x 72)
147 Ian Brotherston (Dumfries & Co) 74 73.
149 George Paterson (Northern) 78 71, Ian Hutcheon (Monifieth) 77 72, Ian Taylor (Royal Burgess) 77 72, Jim Kinloch (Cardross) 74 75.
151 Gordon MacDonald (Callander) 79 72, Derek Murphy (Kinross) 78 73.
153 Bob Stewart (Tulliallan) 76 77, John McDonald (Cowglen) 76 77.
154 Derek Sim (Monifieth) 78 74, John Lang (Bruntsfield Links) 77 77.
155 George Rodaks (Moffat) 78 77, James Johnston (Northumberland) 78 77, Sandy Pirie (Hazlehead) 78 77, Alan MacNaught (Colchester) 77 79, David Smith (Stirling) 77 79.
157 David Doodson (Temple) 78 78, Keith Howie (West Kilbride) 77 80.
158 Billy Wallace (Strathaven) 80 78, Jim Pagan (Peterborough Milton) 80 78.
159 David Millar (St Andrews New) 78 81, Fred Hutcheon (Monifieth) 78 81, Ken Forrest (Lenzie) 76 83.
161 Peter Kinloch (Cardross) 84 77, Andrew Laird (Deeside) 82 79, Alasdair Brown (Merchants of Edinburgh) 81 80, Iain Jeen (Milngavie) 80 81, Jim Graham (Clober) 79 82.

LEADING HANDICAP SCORES

144 John Lang (Bruntsfield Links) (5).

145 Jim Kinloch (Cardross) (2), Ian Taylor (Royal Burgess) (2).

146 Derek Sim (Monifieth) (3), Dieter Lotz (Hacienda del Alamo).

147 James Johnston (Northumberland) (4), David Doodson (Temple) (5).

148 Alan MacNaught (Chelmsford) (4), Billy Wallace (Strathaven) (5).

149 Keith Howie (West Kilbride) (4), Derek Murphy (Kinross) (1), John McDonald (Cowglen) (2), George Paterson (Northern) (scr), Mike Jones (Sensol Golf).

Twin Jim shares lead in Scottish
seniors' Spanish Festival

Cardoss's Jim Kinloch, one of two sets of twins playing in the Scottish Senior Golfing Society's inaugural Spanish Festival at Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort, Murcia, shared the lead on two-over-par 74 with Ian Brotherston (Dumfries & County) at the end of the first round of the Murcia Seniors Open today.
Jim and Peter Kinloch are joint secretaries and treasurers of the society which has the support of the Scottish Golf Union and has organised a domestic circuit of competitive play for the over-55s this past year.
Jim played to his handicap of two, his net score of 72 matching the par for the Dave Thomas-designed course on a gloriously sunny day near the coast of south-east Spain.
Brotherston won the opening event of the Seniors' Festival - a doubles competition - in partnership with George Rodaks (Moffat).
Bob Stewart (Tulliallan), winner of the Scottish seniors' championship at Elgin earlier in the year, shared third place on 76 with John McDonald (Cowglen), Ken Forrest (Lenzie) and the society vice-captain Keith Howie (West Kilbride).
The second golfing set of twins in the field are the Hutcheons, Ian and Fred, from Monifieth. Ian had a 77 and Fred a 78.
The Murcia Seniors Open is over three rounds.
Leading first round scores
Par 72
74 Jim Kinloch (Cardross), Ian Brotherston (Dumfries & Co).
76 Bob Stewart (Tulliallan), John McDonald (Cowglen), Ken Forrest (Lenzie).
77 Keith Howie (West Kilbride), Ian Hutcheon (Monifieth), David Smith (Stirling), Ian Taylor (Royal Burgess), Alan MacNaught (Colchester), John Lang (unatt).
78 David Millar (Kilmarnock Barassie), Sandy Pirie (Hazlehead), George Rodaks (Moffat), Fred Hutcheon (Monifieth), James Johnston (Northumberland), Derek Murphy (Kinross), George Paterson (Northern).
79 David Doodson (Temple), Gordon MacDonald (Callander), Jim Graham (unatt), Derek Sim (Moor Hall), Peter Barnett (unatt).

Ian and George make all the running to
win Seniors' Spanish Festival opener

Overnight leaders Ian Brotherston (Dumfries & County) and George Rodaks (Moffat) made all the running to win the doubles competition at the inaugural Scottish Seniors' Golfing Society's Spanish Festival at Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort, Murcia in south-east Spain today when the temperature rose by several degrees compared with Tuesday.
The South of Scotland pair followed up their four-under-par 68 in the opening round of better-ball play with a 69 under a greensomes format.
Their impressive total of seven-under-par 137 gave them a four-shot winning margin from Brian Smith (Hamilton) and Ian Jeen (Milngavie) who scored 70 and 71.
Scottish seniors champion Bob Stewart (Tulliallan) and Derek Murphy (Kinross) finished a creditable third with 69 and 74 for 143.
Brian Smith and Ian Jeen, playing off a combined handicap of three, had the lowest net aggregate of 135.

LEADING FINAL SCRATCH TOTALS
Par 144 (2 x 72)
137 G Rodaks (Moffat) & I Brotherston (Dumfries & Co) 68 69.
141 B Smith (Hamilton) & I Jeen (Milngavie) 70 71.
143 D Murphy (Kinross) & B Stewart (Tulliallan) 69 74.
144 D Smith (Stirling) & A Macnaught (Colchester) 70 74.
145 I C Hutcheon (Monifieth) & F Hutcheon (Monifieth) 72 73, G MacDonald (Callander) & A K Pirie (Hazlehead) 72 73
146 J McDonald (Cowglen) & R Gray (Cowglen) 71 75, J Johnston (Northumberland) & K Forrest (Lenzie) 73 73.

SCROLL DOWN FOR ALL THE SCRATCH AND NET TOTALS

Scottish Senior Golfing Society Spanish Festival
DOUBLES TOURNAMENT
Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort, Murcia, South-east Spain
FINAL SCRATCH TOTALS.
First round: four-ball, better ball. Second round: greensomes.
Par 144 (2 x 72)
137 GEORGE RODAKS & IAN BROTHERSTON
141 BRIAN SMITH & IAN JEEN
143 DEREK MURPHY & BOB STEWART
144 DAVID SMITH & ALAN MACNAUGHT
145 IAN HUTCHEON & FRED HUTCHEON, GORDON MACDONALD & SANDY PIRIE
146 JOHN McDONALD & RICHARD GRAY, JAMES JOHNSTON & KEN FORREST
148 IAN TAYLOR & KEITH HOWIE, LES FOWLER & BILL METHVEN
149 BASIL GRIFFITHS & PETER BARNETT, DREW WILSON & JIM GRAHAM
150 ANDREW LAIRD & NORMAN FORSTER
151 JIM KINLOCH & PETER KINLOCH, BRUCE WEBSTER & DAVE TOWNSEND
152 GEORGE PATERSON & ROBBIE NAIRN
153 KEN LUMSDEN & ALAN WILLIAMSON
154 ALASDAIR BROWN & HUGH GILMOUR
155 DOUGAL CHALMERS & RONALD MacDONALD
156 DEREK SIM & MALCOLM SIM, MIKE JONES & PAUL HIGGINS.
158 JIM PAGAN & BOB LEE

FINAL NET TOTALS
135 BRIAN SMITH & IAN JEEN (6)
138 GEORGE RODAKS & IAN BROTHERSTON (+1), BRUCE WEBSTER & DAVE TOWNSEND (13).
139 DAVID SMITH & ALAN MACNAUGHT (5)
140 JOHN McDONALD & RICHARD GRAY (6), JAMES JOHNSTON & KEN FORREST (6),
LES FOWLER & BILL METHVEN (8).
141 DEREK MURPHY & BOB STEWART (2).
142 GORDON MACDONALD & SANDY PIRIE (3), IAN TAYLOR & KEITH HOWIE (6),
ANDREW LAIRD & NORMAN FORSTER (8), KEN LUMSDEN & ALAN WILLIAMSON (11).
143 BASIL GRIFFITHS & PETER BARNETT (6).
144 IAN HUTCHEON & FRED HUTCHEON (1), MIKE JONES & PAUL HIGGINS (12), STEVE TERRY & TONY ELSWORTH (15).
145 DREW WILSON & JIM GRAHAM (4), JIM KINLOCH & PETER KINLOCH (6), ALASDAIR BROWN & HUGH GILMOUR (9), DEREK SIM & MALCOLM SIM (11), DAVID MILLAR & PETER MacDONALD (14).

Brotherston & Rodaks early leaders in
Seniors' Spanish Festival at Hacienda

The inaugural Scottish Seniors Golfing Society's Spanish Festival got under way in cool conditions at the five-star Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort in the Murcia region today.
It was the first round of the "doubles competition," played under a four-ball, better-ball format with 52 pairs taking part over the Dave Thomas-designed course.
LEADING SCORES
SCRATCH
68 Ian Brotherston & George Rodaks
69 Derek Murphy & Bob Stewart
70 Brian Smith & Ian Jeen, David Smith & Alan Macnaught
71 John McDonald & Richard Gray
72 Ian Taylor & Keith Howie, Ian Hutcheon & Fred Hutcheon, Gordon MacDonald & Sandy Pirie,
Dougal Chalmers & Ronald Macdonald, William Grant & Sven Oestergaard
HANDICAP
67 Smith & Jeen, Grant & Oestergaard
68 Basil Griffiths & Peter Barnett, Murphy & Stewart, Brotherston & Rodaks, Smith & Macnaught, McDonald & Gray
69 Taylor & HowieChalmers & Macdonald, Ken Lumsden & Alan Williamson

Hutcheon & Kinloch twins
team up to play in Scottish
Seniors Spanish Festival

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Monifieth's golfing Hutcheon twins - Ian and Fred - are teaming up to play in the "doubles" competition which is the opening event of the Scottish Seniors Golfing Society's Spanish Festival at Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort, Murcia next week.
That's Ian, by the way, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, standing outside Monifieth Golf Club.
And they are not the only twins in action over the Dave Thomas-designed course which Ryder Cup player Miguel Angel Jimenez calls home and at which North-east loon Billy Sim, that well known Deveronvale FC share-holder, is the Director of Golf. Jim and Peter Kinloch from Cardross, joint secretaries and treasurers of the Scottish Seniors Golfing Society, are also twinning up for the "doubles."
SSGS vice-captain Keith Howie tells me that the first round of the "doubles" will be a better-ball, four-ball. The second round will be a greensome. So now you know. Thanks for the information, Keith, who is going to E-mail back the daily scores from Hacienda del Alamo for display on http://www.scottishgolfview.com/
The main event of the week is the 54-hole Murcia Seniors Open which tees off on Thursday.
Other competitors at the inaugural Festival include former Scottish and Spanish seniors champion Gordon MacDonald (Callander), the captain of the SSGS, and past Walker Cup player Sandy Pirie (Hazlehead). Also competiting is the current Scottish seniors champion Bob Stewart (Tulliallan).
Starting times:
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4
"DOUBLES" First round.
First tee
9.0 John McDonald & Richard Gray, David Smith & Alan MacNaught.
9.10 David Millar & Peter MacDonald, Basil Griffiths & Peter Barnett.
9.30 Ian Hutcheon & Fred Hutcheon, Ian Taylor & Keith Howie.
9.30 Jim Kinloch & Peter Kinloch, Drew Wilson & Jim Graham.
9.40 Gordon MacDonald & Sandy Pirie, George Paterson & Robbie Nairn.
9.50 Dougal Chalmers & Ronald MacDonald, Les Fowler & Colin Stewart.

10.0 Neil Campbell & Martin Cockburn, Donald Love & partner.
10.10 Andrew Laird & Norman Forster, Ian Donaldson & Finlay Jardine.
10.20 William Grant & Sven Oestergaard, John Lang & Ken Hannah.
10.30 Ian McLean & David Williams, Ian Burrows & Tony Keyhoe.
10th tee
9.0 David Doodson & Ian Hunter, Bill McKenzie & Bill Methven.
9.10 Ken Lumsden & Alan Williamson, Alasdair Brown & Hugh Gilmour.
9.20 Derek Sim & Malcolm Sim, Brian Smith & Ian Jeen.
9.30 George Rodaks & Ian Brotherston, Billy Wallace & Peter Barclay.
9.40 Derek Murphy & Bob Stewart, James Johnston & Ken Forrest.
9.50 Jim Roy & Brian Kidd, Donnie Lee & Tom Allan.

10.0 Vic Trojan & Steve Edwards, Jim Pagan & Bob Lee.
19.10 Bruce Webster & Dave Townsend, Bob Mackie & Roy Francey.
10.20 Peter Green & Stephen Haskins, Alan Nelson & Norm Williamson.
MURCIA SENIORS (individual) OPEN
Three rounds, November 6 to 8.
FIRST ROUND
First tee
9.0 Peter MacDonald, Brian Kidd, Keith Howie.
9.08 David Doodson, Neil Campbell, Vic Trojan.
9.16 David Millart, Iain Jeen, Les Fowler.
9.24 Robbie Nairn, Alan Williamson, Colin Stewart.
9.32 Ian Hutcheon, Basil Griffiths, Peter Kinloch.
9.40 Sandy Pirie, George Rodaks, Brian Smith.
9.48 Jim Kinloch, Fred Hutcheon, Bob Stewart.
9.56 James Johnston, Gordon MacDonald, Jim Graham.
10.04 Ian Brotherston, Finlay Jardine, Derek Murphy.
10.12 John McDonald, David Smith, Ian Taylor.
10.20 George Paterson, Ken Forrest, Derek Sim.
10.28 Drew Wilson, Richard Gray, Alan MacNaught.
10th tee
9.0 Billy Wallace, Jim Roy, Malcolm Sim.
9.08 Bill Methven, Andrew Laird, Ken Lumsden.
9.16 Norman Forster, Ian Hunter, William Grant.
9.25 Roy Francey, Jim Pagan, Bob Mackie.
9.32 Donnie Lee, Peter Barclay, Tom Allan.
9.40 Sven Oestergaard, Dave Townsend, Peter Barnett.
9.48 Alasdair Brown, Bruce Webster, Bob Lee.
9.56 Ken Hannah, John Lang, Ronald MacDonald.
10.04 Dougal Chalmers, Hugh Gilmour, Steve Edwards.
10.12 Bill McKenzie, Martin Cockburn, Ian Donaldson.
10.20 Donald Love, Alan Nelson, Norman Williamson.

All Systems go for Hacienda del Alamo
Senior Men's Golf Festival

The Scottish Senior Golfing Society are delighted to announce that the minimum required entry level has been exceeded and that the Hacienda del Alamo Festival of Golf is a definite go ahead for the first week in November.
Those not yet registered can reserve places simply by E-mailing Gordon MacDonald gordon@corriemar.demon.co.uk.
Full details and entry form are available from the Society's website: http://www.seniors-golf-in-scotland.org.uk/
This requires to be completed and returned to the Secretaries, along with a deposit of £75 p.p., by July 31.
The handicap limit is 12.4.

Timetable
Monday, November 3: Practice.
Tuesday-Wednesday, November 4-5: Doubles Event for the Costa Calida Trophy.
Thursday-Friday-Saturday, November 6-7-8: Murcia Seniors Open

Don't delay. Get in there early with your flight bookings.

Hacienda del Alamo is a five-star golf resort in the Murcia province of south-east Spain (Costa Calida). The nearest airport (30min max) is Murcia. Alicante Airport is more than 75min away from Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort.

SENIOR MEN'S FESTIVAL AT HACIENDA
DEL ALAMO NOW OPEN TO NON-
MEMBERS OF SCOTTISH SGS

The Scottish Seniors (Men) Golfing Society has now opened up entries to non-members for their Hacienda del Alamo Senior Amateur Festival of Golf at the five-star Murcia, Spain resort from November 2 to 9.
"We have around 40 entries from members at this stage and we are now prepared to accepted entries from non-members and other federations," said SSGS secretary Keith Howie.
"We hope this will get us past the minimum requirement figure of 60 players."
The programme for the Festival, based on the successful format for the annual Spanish seniors' open amateur week, is:
Monday, November 3 - Practice day.
Tuesday & Wednesday, November 4-5 - Doubles tournament (select your own partner).
Thursday-Friday-Saturday, November 6-7-8 - Singles tournament. Everyone plays all three rounds.
Entry forms can be downloaded from the Society's website, www.seniors-golf-in-scotland.org.uk or by clicking on the appropriate heading in Column 1 of your present screen.
A deposit of £75 per player is required by July 31.

NOVEMBER 2 to 9 for SENIOR MEN'S FESTIVAL AT

HACIENDA DEL ALAMO

The dates for the inaugural Senior Men's Festival at the five-star Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort, where north-east man Billy Sim is director of golf, have been fixed.
The Festival will run from November 2 to 9.
Click on the words SENIORS FESTIVAL at the top of the left-hand column to find out more details and how to enter.

Press Release from SSGS

Scottish Seniors Golfing Society/Hacienda del Alamo

Senior Men's Amateur

Festival of Golf
NOVEMBER 2 to 9, 2008

An exciting new prospect for Society members, families and friends.
We have been invited by Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort in Murcia, Spain to stage a week-long tournament at their brilliant facility to mirror the format at the Spanish Seniors Open.

An extremely economical package has been negotiated. We shall take entries on a first come, first served basis up to a maximum 120.

Members may invite up to two non-member friends, provided they are within the handicap limit of 12.4. A deposit of £75 per player will be required by 31st July in order to secure the bookings. Cheques payable to Scottish Seniors Golfing Society.
See http://www.hdagolf.com/ for full details of the resort.

The course is described by SSGS captain Gordon MacDonald as “Fantastic, the best I have played on mainland Spain” and he tends to be a bit fussy about where he plays!

Peter Alliss describes it as "The New No 1 in Spain."
The package

You need to find your own way to either Murcia or Alicante by air. Murcia Airport is no more than 30 min away from the resort; Alicante is nearer 90min.

Hacienda del Alamo can organise transfers to the resort where you will be shown to your pre-selected villa accommodation. There will be a welcome reception on the Sunday evening.

The programme lasts from Sunday to Sunday although there is a day rate quotation for those wishing to extend their trip.
The programme
Monday is practice day
Tuesday and Wednesday -the doubles tournament, select own partner, for the Costa Calida Trophy
Thursday, Friday and Saturday are the Singles event, the Hacienda del Alamo Seniors Open. No cut after two rounds, all play three.
Prizes

Entry fees will be distributed in full as prizes, mostly in the form of SGU vouchers.
Villa accommodation
Log on to the Society's website, http://www.seniors-golf-inscotland.org.uk/ to find out the choice of villa rental accommodation.

Option	Accommodation	Sleep	Day Price	day pp	week pp	Pool	Detached	Golf	Entry Singles	Entry Doubles
1	Villa, 2 bed/2 bath	4	75.00	18.75	131.25	Y (comm)	No	200	15	10
2	Villa, 3 bed/3 bath	6	100.00	16.67	116.67	Y (comm)	No	200	15	10
3	Villa, 2 bed/3 bath	6	110.00	18.33	128.33	Y (priv)	Yes	200	15	10
4	Villa, 4 bed/4 bath	8	115.00	14.38	100.63	Y (priv)	Yes	200	15	10

These prices are in Euros

These rates are cut extremely fine but Hacienda del Alamo has agreed that the Society should benefit from the event and agreed a rebate of Euros 30 per player from the golf fees. This was negotiated on the basis that there would be a good uptake of buggies, trolleys and practice balls. The resulting funds will be used in future projects for the benefit of all members.
Women's Festival a success
The idea for the new event came from Colin Farquharson (http://www.scottishgolfview.com/ & www.kirkwoodgolf.co.uk) and the Society’s intrepid official reporter. Colin ran a very successful Women's Winter Festival event along similar lines at the Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort a couple of weeks ago and saw the possibilities for all kinds of Golf Festivals - including a Seniors Festival.

Reserve your place NOW

To reserve your place please email Gordon MacDonald at gordon@corriemar.demon.co.uk
Or return your form to Scottish Seniors Golfing Society, 69, Russell Drive, Bearsden, Glasgow G61 3BB enclosing deposit cheque. An entry form may be downloaded from the Society’s website http://www.seniors-golf-in-scotland.org.uk/
Regular updates will appear on http://www.scottishgolfview.com/