Team Success for Loretto in World Hickory Open Championship

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Loretto School Golf Academy emerged singing in the rain as they lifted the Team Trophy at the World Hickory Open Championship played on Gullane No 2 today.
Professional Rick Valentine led the team of Timon Sitte and Andrew Minto to a four-under par aggregate of 67, two shots clear of Gullane PGA professional Alastair Good and his team-mates Colin Sinclair (Gullane) and Frenchman Patrice Raffenbech.
Australian professional Perry Somers leads the individual championship after the opening round, firing an impressive seven-over par 78 in wet and windy conditions to finish one ahead of Good, with the second round played tomorrow over the No 3 course. Loretto’s Valentine is five shots further back in sixth spot.
TEAM SCORES
67 Loretto School Golf Academy (Rick Valentine, Timon Sitte, Andrew Minto).
69 Alastair Good (Gullane), Patrice Raffenbach (France), Colin Sinclair (Gullane).
72 Ewan Glen (St Andrews New), Alasdair McLeish (St Andews New), Hamish Steadman (Royal Burgess).
74 Perry Somers (Australia), Beth Freedman (Musselburgh), Evlyn Raistrick (Kilspindie).
77 Sweden (Klas Ohlson), Anders Wernerman, Matius Tjernstrom).
77 Nigel Clark (Leominster), David Raistick (Craigielaw), Boriw Lietzow (Sweden).
77 Loretto School Golf Academy (Maximillian Waltz, Marvin Avmhammex, Dale Wright).
80 Sweden (Fred Wernerman, Kjell Wiberg, Stefan Mossberg).
81 Nick Henderson (Muirfield), Malcolm Duck (Renaissance), John Frame (Murrayfield).
86 United States (Mike Stevens, Dave Katz, Adam Diasti).

Individual Leaderboard (Round 1):


78 Perry Somers (Australia).
79 Alastair Good (Gullane), Ewan Glen (St Andrews New).
80 Colin Sinclair (Gullane).
82 Timon Sitte (Loretto School Golf Academy).
84 Rick Valentine (Loretto School Golf Academy).
85 Matius Tjernstrom (Sweden).
86 Stefan Mossberg (Sweden).

88 Klas Ohlson (Sweden), Andrew Minto (Loretto School Golf Academy).