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Hickory
Open 2003 (12/13
July 2003)
The inaugural Leith Rules Hickory Golf Open got off to a flying start in glorious sunshine on Leith Links
on 12th and 13th July 2003.
A field of 14 teams played three times round the five-hole course on Saturday, with an impressive best score of 63 strokes from Claremont Motors. The best round of five holes was 18, from the Foot of Leith Walk Golfing Society.
The top four teams came back on Sunday for matchplay knockout.
The best of the rest was a father and son team from
Musselburgh, The Dows.
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The semi-finals on Sunday 13th July were matchplay over 15 holes again. Holy Corner
versus Claremont Motors went to the last green, while Foot of Leith Walk Golfing Society
versus City Cabs was over with 3 holes to spare.
The final was between Claremont Motors (Darrin Little and Fraser Stewart) and Foot of Leith Walk Golfing Society (Hugh Blackie and
Alastair Chalmers). The match went to the 14th green, with Claremont Motors in the end proving their strength by edging out their experienced opponents.
At the presentation of the trophy, the President, Douglas Foulis,
commented that
there have been thousands of challenge matches played on this turf over the centuries, but this is the first in modern times.
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