Loretto juniors lift the Kensington Trophy
A mixed group of talented young golfers from Loretto Junior School won the Under-12 Team Trophy at the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools National Championships at Hill Valley Golf Club in Shropshire.
Loretto Junior School’s Grace Crawford, Samuel Mukherjee, Oliver Mukherjee, Alex Rate, Molly Paton and Glen Crawford clinched the prestigious Kensington Trophy for the top team in the age group.
The championship was made up of 94 competitors representing 37 schools from all over the UK.
Jonathan Hewat, director of communications at Loretto School, said, “This was a magnificent achievement by the pupils and I do congratulate them all.
“A strong start by Grace (20 points) and Samuel (18 points) gave the team the lead at the halfway stage with Alex (16 points) also performing particularly well in his first major competition.
“After a short lunch break, the players headed out for the second nine holes where some excellent scoring enabled them to move up the leaderboard.
“Strong scoring by Oliver (22 points) and Glen (22 points) helped the A team clinch the Under-12 team title, while Molly finished with a string of three birdies to round off a wonderful debut appearance.”