HOLE IN ONE FOR CARLY BOOTH AT SWISS OPEN

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Comrie’s Carly Booth had her first hole-in-one in a tournament during the first round of the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open today.

The recent Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open champion aced the par-three 11^th at Golf Gerre Losone in Ticino using a nine-iron. The ball pitched a metre behind the flag and spun back into the hole.

“It’s my first in a pro tournament but I think I had one when I was a lot younger,” said 19-year-old Booth, who opened with a round of two under par 70 to lie six shots off the pace, set by Australian Rebecca Artis, who shot a career low eight under 64.

Booth, who tied for seventh place last week in Slovakia, has her boyfriend, European Tour professional Estanislao (Tano) Goya, caddying for her at the tournament (pictured)

The 24-year-old Argentinean claimed his sole European Tour victory at the Madeira Islands Open in 2009.