Gee, Kim, Wakefield share lead in Saint-Omer Open
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Adam Gee of England shot a 4-under 67 Thursday to share the lead with Simon Wakefield of England and Sihwan Kim of South Korea in the opening round of the Saint-Omer Open.
Darren Fichardt of South Africa had a 68, tied with Raymond Russell of Scotland and Raul Quiros of Spain.
Americans Scott Pinckney and Berry Henson shot 69s.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Gee climbed atop the leaderboard by holing seven birdies to make up for three bogeys. He missed the cut last week at the Nordea Masters in Sweden.
It's a good start," Gee said. "I had some good fortune today — I hit the flag on the 17th and it went in, and on the 18th I hit a good shot from a bad lie and it ran up nicely to the hole."
He tied for 15th place at the Saint-Omer Open three years ago. His best result on the European Tour was fourth place at the Russian Open in 2007.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Kim, who is playing his first season in Europe, also enjoyed a bit of luck.
"I missed in the right places," Kim said. "I wouldn't say I was hitting the ball terribly, but I certainly wasn't striping it. I got some lucky bounces here and there."
Kim finished 11th at the Madeira Islands Open last month in Portugal.