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- Top-class tournament golf returns to the Watford area for the first time in ten years at The Grove.
- Four players - Mikko Ilonen, Marc Warren, Richard Sterne and Robert Rock- lead the way at five-under at 4.30pm in the first round.
- Ryder Cup player Matt Fitzpatrick is defending the title he won last year at Woburn and opens up with a one-under 70.
- Moor Park Golf Club's Callum Shinkwin is a late entry into the field after Thomas Bjorn withdraws and cards a level-par opening round of 71.
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