1st off the tee was Andy Horn from Brokenhurst Manor Golf Club.
The competitors will play 36 holes today (Friday 27th May), and the leading 16 players will go forward to the Knock out phase of the competition which starts tomorrow (Saturday) morning. 8 winners will play in the afternoon and the 4 winners from those matches will go forward to the Semi-Final on Sunday morning, with the last 2 winners playing in the Final on Sunday afternoon.
More information on the starterscan be found here.
Live scores will be available from midday Friday.
Thanks to Stoneham Golf Club who have made the course available for this Championship - the course looks to be in wonderful condition.