Subject to final confirmation, the players' handicaps at the opening of the tournament are as follows:

Conrad Petersen 2.5
Dennis Bulloch -1.5
Eric Scott 11
Frank Robinson -1
Greg Bryant -3
Kevin Freeth 5
Mark Thornton 8
Nikhil Taduka 14
Peter Parkinson 1
Ron Ereckson 8

Friday's weather forecast is:

Mainly fine with high cloud, then cloud increasing in the afternoon. Northwesterlies, easing in the evening.