Where the hell was our Day One report? You may well ask. It was lost somewhere near the beach volleyball court on Brighton' seafront, apparently. If you find it, just email it over, we'd be ever so grateful.

Anyway, Ross McGowan and Marco Ruiz both posted fantastic 64s in the first round, with John Daly more than raising an eyebrow in the Milan sunshine with a 67. Second day in, however, and Robert Karlsson eclipsed them all with a course record 61. Seems the right time to mention the fact that he's one of The Bet Detective's tips for the season.

At 15-under, Karlsson is two shots clear of Mark Foster and Hennie Otto, with absolute unknown Argentine Estanislao Goya, tied for fourth place with Anders Hansen. Go Estanislao!