A fine venue in a fine location and notable for being where Gary Wolstenhome defeats Tiger Woods in his last match as an amateur. Gloomy early, the weather clears and it's a glorious day. The sea is full of surfers so many in fact that very few people in South Wales seem to be doing a day's work.

Tate's first drive of Tour is not a thing of beauty - a pull hook due left - but it's the only false stroke of the day and in the two-ball company of Fat-Boy they finish on top of the pile.