FORTY professional golfers from the East of England will be competing for a winner’s purse of £1,000 and a total prize fund of over £5,000. 

120 amateur golfers will be joining the professionals and competing in a team event. 

This is the first of several events that the golf club have organised for this Summer for members and visitors which include the Henry Cotton Junior Open, a Ladies Open and the Alan Grant Memorial Open to celebrate the clubs 60th anniversary.

Spectators are welcome on Friday with the clubhouse open for refreshments.