British Masters: Danny Willett hoping to be the host with the most at The Belfry

Asked earlier this week how Danny Willett would be feeling as the tournament host, Lee Westwood, who undertook the duties in 2017 and 2020, said: "Tired. There's obviously a lot more to do, a lot more press and sponsor engagements, and stuff like that.

The stats back that up. The hosts are 2-for-7 at landing top 10s with Justin Rose's eighth in 2018 the best effort yet. Willett was T11th last year.

"I was giggling to myself," he admitted, some 24 hours later, after signing for a 65 that left him 6-under for the week and inside the top 10 at the halfway stage.

The tournament host putting on a show