Saturday 15 October 2016 11:45, UK
Luke Donald was left disappointed with his short game after the tournament host missed the cut at the British Masters.
The 38-year-old posted rounds of 77 and 70 at The Grove but, instead of heading home, will remain in Hertfordshire to carry out his duties as tournament host.
Donald said: "Obviously it's the first event I've played in a month, and I was definitely very rusty yesterday. My short game let me down and I didn't hit enough greens.
"It wasn't the golf I was hoping for but it was nice to finish with a few birdies - I finally made a few putts.
"I made a few coming in and managed to roll in a couple for the crowd, and they have been great.
"The course is in fantastic condition, and the greens are just absolutely perfect. Unfortunately, I'll be watching on the weekend and not playing, which is disappointing."
In Friday's second round, Donald had slipped to eight over par, before three birdies in his closing nine holes took him one-under for the day.
However Donald, whose most recent victory came in Japan in the autumn of 2013, will hang about The Grove for the remainder of the event.
He added: "I'll be sticking around and I'm very proud to be a part of this and be a host.
"I've seen a different side of what goes on to make tournaments run and to make them unique and all the different events that have been going on this week.
Wasn't the golf I was hoping for but it was nice to finish with a few birdies
"It's been fun to be a part of. Obviously, it's tough to juggle both of them but certainly I'm not going to make my excuses. I should have played better than I did the last two days."
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