GRAEME STORM will be doing his best to recapture the magic that earned him the Open de France title ten years ago this week – to seal an Open Championship place along the way.

Hartlepool’s European Tour pro, who won his maiden pro title at Paris’ Le Golf National in 2007, will be back there again when it starts on Thursday morning.

And he is looking to build on a positive start to 2017 which has already earned him his playing credentials for a further year courtesy of his South Africa Open triumph in January.

And when Storm tees off in Paris over the next four days he could claim one of three places up for grabs in the The Open Qualifying Series. Malton & Norton’s Simon Dyson will also be looking to shine.

The leading three players, who finish in the top ten and ties and who are not already exempt, will earn a place in The Open at Royal Birkdale from 16-23 July 2017.

In the event of a tie for a qualifying place, the player with the higher ranking in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) at the beginning of the week commencing 26 June will be awarded a place in The 146th Open.