Alex Maguire had Italian company for his stroll around the scenic La Cigale Tabarka GC in the form of Filippo Grossi. Maguire would cruise around his front nine blemish-free and with three birdies in his pocket to hit the turn in good shape. An unfortunate wobble with back-to-back bogeys to begin his back nine will linger in the mind of Maguire having finished a single stroke off the top.