The pair have made plans to hire the jet used by Lee Westwood and Darren Clarke so they can practise at Adare Manor near Limerick, fly to Manchester for the game on Wednesday night and then back again for the first round of the tournament the following day.

"They haven't actually given us the price of it, so that could be a bit of a stumbling block," said Warren.

"But Alastair's won a few bob in recent weeks, so I am sure he can afford it."

Forsyth won the Madeira Island Open in March and lost a play-off in Portugal last month, but it was only last November that Warren won the World Cup with Colin Montgomerie and earned more than £390,000 himself.

He is also the more likely to cash in at this week's Italian Open. While he opened with a seven-under-par 65 and shared the early lead with England's Mark Foster, Forsyth managed only a 74.