Monster drives, returns to form, birdie barrages and bothersome bookends. We look at day one at the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open - in numbers.
63- Blows in Thorbjorn Olesen's flawless first round - setting the course record on Gullane's Championship Course
0- fives on Olesen's card. The Dane just dealt in twos, threes and fours
17- Greens in Regulation on day one for first round leader Olesen - no one found more
2- Eagles for Matt Kuchar in the American's first round 66 (at the par five second and par five 16th)
13 - Fairways hit by Rafa Cabrera-Bello in his opening 67 (more than anyone in the field) a score matched by Peter Uihlein despite the American only hitting four fairways
2- Scores in the 60s for Graeme McDowell in his last 21 European Tour rounds now after the Northern Irishman re-found his touch with a Thursday 66 in Gullane
5 - Of the players that played at Gleneagles in The 2014 Ryder Cup are inside the top ten after the first round (Jimmy Wlaker, Rickie Fowler, Matt Kuchar, Graeme McDowell, Justin Rose)
352- yardage of Shane Lowry's monster drive at the 16th hole
2 - Times Marc Warren hit the flag during his 70
31- The average number of events between each of Miguel Angel Jimenez's 21 European Tour titles. This week is his 31st start since winning the 2014 Open de Espana
15- Bogey-free rounds on a day of good scoring in East Lothian
69.6- The scoring average today with 49 per cent of the field breaking par
32- Players averaged 300 yards or more off the tee on day one
837- Minutes of golf on day one in Gullane with David Drysdale hitting the opening tee shot of the day on the first at 0630 and the last putt of the day falling at 2027. Summer golf!
56- European Tour events since Richard Finch last shot 65 or lower. The Englishman made six birdies on day one in Scotland in his super 65
8- David Duval's score on both the first and 18th holes today. The former Open Champ shot 77
4 - Of the last four winners of The Open have played the Scottish Open the week prior (Darren Clarke 2011, Ernie Els 2012, Phil Mickelson 2013, Rory McIlroy 2014)
