DANNY WILLETT 65 (-6)
Willett is making his debut in the BMW PGA Championship. His front nine of 31 is the equal lowest of the day one of the Championship, alongside, S S P Chowrasia and Søren Kjeldsen.
RICHARD GREEN 66 (-5)
His best start in the Championship from his 14 appearances. His 66 is a career-low for the Championship, beating his previous best of 67 (-5) in 2000 (twice), 2004 and 2007. This round is also his lowest opening round of his 2010 season.
ROSS FISHER 67 (-4)
Fisher is now 20 under par for his last five rounds in the Championship. Finished 16 under for his four rounds in 2009. His lowest opening round of the 2010 season, beating his rounds of 70 at the Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy and Omega Dubai Desert Classic.
*Both Willett and Fisher had nine birdies in their rounds of 65 and 67 respectively
MATTEO MANASSERO 71 (L)
The youngest player in the history of the Championship, aged 17, compiled his level par 71 with 12 pars, three birdies and three bogeys.
OTHER NOTES
- The par five 18th witnessed a total of 16 eagles and 177 birdies during the 2009 tournament. Marc Warren made the first eagle of the newly remodeled 18th.
- England's Paul Waring made the first birdie of the day when he made a three on the par four third hole. He was in the fourth group out and 27 holes had been played before the first birdie.
BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP DAY ONE - IN NUMBERS
43– Number of sub-par rounds
263– Number of birdies on the front nine
186– Number of birdies on the back nine
449– Total number of birdies
9– Total number of eagles
15– Hardest hole. Average of 4.393. (Par 4)
4–Easiest hole. Average of 4.468 (Par 5)
29– Number of birdies at the 18th
1– Number of eagles at the 18th
5.00– Stroke average for the 18th
4.333– Stroke average for the 12th (Now playing as a par four)
31– Low score for front nine - S S P Chowrasia, Søren Kjeldsen, Steve
Webster and Danny Willett
32- Low score for back nine – Gary Boyd
9– Most birdies in one round – Ross Fisher and Danny Willett
BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP IN NUMBERS
4 – The record number of wins by Sir Nick Faldo.
7– The number of former winners competing this week. They are: Paul Casey (2009), Scott Drummond (2004), Ignacio Garrido (2003), Anders Hansen 2002, 2007), David Howell (2006) Miguel Angel Jiménez (2008) and Colin Montgomerie (1998, 1999, 2000).
17– The age of Matteo Manassero, the youngest player in the history of the event.
18– The number of winners on The European Tour in 2010 season, playing this week
23– The number of holes-in-one in the history of the Championship
30– The number of times the West Course has staged the tournament. The years were 1972-74 and every year since 1984
49– The age of Barry Lane, the oldest player in the field, who is the only player to have played in every Championship since the tournament returned to Wentworth in 1984
109– The number of different European Tour winners in the field this week
276– The average winning score of the event
