After Rory McIlroy completed a stunning victory at the BMW PGA Championship, europeantour.com look back at the day in statistics...
BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP: DAY 4 IN NUMBERS
274 – Rory McIlroy’s winning score
1 – The first of McIlroy’s six European Tour titles to come on European soil
56 – The number of years between Irish victories in the Championship. Harry Bradshaw was the first Irishman to win the title in 1958
66 – The lowest 18 hole score of the day by Rory McIlroy and Stephen Gallacher. First time McIlroy has broken 70 in the final round of the Championship
32 – The lowest nine holes of the day by seven players and the number of sub-par rounds
31 – The most number of places moved up the field by Romain Wattel, who shot a 67 and began the final day in a tie for 61st and finished in a share of 30th
7 – Shots Rory McIlroy made up in the final round, equalling the largest comeback in the history of the Championship (Simon Khan, 2010)
72.071 – The final round scoring average
4 – The par five fourth hole was the easiest hole, with an average of 4.433
15– The par four 15th was the hardest hole, with an average of 4.351
5 – His tie for third meantthe fifth top five finish in the Championship for Luke Donald
10 – The number of different countries in the top ten
3– Number of European Tour Number Ones to finish in the top ten (Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald and Henrik Stenson)
1 – First time two Irish players have finished first and second in Championship’s history
5 – First time this large a lead has been lost going into the final round (Thomas Björn)
2 – Shane Lowry’s runner-up finish was his first top two since his last win, in the 2012 Portugal Masters
50 –McIlroy’s victory was the 50th for Northern Ireland in European Tour history
46– The number of different players to have now won the Championship
12- The number of professional wins for Rory McIlroy
20 –The number of players to win the Championship in their 20s
3– Thomas Björn’s best finish in the Championship
23, 786 – Final day attendance at Wentworth
93,913 – Total attendance for the week
