8 –hours of play before action was suspended at 14.35 local time.
62 –Peterson opened with a 62 at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club to lead by two shots.
9- the American birdied half of the holes on the West Course during his first round.
4 -the D+D REAL Czech Masters champion has the most rounds of 64 or lower since the start of the 2016 season.
36 –This is Peterson’s lowest 18-hole total in 36 European Tour appearances.
2 –courses in use this week, the East and West.
1 - very interesting looking putter on show, which birthday boy Jaco Van Zyl had in his bag:
That putter... pic.twitter.com/CqyL8kCxgp
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) February 23, 2017
17 –of the top 25 when play was called were playing on the West Course, which is traditionally regarded as the easier of the two.
96 –players are yet to finish their first round and will restart at 06.45 Friday morning.
210 –players in the field in Johannesburg this week, which makes it the biggest field of the 2017 European Tour season.
140 – There was approximately 140mm of rainfall on Monday and Tuesday at the golf course, which resulted in the cancellation of the Wednesday Pro-Am.
3 –places in The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale are up for grabs this week. The three highest placed finishers not already qualified will earn a place in the field at the year’s third Major Championship.
