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Day 1 in Numbers: Nedbank Golf Challenge
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Day 1 in Numbers: Nedbank Golf Challenge

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Henrik Stenson

under par leads the way for Henrik Stenson and Jaco Van Zyl after day one in Sun City.

31 - and five under par on the front nine for Stenson.

9- shot victory for the Swede at this event in 2008 before it became an official European Tour tournament.

22- under in his last five rounds at Sun City CC for the world number seven.

Henrik Stenson - fired a first round 66 at the Nedbank Golf Challenge

13- wins on the Sunshine Tour for Van Zyl, who has finished second four times on The European Tour, but is yet to win.

1- par for Keegan Bradley in his eventful front nine 36, which also included 5 birdies, two bogeys and one triple bogey.

5 - birdies in a row for the American in that run, and seven overall in his level par 72.

Keegan Bradley

4- players went bogey-free on day one: Stenson, Van Zyl, Willett and Leishman.

7,831- yards long, the Gary Player CC is the third longest course in European Tour history.

23- of the star 30 man field finished at level par or better.

A general view of the 18th hole ahead of the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge

3- the 449-yard par four played the toughest, averaging 4.27.

2 - the 569-yard par five second hole played the easiest, averaging just 4.5, with 17 players making birdie there.

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