A glorious first day at the Tshwane Open saw no less than 79 players break Par over the Ernie Els designed Copperleaf Golf & Country Estate course. We analyse Darren Fichardt’s first round performance, plus round up the early leaders of the Genworth Statistics.
Darren FICHARDT -7
Darren Fichardt carried on where he left off a few weeks ago (when he won the Africa Open, his 4th European Tour victory to date), by leading at the finish of Round 1. Over the enormous Copperleaf course, he averaged 314 yards off the tee, ranking 11th for the Genworth Driving Distance statistic. But it was on the greens where he really stood out. Darren took just 24 putts over the 18 holes, which included ten single putts (plus a holed shot from off the green).
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Stroke Average | 65.00 | 1 |
| Driving Accuracy | 71.4% | 79 |
| Driving Distance | 314 yds | 11 |
| Greens in Reg | 72.2% | 58 |
| Scrambles | 80.0% | 14 |
| Sand Saves | - | - |
| Putts per GIR | 1.462 | 3 |
| Putts per Round | 24.0 | 1 |
| 1 Putts per Rnd | 10.00 | 2 |
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Par 3 Scoring | 2.75 | 5 |
| Par 4 Scoring | 3.60 | 2 |
| Par 5 Scoring | 4.50 | 16 |
| Eagles per Rnd | 0.00 | 10 |
| Birdies per Rnd | 8.00 | 1 |
| Pars per Rnd | 9.00 | - |
| Bogeys per Rnd | 1.00 | 10 |
| Others per Rnd | 0.00 | 1 |
| Par 5's in 2 | 1 | 9 |
Official Genworth Statistics Leaders
- Stroke Average: 65.00
Darren FICHARDT. - Driving Accuracy: 100%
Mikko KORHONEN, Trevor FISHER (JNR), Hendrik BUHRMANN, Christopher DOAK. - Driving Distance: 358 yards
Scott HENRY. - Greens in Regulation: 94.4%
Dawie VAN DER WALT, James KAMTE. - Scrambles: 100%
10 players including Scott ARNOLD who saved 5/5. - Sand Saves: 100%
20 players including Damien MCGRANE who saved 3/3. - Putts per GIR: 1.333
Merrick BREMNER. - Putts per Round: 24
Jaco AHLERS, Darren FICHARDT, Divan VAN DEN HEEVER. - 1 Putts: 11
Merrick BREMNER.
Other interesting statistics provided by the Genworth Stats Pack
- Par 3 Scoring: 2.25
Gary LOCKERBIE. - Par 4 Scoring: 3.50
Mikko KORHONEN. - Par 5 Scoring: 4.00
Dean BURMESTER, Justin HARDING, Jean HUGO. - Most Par 5 holes where green is hit in two shots: 2
Bjorn AKESSON, Martin WIEGELE, James KINGSTON, Vaughn GROENEWALD, Jean HUGO, Dean BURMESTER, Chris PAISLEY, Chris SWANEPOEL. - Most shots holed from off the green: 2
Oscar FLOREN. - Number of players to drop no shots during the round: 6
Darren CLARKE, Dawie VAN DER WALT, David HOWELL, Mark TULLO, Joel SJOHOLM, James KAMTE. - Most 3 Putts: 4
Ross MCGOWAN. - Most Eagles: 1
Bjorn AKESSON, Anthony SNOBECK, Jean HUGO, Justin HARDING, Thabo MASEKO, Jaco AHLERS, Robert ROCK, Romain WATTEL, Carlos DEL MORAL. - Most Birdies: 8
Darren FICHARDT, Merrick BREMNER. - Most Pars: 17
David DRYSDALE. - Most Bogeys: 7
Michiel BOTHMA, Callum MACAULAY. - Most Others: 3
JG CLAASSEN.
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