Following an excellent first day at Le Golf National, europeantour.com take a statistical look back at the best of the action...in numbers...
ALSTOM OPEN DE FRANCE: DAY 1 IN NUMBERS
64- Leader Kevin Stadler's opening round which featured 7 birdies
0– Bogeys in a blemish-free effort from the American, the only flawless round on day 1
1- This is Stadler's first ever visit to France
65– 2012 Open de France winner Marcel Siem’s first round total
8- Amount of birdies for Siem on his way to the 6 under par opening round
4– Birdies in a row for Jamie Donaldson from the 12th to 15th on his way to a 67
68- Stephen Gallacher’s previous best round at Alstom Open de France before carding 66 on Thursday
9- Nationalities inside the top ten (1 American, 1 German, 3 Scots, 1 Chilean, 1 Welshman, 2 Italians, 2 Frenchmen, 1 Finn, 3 Englishmen)
17 - Combined number of shots the afternoon marquee group of Victor Dubuisson (7), Martin Kaymer (6) and Graeme McDowell (4) took on the par 4 first hole today
5- Shots Kristoffer Broberg dropped in his last 2 holes as the Swede finished bogey-quadruple bogey to sign for a 1 under par 70
500– European Tour appearances now for David Howell, who today became the second youngest player in history to join the ‘500 club’
206- Number of starts Howell remains behind record-holder Sam Torrance
3– 3s in a row from the 5th to the 7th for Matthew Fitzpatrick as the youngster continues to impress on The European Tour
9– Petr Gal's score at the par four 13th - the largest of the day
3– Double bogeys in a row for current Race To Dubai Number 1 Thomas Bjorn from 16 to 18
18- Shots between first and last place following the first round at Le Golf National
30- Players under par on Thursday
3,000,000- Euros up for grabs in prize money at this week's Open de France, making it the richest of the Continental Open Championships
1906- Inaugural year of the championship, which is this week in its 98th edition with 22 of those having been played here at Le Golf National
30- Top temperature in degrees celcius on a beautiful first day in Versailles
