After an excellent - if weather-affected - first day at the BMW PGA Championship, europeantour.com took a statistical look back...
BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP: DAY ONE IN NUMBERS
62– The lowest opening round in history of the BMW PGA Championship, set by Thomas Björn, on his way to a course record. This also equalled his lowest European Tour round
150- Minutes lost to bad weather on day one
10– The number of eagles on the par five fourth hole
7– The number of attempts it has taken Rory McIlroy to record a sub-par score in the first round of the Championship. He shot a four under par 68
130– Yardage of McIlroy’s stunning eagle at the seventh, one of two in the Northern Irishman’s round
500– The number of official European Tour events now played by Sweden’s Robert Karlsson, after he teed off in round one
4.403– The average score for the par five fourth hole, the easiest hole on the course
71– The lowest completed round so far by any of the ten PGA Club Professionals, shot by Mark Hooper. Also, the total for Seve Benson, the player who hit the opening tee-shot
5,075– The amount of money in sterling raised on Thursday for The European Tour’s Official Charity, Challengers
3– The number of players who withdrew or retired due to injury. They were: Sergio Garcia, Hennie Otto and Peter Uihlein
9– The number of different countries in the top ten
3– The number of former champions to break par of the completed rounds. They are: Luke Donald Anders Hansen and David Howell, who all shot 71
1– Eagle on the 18th on Thursday (David Howell)
15-The hardest hole so far of the completed round, with an average of 4.411
