After a mesmerising Moving Day at Wentworth, we look back at all the best stats from the third round of the BMW PGA Championship...
BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP: DAY THREE IN NUMBERS
8 – Should he win, Thomas Björn would be the eighth wire-to-wire winner of the Championship
6- Thomas Björn’s run of six birdies in a row from the 11th is the most consecutive run of birdies in the tournament’s history
8 – The most birdies in a single round today by Thomas Bjorn
19 - The number of birdies made by Thomas Björn in the first three rounds, the most of any player
30– Bjorn’s total on the back nine today – the same score he made on the same nine in round one
16– The total under par Bjorn is for the back nine holes over the first three rounds
31 – The low front nine score of the week by Thomas Aiken
1– Thomas Aiken is aiming to become the first South African to win the Championship
3,188,147 – The total euro figure Luke Donald will have won in the BMW PGA Championship, should he triumph for a third time tomorrow
5 –Luke Donald is aiming to become the fifth player in Championship history to win three or more titles.
65 – Francesco Molinari’s third round score, his lowest career round in the BMW PGA Championship and the lowest of the day
40 – The number of places moved up by Molinari. Began the day in a tie for 47th and ended round three in a tie for seventh
1958 – The year of the last and only Irish winner of the Championship, Harry Bradshaw. Shane Lowry is in third with 18 holes to come
180 – The number of minutes lost today due to heavy rain. Play was due to begin at 7.05 but only got underway at 10.05
22– The position of leading PGA Club professional, Mark Hooper, who is three under par
11 – The number of different countries in the top ten
6 – The number of eagles on day three.
2 – The number of bogey-free rounds, by Luke Donald and Joost Luiten
5 – The number of double bogeys on the first hole
4.365 – The scoring average for the par four third, the hardest hole of the day
3 – The number of birdies made on the same hole
4 – Shane Lowry’s best finishing position in the Championship (2011)
34 - Number of players to shoot under par
268 – Total number of birdies in round three
177 – The yardage Thomas Aiken holed out from for an eagle two at the par four ninth
19,224– The number of spectators who came to watch the round three action
