3- Three players share the lead after 18 holes in Qatar - Eddie Pepperell, Aaron Rai and Grégory Havret. The trio all posted opening rounds of 65.
4 -It has been four months since Pepperell last shot a round of seven under par on the European Tour, on day one of the 2017 Italian Open.
10- Pepperell's opening 65 is ten shots better than his last opening round here in 2016.
17 -Rai is tied for first in Greens in Regulation, having found 17 alongside Matthew Nixon, Thomas Detry, Edoardo Molinari and Justin Walters.
65 -Aaron Rai's seven under par first round ties his lowest round on the European Tour. The Englishman also shot 65 in the first round of the 2017 Joburg Open and in the third round of the Made in Denmark.
2008- Havret's last victory came at the 2008 Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles.
3.37- The 307-yard par four 16th's scoring average was 3.37. There were 75 birdies, seven eagles and just two bogeys.
0.63- The 16th played at -0.63 to par, making it the tenth easiest hole of the season.
3.33- The 223-yard par three third's scoring average was 3.33. There were 45 bogeys and just three birdies.
70.4- The scoring average on day one was 70.4, the lowest pre-cut round average in tournament history.
2- Molinari made only two pars in his final ten holes, making seven birdies and one bogey.
11- There was rain today in Qatar for the first time in 11 months.
