Day One at the Portugal Masters will be remembered for Nicolas Colsaerts' heroics, as the Belgian Bomber came within inches of carding the first 59 in European Tour history. See some of the numbers behind Colsaerts' round & from the other main contenders in Vilamoura, here...
60 – from Colsaerts gives the Belgian the lead in Portugal
7– birdies for Colsaerts on day one at Oceånico Victoria Golf Club
2 – eagles as well from the 31-year-old in his 11 under par round
3– shot lead for the former Ryder Cup star after a rain-interrupted opening day
18– players have now shot 60 on The European Tour, which is also the lowest round in the tour’s history
63– on day one for Scott Jamieson & Alexander Levy, who are in a share of second place
5 – birdies in Jamieson’s opening nine holes
10– players are at six under par or better after a low-scoring opening day
1– hole-in-one from José María Olazábal at the par three 13th
65– for defending champion David Lynn on day one in Vilamoura
0 – bogeys for 2014 European Ryder Cup Captain Paul McGinley in his 67
2– bogey-free rounds for the Irishman this season (the other was at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters)
7 - The 510-yard par four played the hardest, averaging 4.37
15 – the par four played the easiest, averaging only 3.46
0 – birdies and just the solitary bogey for last week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship winner Oliver Wilson in his opening round 73
