Quality golf was the order of the day at the Volvo World Match Play Championship at the London Golf Club, with defending champion Graeme McDowell & Shane Lowry showing the way forward with seven birdies in their victories. Check out all the other key numbers behind day one in Kent here...
17– bogeys overall from the 16 player field on day one at The London Club, showing just how good the golf was
7– birdies for defending champion Graeme McDowell in his 3&2 win over Alexander Levy
7– matches won in a row for McDowell at the event
12– of his last 13 matches at the Volvo World Match Play have resulted in wins for the Northern Irishman
3– bogeys for Joost Luiten, who still defeated Mikko Ilonen thanks to six birdies and an eagle
0– dropped shots in Henrik Stenson’s match against George Coetzee, which finished All Square
84 – places between Stenson & Coetzee in the world rankings
11 – under par on the first hole for this week’s field on the first day, with nobody making bogey there
3 – matches went to the 18th, providing plenty of drama for the spectators
7 – under par from Shane Lowry in 16 holes gave Stephen Gallacher little chance to get into that match (Lowry won 3&2)
1– eagle all day at the London Golf Club, from Luiten at the first hole
