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Day 1 in Numbers: WGC-Mexico Championship
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Day 1 in Numbers: WGC-Mexico Championship

The best facts and figures from the opening round of the WGC-Mexico Championship.

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64 - Louis Oosthuizen leads in Mexico City after a first round of 64.

9 - The South African's round is nine shots better than his opening round at Club de Golf Chapultepec last season.

65- Chris Paisley opened with a 65 on his World Golf Championships debut.

67.7- Paisley's stroke average this calendar year is 67.7, thanks to 14 out of 17 sub-70 rounds.

Louis Oosthuizen in Mexico City

100 - Tony Finau holed out from 100 yards on the 625-yard par five sixth.

6 - There are six men making their World Golf Championships debut this week - Paisley, Abraham Ancer, Jorge Campillo, Dylan Frittelli, Wade Ormsby and Shubhankar Sharma.

46- World Number One Dustin Johnson is among 46 of the World's Top 50 in the field this week.

64- The late withdrawal of American Chan Kim due to a wrist injury means there are 64 players in action.

12- When play was suspended due to the threat of lightning, there were still 12 players out on the course.

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