The best statistical and numerical nuggets from day two at Hong Kong Golf Club...
131 - Shots needed for 36-hole tournament leader S.S.P Chawrasia, who is nine under par after rounds of 65 and 66.
1 -S.S.P leads the field in Strokes Gained Putting at +4.29.
6 –Professional victories for Chawrasia, with only one of them coming outside of India, in Manila last year on the Asian Tour.
1 -The Indian has converted one of his four European Tour 36-hole leads into victories.
5 –Shot lead for S.S.P at the halfway stage of his final round, before the 39 year old's lead was pegged back to just two shots by the close of play.
0.94- Difference between the morning and afternoon groups on another testing day in Fanling (morning average - 71.29, afternoon average - 70.35.)
0 –bogeys this week for Julian Suri, the only player who remains bogey-free heading into the weekend. The American is the first player since Robert Karlsson in 2008 to achieve that feat.
11 - birdies for Justin Rose so far this week (he's joint first in that category) - the Englishman is six shots back heading into the weekend.
11 – of the in-form Rose’s last 13 European Tour rounds have been in the 60s.
5 - under par through five holes thanks to three birdies and an eagle, Edoardo Molinari got off to a flying start in round two before signing for a second round 67.
0 –birdies for Sergio Garcia on day one in Hong Kong. The last time he didn’t make a birdie or eagle was the second round of the 2016 PGA Championship, over a year ago.
