Round 1 of the Nordea Masters produced 60 sub-par rounds and a field average score of 72.54. Matteo Manassero and Pablo Larrazábal have taken the lead on -6. We analyse their performances plus we round up the early Genworth Statistics leaders.
Matteo MANASSERO -6
Matteo Manassero got off to a blistering start with six birdies in his first six holes, on his way to an opening round of 66. Looking at his Genworth Statistics, the 20 year old Italian maestro hit 9/13 fairways and 14/18 greens in regulation, plus he took just 26 putts in total. We should note that with five Par 5 holes in use over the Bro Hof Slott course this week, the Par 5 Scoring statistic may play a key role (Matteo ranks 2nd for the category after the first round). Back to back wins are very much on the cards.
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Stroke Average | 66.00 | 1 |
| Driving Accuracy | 69.2% | 24 |
| Driving Distance | 273 yds | 110 |
| Greens in Reg | 77.8% | 12 |
| Scrambles | 75.0% | 26 |
| Sand Saves | - | - |
| Putts per GIR | 1.571 | 11 |
| Putts per Round | 26.0 | 7 |
| 1 Putts per Rnd | 9.00 | 14 |
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Par 3 Scoring | 3.00 | 33 |
| Par 4 Scoring | 3.75 | 4 |
| Par 5 Scoring | 4.20 | 2 |
| Eagles per Rnd | 0.00 | 7 |
| Birdies per Rnd | 8.00 | 1 |
| Pars per Rnd | 8.00 | - |
| Bogeys per Rnd | 2.00 | 33 |
| Others per Rnd | 0.00 | 1 |
| Par 5's in 2 | 0 | 32 |
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Pablo LARRAZÁBAL -6
Genworth Ambassador Pablo Larrazábal converted seven birdies against just one bogey on his way to a first round 66, to lead alongside Matteo Manassero. Looking at his Genworth Statistics, the 30 year old Spanish golfer hit 7/13 fairways and 16/18 greens in regulation, plus he took a total of 28 putts. Pablo also birdied every one of the Par 5 holes to lead the Par 5 Scoring with a 4.00 average.
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Stroke Average | 66.00 | 1 |
| Driving Accuracy | 53.8% | 80 |
| Driving Distance | 290 yds | 45 |
| Greens in Reg | 88.9% | 2 |
| Scrambles | 50.0% | 70 |
| Sand Saves | - | - |
| Putts per GIR | 1.563 | 10 |
| Putts per Round | 28.0 | 32 |
| 1 Putts per Rnd | 8.00 | 34 |
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Par 3 Scoring | 3.20 | 77 |
| Par 4 Scoring | 3.75 | 4 |
| Par 5 Scoring | 4.00 | 1 |
| Eagles per Rnd | 0.00 | 7 |
| Birdies per Rnd | 7.00 | 3 |
| Pars per Rnd | 10.00 | - |
| Bogeys per Rnd | 1.00 | 7 |
| Others per Rnd | 0.00 | 1 |
| Par 5's in 2 | 0 | 32 |
Official Genworth Statistics Leaders
- Stroke Average: 66.00
Pablo LARRAZÁBAL, Matteo MANASSERO. - Driving Accuracy: 92.3%
Grégory BOURDY, Richard GREEN. - Driving Distance: 309 yards
Thomas LEVET. - Greens in Regulation: 94.4%
Joost LUITEN. - Scrambles: 100%
Joost LUITEN, Jamie DONALDSON, Peter HANSON, Simon WAKEFIELD, Richie RAMSAY. - Sand Saves: 100%
33 players. - Putts per GIR: 1.500
Johan EDFORS, Alexander NOREN, Matthew NIXON. - Putts per Round: 24.0
Chris LLOYD. - 1 Putts: 11
Alexander NOREN, Matthew NIXON, Paul LAWRIE, Phillip PRICE, David DRYSDALE, Rhys DAVIES, Wenchong LIANG.
Other interesting statistics provided by the Genworth Stats Pack
- Par 3 Scoring: 2.40
Rikard KARLBERG, Alejandro CAÑIZARES, Pablo MARTIN BENAVIDES. - Par 4 Scoring: 3.63
Fredrik ANDERSSON HED, Joost LUITEN, Björn ÅKESSON. - Par 5 Scoring: 4.00
Pablo LARRAZÁBAL. - Most Par 5 holes where green is hit in two shots: 2
Magnus A CARLSSON, Matthew BALDWIN, Tommy FLEETWOOD. - Most shots holed from off the green: 2
Mark FOSTER. - Least number of drop shots during the tournament: No dropped shots
Simon WAKEFIELD, Jamie DONALDSON. - Most 3 Putts: 3
Fabrizio ZANOTTI. - Most Eagles: 1
Michael JONZON, Jorge CAMPILLO, Tommy FLEETWOOD, Joakim HAEGGMAN, Niklas LEMKE, Henrik NORLANDER. - Most Birdies: 8
Matteo MANASSERO, Pablo MARTIN BENAVIDES. - Most Pars: 15
S.S.P CHOWRASIA, Richard S JOHNSON, Estanislao GOYA, Victor TARNSTROM, Paul CASEY, José Manuel LARA. - Most Bogeys: 8
Hampus BERGMAN (AM), Viktor EDIN (AM). - Most Others: 3
Scott ARNOLD.
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