It was a lovely day in Switzerland for the first round of the Omega European Masters, and some top class golf made for plenty of entertainment. Low-scoring was the order of the day, with some fine numbers being posted...
8– under par leads the way for Richie Ramsay
6– birdies and the one eagle for Ramsay in his impressive opening round
2– European Tour wins for the Scotsman, with his last coming at this event in 2012
8– birdies and no bogeys in Edoardo Molinari’s eight under par 62
99 – under par for Thomas Björn in his career at the Omega European Masters
2– wins for Björn in Switzerland
20– under par was the winning total for the Dane in both of his wins at Crans-Sur-Sierre GC
5– birdies and one eagle for Tommy Fleetwood on his back nine (the front nine)
26– consecutive appearances in the Omega European Masters for Miguel Ángel Jiménez
80– this year the Omega European Masters is celebrating its 80th edition
16– the par three played the hardest, averaging 3.37
1– the opening par five was by far the easiest out there, averaging just 4.24
3– victories for European Tour legend Seve Ballesteros in Switzerland in 1977, 1978 and 1989
13 – under par for the marquee group of Donaldson, Bjorn and Shane Lowry today
559– yard par four awaits the players this week at the 14th hole
2– eagles for Padraig Harrington in his opening round of 66
