The first day at the 71° Open D’Italia Presented by DAMIANI has provided plenty of entertainment, with home favourite Francesco Molinari in pole position alongside the in-form Bernd Wiesberger. Check out some of the key numbers behind all the drama...
6 – under par leads the way for Francesco Molinari and Bernd Wiesberger
0– bogeys from either of the co-leaders in their opening rounds
5– players in a tie for third including John Hahn and Gareth Maybin
4– birdies and 4 bogeys in Ryder Cup-chasing Stephen Gallacher’s opening round 72
2– Gallacher needs to finish second with one other player or better to qualify for the European 2014 Ryder Cup team at Gleneagles
4 – birdie 3s at the par fours for Roope Kakko on his back nine
7– under par for the Molinaris on Thursday (Edoardo is one under par)
32– shots for Felipe Aguilar on his front nine (the Chilean started at the tenth)
3– under par 69 for Marc Warren, who won in his last appearance at The Made in Denmark
4 – the 423-yard par four played the toughest in round one, averaging 4.34
1– the opening hole, a par five, was the easiest, averaging just 4.52
33– shots for three-time Major Champion Padraig Harrington (72) on his back nine
3– Warren’s caddie Ken Herring is looking for a third straight win (he was with Warren for the Made in Denmark two weeks ago, and Jamie Donaldson in Czech Republic last week)
74– for defending champion Julien Quesne in round one
