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The Story So Far: 2014 In Numbers
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The Story So Far: 2014 In Numbers

As we reach the midway point of the The 2014 Race to Dubai, we take a statistical look back at what has already been a superb season on The European Tour…

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2014 IN NUMBERS (SO FAR)

7 – Biggest catch-up in final round by a winner (Rory McIlroy – BMW PGA Championship)

9 – Shots under par Stephen Gallacher was in nine holes at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic – the lowest nine holes of the season so far to par

7 – The largest winning margin (Lee Westwood - Maybank Malaysian Open)

62 – The low finish by a winner, ten under par by Felipe Aguilar at The Championship

61 – The lowest score of the season so far (John Hahn – Africa Open)

266 – The lowest winning 72 holes at 22 under par (Felipe Aguilar – The Championship)

284 – The highest winning 72 holes (Patrick Reed – WGC-Cadillac Championship, Miguel Angel Jimenez – Open de Espana)

6 – The largest 54 hole lead (Alejandro Canizares – Trophee Hassan II)

3 – Wire-to-wire winners (Patrick Reed – WGC-Cadillac Championship, Alejandro Canizares – Trophee Hassan II, Lee Westwood – Maybank Malaysian Open)

1 – Multiple winner (Miguel Angel Jimenez – Hong Kong Open, Open de Espana)

7 – First-time winners

6 – Course records

6 – Play-offs (Hong Kong Open, Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, Africa Open, Madeira Islands Open, Open de Espana, Nordea Masters)

18 – Holes in one including four at the Open de Espana

4 – Albatrosses (Joost Luiten – Volvo Golf Champions, Steve Webster – Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, Mark Tullo – Trophee Hassan II, James Kingston – Open de Espana)

9 – Players tied for the most top five finishes so far with three apiece (Romain Wattel, George Coetzee, Thomas Aiken, Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Louis Oosthuizen, Miguel Angel Jiménez, Stephen Gallacher, Victor Dubuisson, Henrik Stenson)

4 – Players tied for the most top ten finishes so far with five apiece (Thomas Bjorn, Thomas Aiken, Stephen Gallacher, Rafa Cabrera-Bello

5 – Shots under par for the lowest cut of the season (Africa Open)

4 – Shots over par for the highest cut of the season (NH Collection Open, Masters Tournament, Open de Espana)

76 – Most players to make the cut (Open de Espana)

93,913 - Attendance at the flagship BMW PGA Championship

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