8 - Under par leads the way for Matthieu Pavon and Ryan Fox in Ireland heading into the weekend.

1 - Only one of the co-leaders, Pavon, has held a 36 hole lead in a European Tour event (at the NBO Oman Open earlier this year - he finished tied 31st).

328 - yards is what Fox is averaging from the tee this week, which places him third in that category.

1 - Hole-in-one on day two, courtesy of Edoardo Molinari at the 14th hole.

200 - yard six iron did the job for Molinari.

500 - 'Dodo' failed to make a hole-in-one in our Chase the Ace video last year, after 500 attempts...

🚨 HOLE-IN-ONE! 🚨@DodoMolinari with the ace at 14.#DDFIrishOpen #RolexSeries pic.twitter.com/HdpZpaMziS

— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) July 6, 2018

1 - Rory McIlroy leads the field in Strokes Gained Driving, at (+4.4) to the field, but is seven shots back heading into the weekend.

3 - With just two bogeys this week Yusaku Miyazato leads the bogey-avoidance category.

18,194 - The amount of fans who came to support in Ireland today.

1 - Terrible apple throw from Russell Knox...

Ever seen a golfer shank an apple toss? 🍏

Introducing @RooKnox.@DubaiDutyFree #FullOfSurprises pic.twitter.com/1EPUDTRPji

— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) July 6, 2018

67 - Players will be around for the weekend after the halfway cut fell on +1.