The British Masters officially made its return to The European Tour after an absense of eight years. 120 players teed it up today including 35 English golfers. However, at the end of day one it's the youngest player in the field who leads the way. Here's the best facts and figures from the opening round.
64- Low round of the day from Matthew Fitzpatrick, his lowest opening round as a professional.
21- Years young is Fitzpatrick after celebrating his birthday last month.
70.7- Scoring average on the opening day at the Marquess’ Course at Woburn. Of the 120 players in the field, 55 broke par.
7- Bogey free rounds today including Michael Hoey who made 17 pars and an eagle.
65- From Robert Karlsson in round one, his lowest opening round score since 2010 when he won the season-ending DP World Tour Championship.
65- Shots under par for Kjeldsen in his last 13 events following his six under par opening round. The Dane was 25 over par for his previous 13 events.
5- Players in the top ten over the age of 40: Kjeldsen, Karlsson, Dredge, Harrington and Lundberg.
311- Average driving distance of Thomas Pieters today, seven yards longer than anyone else in the field. Even more impressive when you consider the soft conditions of the fairways at Woburn.
65- Per cent of the field made birdie or better on the par five seventh hole today making it the easier hole on day one.
18- Greens in regulation for Rafael Cabrera-Bello today however the Spaniard was only able to shoot a level par 71.
2- Scots forced out today. Paul Lawrie before the start of play with a back injury and Stephen Gallacher after his round due to a virus. Peter Uihlein was also forced to retire with a back injury.
1- Impressive use of backspin from Alexander Levy.
