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Day 1 in Numbers: Belgian Knockout
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Day 1 in Numbers: Belgian Knockout

67- Seven players share the lead after opening 67s - Matthew Baldwin, Thomas Detry, Jorge Campillo, Ryan Evans, Jeff Winther, Gavin Green and Nico Geyger.

Thomas Pieters at the Belgian Knockout

2013- The last time so many players shared the first round lead was at the 2013 Portugal Masters, when seven players again led the way after 18 holes.

12- Green's opening 67 is his lowest first round since the WGC-HSBC Champions in 2017, 12 events ago.

18- This is the first European Tour round in Belgium since September 2000, when Royal Zoute GC hosted the Belgacom Open.

19.5- The combined height of the Thomas Pieters-Robert Karlsson-Chris Wood group is 19 feet and five inches.

14- Karlsson had played 14 times on the European Tour before playing partner Pieters was born.

12- Each group was joined by an amateur at the par three 12th hole in the Beat the Pro challenge today.

16- 16 year old amateur Anthony De Schutter joined Pieters, Karlsson and Wood at the 12th.

73- Tournament host Pieters started with a two over par 73.

515- The 515-yard par four tenth is the second longest par four of the season so far. The longest is the 525-yard eighth at Club de Golf Chapultepec (WGC-Mexico Championship).

144- There are 144 players in the field vying for 64 weekend spots.

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