Trevor Fisher Jnr only got nine holes of practice in before his sparkling first round 65. Sergio Garcia was one yard off averaging 350 yards from the tee. The best numbers to come out of an interesting day here in Spain ..
1- shot lead for Trevor Fisher Jnr, who carded a fine opening seven under par 65
17- greens in regulation found by the South African, who already has one European Tour win to his name this season (the Africa Open)
9- holes was all the practice Fisher Jnr got in before the start of the tournament - not that it made much difference, with 'Fish' making eight birdies
2- eagles for the in-form Tommy Fleetwood, who shares second place with a home favourite Eduardo De La Riva and Darren Fichardt
3- generations of the De La Riva family have won the Barcelona Championship (Eduardo's grandfather, father & himself)
109- yard hole-out for De La Riva on the first hole gave the Spaniard an eagle and the perfect start
75- for Sergio Garcia was not the start the world number seven was looking for, but tomorrow is a new day
349- yards, Garcia averaged from the tee
1- bogey-free round, which belonged to De La Riva
20- players averaged over 320 yards from the tee today at El Prat
26- putts was all Matt Ford needed - the Englishman shot a first round 67
9- the par four just before the turn played the hardest, averaging 4.4
2- the par five 574-yard was the easiest hole, with 63 birdies and three eagles being made there
