22– under par for his last 54 holes at the Oceanico Victoria GC for Nicolas Colsaerts (he shot 60 and 67 here in last year’s event).
7- under par leads the way for the Belgian and Andy Sullivan.
11– greens in regulation found for Thomas Pieters, which did not stop him carding a six under par 65.
619– yards was Colsaerts (309) and Pieters’ (310) combined average driving distance in the first round.
104– yard hole-out for eagle with a 52-degree wedge gave young Paul Dunne the perfect start at his first hole (the 10th).
21– under par for his nine rounds since turning professional for the Irishman.
3- under par on the four par threes for David Drysdale (he shot a 65).
8– times Soren Kjeldsen has carded a round in the 60s in his last nine rounds.
14 -players were yet to complete their first rounds when bad light stopped play
7- the 510 yard par four played the toughest hole, averaging 4.4
17- the par five played the easiest, averaging just 4.5 and yielding 60 birdies and four eagles
419- European Tour appearances for Anders Hansen, who will be retiring from professional golf after this event
68- for the 2007 BMW PGA Championship winner in round one.
