Conditions were rife for low-scoring on day two of the BMW Masters in Shanghai, and the players took full advantage, especially Nicolas Colsaerts, who leads by one from Alexander Levy at 14 under par. See the best numbers to come out of Friday at Lake Malaren Golf Club here...
64- Low round of the week for leader Colsaerts on Friday
14- Aggregate total under par the Belgian is at the halfway point - matching the low-36 record in the tournament (Peter Hanson - 2012)
15- Birdies for the Belgian Bomber already this week
9- Under par on the par fives through eight holes for Colsaerts
3.80- Colsaerts average on the par-4s this week
3.86- Colsaerts average on the par-5s this week
1– Shot lead over Levy with 36 holes to come
8- Shots under par Levy is on the par fours so far this week
2- Wins already in the bag for the Frenchman this season (Volvo China Open, Portugal Masters)
5- Out of the top six on the leaderboard rank inside the top 30 on this season's Driving Distance stats
70.00- Scoring average for the field on Friday compared to 71.49 in the first round
67- The number of players under par on a day of very low scoring in China
11- Shots under par Justin Rose is for his last 32 holes after sitting four over through four yesterday - he shot 65 today
3- Of the 2014 Ryder Cup stars in the top ten currently (Thomas Bjørn, Jamie Donaldson and Graeme McDowell)
4– Over par for his first three holes, Bjørn was nine under for the rest of his round of 67
5- The hardest hole on the course on Friday, the 496-yard par four averaging 4.15 and giving up just nine birdies
13- The easiest hole on the course on Friday, with 49 players under par on the 544-yard par five averaging 4.41 (5 eagles, 44 birdies) and a total of 46 under par today
30– for Michael Hoey on his first nine before coming home in 38 for a 68
