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The story so far: 2015 in numbers
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The story so far: 2015 in numbers

As we reach the midway point of The 2015 Race to Dubai heading into this week's US Open Championship, we take a statistical look back at a stellar season so far on The European Tour.

24 events over 15 countries and four continents

19 winners

7 first-time winners
Andy Sullivan – South African Open
Gary Stal – Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship
Anirban Lahiri – Maybank Malaysian Open
Trevor Fisher – Africa Open
Jordan Spieth – Masters Tournament
Ashun Wu – Volvo China Open
Byeong-hun An - BMW PGA Championship

Byeong-Hun An of South Korea celebrates victory on the 18th green during day 4 of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth on May 24, 2015 in Virginia Water, England.

5 multiple winners
Branden Grace – Alfred Dunhill Championship, Commercial Bank Qatar Masters
Anirban Lahiri – Maybank Malaysian Open, Hero Indian Open
Andy Sullivan – South African Open, Joburg Open
Rory McIlroy – Omega Dubai Desert Classic, WGC-Cadillac Match Play
George Coetzee – Tshwane Open, AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open

2 wire-to-wire winners
Branden Grace – Alfred Dunhill Championship
Jordan Spieth – Masters Tournament

9 Course records

35 Holes-in-one
Including three for Miguel Angel Jimenez and two each for Byeong-hun An and Morten Orum Madsen


4 Albatrosses
Francois Coetzee – Joburg Open
Javier Colomo – AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open
Tommy Fleetwood – BMW PGA Championship
Andy Sullivan – Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Hosted by the Rory Foundation


Most top five finishes
David Howell, Rory McIlroy, Bernd Wiesberger - 4

Most top ten finishes
Rory McIlroy, Bernd Wiesberger – 5

5 Play-offs
South African Open, Hero Indian Open, Shenzhen International, AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, Dubai Duty Free Irish Open hosted by the Rory Foundation

Low 9
28 (-8) – Justin Walters, Joburg Open (West)

Low 18
61 (-9) – Jacques Blaauw, Tshwane Open

Low 18 to par
62 (-10) Branden Grace, Alfred Dunhill Championship
62 (-10) Anirban Lahiri (preferred lies), Maybank Malaysian Open
62 (-10) JB Holmes, WGC-Cadillac Championship

Branden Grace

Low cut (and low cut in relation to par)
139 (-4) – Joburg Open

High cut
148 (+4) – Open de Espana

High cut in relation to par
147 (+5) – Dubai Duty Free Irish Open hosted by the Rory Foundation

Fewest to make the cut
66 – South African Open Championship

Most to make the cut
79 – True Thailand Classic presented by Black Mountain

Low winning score
264 (-24) – Trevor Fisher Jnr, Africa Open

High winning score
282 (-2) – Soren Kjeldsen, Dubai Duty Free Irish Open hosted by the Rory Foundation

Largest winning margin
7 shots – Branden Grace, Alfred Dunhill Championship

Biggest final round comeback
8 shots – Gary Stal, Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship

Gary Stal

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