Alstom Open de France: Day 1 in Numbers

<em>Following an excellent first day at Le Golf National, <strong>europeantour.com</strong> take a statistical look back at the best of the action...in numbers...</em>

<strong>ALSTOM OPEN DE FRANCE: DAY 1 IN NUMBERS</strong>

<strong>64</strong>- Leader Kevin Stadler's opening round which featured 7 birdies

<strong>0</strong>– Bogeys in a blemish-free effort from the American, the only flawless round on day 1

<strong>1</strong>- This is Stadler's first ever visit to France

<strong>65</strong>– 2012 Open de France winner Marcel Siem’s first round total

<strong>8</strong>- Amount of birdies for Siem on his way to the 6 under par opening round

<strong>4</strong>– Birdies in a row for Jamie Donaldson from the 12th to 15th on his way to a 67

<strong>68</strong>- Stephen Gallacher’s previous best round at Alstom Open de France before carding 66 on Thursday

<strong>9</strong>- Nationalities inside the top ten (1 American, 1 German, 3 Scots, 1 Chilean, 1 Welshman, 2 Italians, 2 Frenchmen, 1 Finn, 3 Englishmen)

<strong>17 - </strong>Combined number of shots the afternoon marquee group of Victor Dubuisson (7), Martin Kaymer (6) and Graeme McDowell (4) took on the par 4 first hole today

<strong>5</strong>- Shots Kristoffer Broberg dropped in his last 2 holes as the Swede finished bogey-quadruple bogey to sign for a 1 under par 70

<strong>500</strong>– European Tour appearances now for David Howell, who today became the second youngest player in history to join the ‘500 club’

<strong>206</strong>- Number of starts Howell remains behind record-holder Sam Torrance

<strong>3</strong>– 3s in a row from the 5th to the 7th for Matthew Fitzpatrick as the youngster continues to impress on The European Tour

<strong>9</strong>– Petr Gal's score at the par four 13th - the largest of the day

<strong>3</strong>– Double bogeys in a row for current Race To Dubai Number 1 Thomas Bjorn from 16 to 18

<strong>18</strong>- Shots between first and last place following the first round at Le Golf National

<strong>30</strong>- Players under par on Thursday

<strong>3,000,000</strong>- Euros up for grabs in prize money at this week's Open de France, making it the richest of the Continental Open Championships

<strong>1906</strong>- Inaugural year of the championship, which is this week in its 98th edition with 22 of those having been played here at Le Golf National

<strong>30</strong>- Top temperature in degrees celcius on a beautiful first day in Versailles