BMW PGA Championship: Day 4 In Numbers

After Rory McIlroy completed a stunning victory at the BMW PGA Championship, europeantour.com look back at the day in statistics...

<strong>BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP: DAY 4 IN NUMBERS</strong>

<b>274 – </b>Rory McIlroy’s winning score

<b>1 – </b>The first of McIlroy’s six European Tour titles to come on European soil

<b>56 – </b>The number of years between Irish victories in the Championship. Harry Bradshaw was the first Irishman to win the title in 1958

<b>66 – </b>The lowest 18 hole score of the day by Rory McIlroy and Stephen Gallacher. First time McIlroy has broken 70 in the final round of the Championship

<b>32 – </b>The lowest nine holes of the day by seven players and the number of sub-par rounds

<b>31 – </b>The most number of places moved up the field by Romain Wattel, who shot a 67 and began the final day in a tie for 61st and finished in a share of 30th

<b>7 </b>– Shots Rory McIlroy made up in the final round, equalling the largest comeback in the history of the Championship (Simon Khan, 2010)

<b>72.071 – </b>The final round scoring average

<b>4 </b>– The par five fourth hole was the easiest hole, with an average of 4.433

<b>15</b>– The par four 15th was the hardest hole, with an average of 4.351

<b>5 – </b>His tie for third meantthe fifth top five finish in the Championship for Luke Donald

<b>10 – </b>The number of different countries in the top ten

<b>3</b>– Number of European Tour Number Ones to finish in the top ten (Rory McIlroy, Luke Donald and Henrik Stenson)

<b>1 – </b>First time two Irish players have finished first and second in Championship’s  history

<b>5 – </b>First time this large a lead has been lost going into the final round (Thomas Björn)

<b>2 </b>– Shane Lowry’s runner-up finish was his first top two since his last win, in the 2012 Portugal Masters

<b>50 –</b>McIlroy’s victory was the 50th for Northern Ireland in European Tour history

<b>46</b>– The number of different players to have now won the Championship

<b>12</b>- The number of professional wins for Rory McIlroy

<b>20 –</b>The number of players to win the Championship in their 20s

<b>3</b>– Thomas Björn’s best finish in the Championship

<b>23, 786 – </b>Final day attendance at Wentworth

<b>93,913 </b>– Total attendance for the week