Day 1 in Numbers: Alfred Dunhill Championship

<strong><em>Low scoring was the order of the day at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa, with home hero Branden Grace rampaging into the lead with a faultless ten under par 62. Here's the best numbers from day one at the beautiful Leopard Creek CC... </em></strong>

<strong>62</strong>– for Grace is the lowest score on The European Tour this season

<strong>10</strong>– birdies and no bogeys for the in-form Grace

<strong>19</strong>– shots difference between the 81 Grace shot in his first round at the Alfred Dunhill Championship back in 2007, and his fine first round effort this year

<strong>1</strong>– Graces’ ten under par round came up just one shot shy of the course record at Leopard Creek (61), which is held by Thomas Aiken

<strong>18</strong>- greens in regulation found for Grace on the opening day in Malelane

<strong>3 </strong>– shot lead for the 26 year old over compatriot Jake Roos

<strong>1</strong>– eagle for Roos at his first hole (the tenth), to get his tournament off to a flying start

<strong>74</strong>– South Africans teed it up at Leopard Creek this week

<strong>52</strong>– the overall age of the group featuring Bradley Neil, Renato Paratore & Thriston Lawrence

<strong>6</strong>– under par has last week’s Nedbank Challenge winner Danny Willett in a tie for third

<strong>1 </strong>– bogey for Willett in his last 73 holes (including last week’s event)

<strong>66.25</strong>– is Willett’s scoring average over his last four rounds in South Africa

<strong>69</strong>– was a popular number, with South African Major Champions Charl Schwartzel & Louis Oosthuizen both shooting three under par

<strong>3</strong>– titles for Schwartzel at this event already, including at the last two editions of the Alfred Dunhill Championship

<strong>3 </strong>– under for the four par 3s at Leopard Creek helped Matt Ford card a six under par 66

<strong>7</strong>– birdies in nine holes for Ford from the fourth to twelfth holes

<strong>32</strong>– players shot a first rounds in the 60s

<strong>1</strong>– hippo called Harry lives in the dam between the 15th and 16th holes

<strong>7 </strong>– the par three seventh played the hardest on the opening hole, averaging 3.2

<strong>6</strong>– the short par four sixth played the easiest, averaging just 3.54 with 76 birdies being made there

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