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<p>Round 1 of the ISPS Handa Wales Open produced 26 sub-par rounds and a field average score of 73.54. We analyse the performance of the leader Espen Kofstad plus we round up the early Genworth Statistics leaders.</p>
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<h4>Espen KOFSTAD -7</h4>
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<p>Espen Kofstad converted one eagle and seven birdies against two bogeys on his way to a superb first round 64, to lead by two. Looking at his Genworth Statistics, the 26 year old golfer from Norway looked solid from tee to green, hitting 11/13 fairways and 17 Greens in Regulation (more than any other player). Highlights of the round included three birdies on the Par 3 holes and holed bunker shot at his final hole. Espen currently sits in 149th position on the Race to Dubai so a big week would go a long way towards securing his full playing rights for next season.</p>
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<tr class=""><th>Stroke Average</th><td class="">64.00</td><td class=" rg ">1</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Driving Accuracy</th><td class="">84.6%</td><td class=" rg ">2</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Driving Distance</th><td class="">318 yds</td><td class=" rg ">14</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Greens in Reg</th><td class="">94.4%</td><td class=" rg ">1</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Scrambles</th><td class="">100.0%</td><td class=" rg ">1</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Sand Saves</th><td class="">100.0%</td><td class=" rg ">1</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Putts per GIR</th><td class="">1.706</td><td class=" rg ">29</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Putts per Round</th><td class="">30.0</td><td class=" ra ">57</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>1 Putts per Rnd</th><td class="">7.00</td><td class=" rg ">28</td></tr>
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<tr class=""><th>Par 3 Scoring</th><td class="">2.40</td><td class=" rg ">1</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 4 Scoring</th><td class="">3.78</td><td class=" rg ">8</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 5 Scoring</th><td class="">4.50</td><td class=" rg ">7</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Eagles per Rnd</th><td class="">1.00</td><td class=" rg ">1</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Birdies per Rnd</th><td class="">7.00</td><td class=" rg ">1</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Pars per Rnd</th><td class="">8.00</td><td>-</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Bogeys per Rnd</th><td class="">2.00</td><td class=" rg ">11</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Others per Rnd</th><td class="">0.00</td><td class=" rg ">1</td></tr>
<tr class=""><th>Par 5's in 2</th><td class="">1</td><td class=" rg ">2</td></tr>
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<h4>Official Genworth Statistics Leaders</h4>
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<li><strong>Stroke Average: 64.00</strong><br>Espen KOFSTAD.</li>
<li><strong>Driving Accuracy: 92.3%</strong><br>Simon WAKEFIELD.</li>
<li><strong>Driving Distance: 335 yards</strong><br>Scott HENRY.</li>
<li><strong>Greens in Regulation: 94.4%</strong><br>Espen KOFSTAD.</li>
<li><strong>Scrambles: 100%</strong><br>Espen KOFSTAD, Maximilian KIEFFER, Chris WOOD, Richard GREEN.</li>
<li><strong>Sand Saves: 100%</strong><br>28 people.</li>
<li><strong>Putts per GIR: 1.417</strong><br>Mikko ILONEN.</li>
<li><strong>Putts per Round: 24</strong><br>Søren KJELDSEN.</li>
<li><strong>1 Putts: 12</strong><br>Søren KJELDSEN.</li>
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<h4>Other interesting statistics provided by the Genworth Stats Pack</h4>
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<li><strong>Par 3 Scoring: 2.40</strong><br>Espen KOFSTAD.</li>
<li><strong>Par 4 Scoring: 3.67</strong><br>Chris WOOD, Richard GREEN, Maximilian KIEFFER, Grégory BOURDY, Ricardo SANTOS, Jbe KRUGER, Andrew DODT.</li>
<li><strong>Par 5 Scoring: 4.25</strong><br>Mark FOSTER, Robert ROCK, Francesco MOLINARI, Felipe AGUILAR, Kiradech APHIBARNRAT, Mark TULLO.</li>
<li><strong>Most Par 5 holes where green is hit in two shots: 2</strong><br>Kiradech APHIBARNRAT.</li>
<li><strong>Most shots holed from off the green: 1</strong><br>18 people.</li>
<li><strong>Least number of drop shots during the tournament: No dropped shots</strong><br>Richard GREEN.</li>
<li><strong>Most 3 Putts: 3</strong><br>Espen KOFSTAD, Matteo DELPODIO, Moritz LAMPERT, Marc WARREN.</li>
<li><strong>Most Eagles: 1</strong><br>10 people.</li>
<li><strong>Most Birdies: 7</strong><br>Espen KOFSTAD, Mikko ILONEN.</li>
<li><strong>Most Pars: 16</strong><br>Estanislao GOYA.</li>
<li><strong>Most Bogeys: 10</strong><br>Masanori KOBAYASHI.</li>
<li><strong>Most Others: 4</strong><br>Sion E BEBB.</li>
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<h4>About the Genworth Stats Pack - Your feedback is important</h4>
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<p>Genworth and the European Tour present the Genworth Stats Pack, comprising of 5 reports per event (pre-event, after rounds 1, 2 and 3, and post-event). The reports will provide unique, interesting and useful information derived from expert analysis of the Genworth Statistics and several other sources, for example course information. The European Tour and Genworth truly hope this new tool will become essential in helping enhance the usability and understanding of the Genworth Statistics.</p>
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