Omega European Masters: Day 1 in Numbers

<em>It was a</em><em> lovely day in Switzerland for t</em><em>he first round of the Omega European Masters,</em><em> and some top class golf made for plenty of entertainment. Low-scoring was the order of the day, with some fine numbers being posted...</em>

<strong>8</strong>– under par leads the way for Richie Ramsay

<strong>6</strong>– birdies and the one eagle for Ramsay in his impressive opening round

<strong>2</strong>– European Tour wins for the Scotsman, with his last coming at this event in 2012

<strong>8</strong>– birdies and no bogeys in Edoardo Molinari’s eight under par 62

<strong>99 </strong>– under par for Thomas Björn in his career at the Omega European Masters

<strong>2</strong>– wins for Björn in Switzerland

<strong>20</strong>– under par was the winning total for the Dane in both of his wins at Crans-Sur-Sierre GC

<strong>5</strong>– birdies and one eagle for Tommy Fleetwood on his back nine (the front nine)

<strong>26</strong>– consecutive appearances in the Omega European Masters for Miguel Ángel Jiménez

<strong>80</strong>– this year the Omega European Masters is celebrating its 80th edition

<strong>16</strong>– the par three played the hardest, averaging 3.37

<strong>1</strong>– the opening par five was by far the easiest out there, averaging just 4.24

<strong>3</strong>– victories for European Tour legend Seve Ballesteros in Switzerland in 1977, 1978 and 1989

<strong>13 </strong>– under par for the marquee group of Donaldson, Bjorn and Shane Lowry today

<strong>559</strong>– yard par four awaits the players this week at the 14th hole

<strong>2</strong>– eagles for Padraig Harrington in his opening round of 66