Open de Espana: Day 1 in Numbers

<span style="font-size: 11px;">After a compelling first round at the Open de Espana we take a look at the numbers that matter most after the first 18 holes of play at the Open de Espana.<br />
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<strong style="font-size: 11px;">68</strong><span style="font-size: 11px;"> - The leading score of the day, shot by Englishman Eddie Pepperell to lead by 1 on 4 under par</span>

<strong>211</strong>- Yards Robert-Jan Derksen made a hole in 1 from at the 5th hole

<strong>5</strong>- The iron he used to sink his 4th competitive ace

<strong>10</strong>- Nationalities inside the top 10 including 4 Spaniards

<strong>9</strong>- The hardest hole on the course on day 1, averaging at 4.458 and yielding just 11 birdies

<strong>18</strong>- The second hardest hole on the course in the first round, averaging at 4.355 and again yielding just 11 birdies

<strong>60</strong>- The number of players over par on the testing closing hole of the Stadium course

<strong>15</strong>- The easiest hole on the course on Thursday, averaging at 4.368 after giving up 13 eagles and 81 birdies

<strong>27</strong>- Miguel Angel Jimenez'z number of Open de Espana starts now, bringing his European Tour total to 626

<strong>19</strong>- The amount of shots between first and last place following round one

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

<strong>16</strong>- Players within 2 shots of the lead following a tight first day

<strong>69</strong>- The best score from a former Open de Espana winner (Sergio Garcia - 2002)

<strong>74</strong>- The best score from a former winner at PGA Catalunya Resort (Thomas Levet - 2009 Open de Espana and Carlos Del Moral - 2013 Q-School Final)

<strong>8</strong>- Peter Whiteford's score on the par 4 17th. The Scotsman also made 2 double bogeys and 7 birdies in a rollercoaster 74

<strong>33</strong>- The best front nine score (Richie Ramsay)

<strong>33</strong>- The best back nine score (Pepperell, Thomas Pieters, Peter Uihlein)

<strong>10</strong>- The position of Fabrizio Zanotti following the first round. The Paraguayan has finished 12th (2008 Q-School Final), second (2009 Open de Espana) and second (2013 Q-Schol Final) in his previous three appearances at PGA Catalunya

<strong>5</strong>- Miles the resort is from local boy Jordi Garcia Pinto's home. The Girona man shot 70 in the first round

<strong>5,900</strong>- The amount in Euros raised on day 1 by Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano and his recruits for Make A Wish Spain in their Birdie Pledge

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