Q-School Final Stage: Day One in Numbers

After an intriguing first day at PGA Catalunya Resort, europeantour.com took a statistical – and sometimes sideways – look at the key numbers from day one at The European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage.

<b>62 </b>– Edouard Espana’s stunning opening score after taming the Tour Course on Sunday

<b>0 – </b>Bogeys for the Frenchman on day one

<b>9 </b>– Years since Richard Finch gained his European Tour card at the 2004 Qualifying School Final Stage

<b>64</b>– His score on Sunday in what was his first Q-School round since then

<b>66 </b>– The lowest total on the testing Stadium Course on day one, set by Sweden’s Jens Dantorp

<b>7 </b>– Different nationalities in the top ten after round one (<b>4 </b>Englishmen;<b>3 </b>Swedes;<b>1 </b>American, Belgian, Dane, Frenchman, Scotsman)

<b>8 </b>– The position of Alastair Forsyth following the first round, the best of the five former Final Stage winners in the field

<b>31 </b>– Years between the oldest and youngest competitors at Final Stage: Gregory Main (18) and Cesar Monasterio (49)

<b>4 </b>– Shots better off the Argentinian veteran was following the first round than his younger American counterpart

<b>83 </b>– Players under par after the first of six rounds at PGA Catalunya

<b>26 </b>– Of whom played on the Stadium Course on Sunday

<b>15 </b>– Shots between first and last place following the first round

<b>90</b>– Holes remaining in the marathon examination for those who make the cut