DOHA: Oliver Fisher leads the way at seven under par after the opening round at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.
Below is a selection of numbers from the first day’s play:
** 65 - For first round leader Oliver Fisher, his lowest score in 20 career rounds at Doha Golf Club
** 18 - Visits now to Doha Golf Club, the ever-present host venue of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters since 1998
** 6 - Top-25 finishes in 7 starts for Charl Schwartzel
** 12 - Holes before Englishman Jason Palmer carded his first par after 5 birdies, 5 bogeys a double bogey. He finished with a 76
** 297 - Yardage of the 16th hole on day one
** 80 - Birdies on the iconic par four (meaning more than 63 per cent of the field gained a stroke here on Wednesday)
** 6 - Career top ten finishes in the Middle East for Rafa Cabrera-Bello including his 2012 win at the Dubai Desert Classic
** 250 - European Tour starts for Justin Rose this week, having won seven times including the US Open, finished in the money 182 times, runner-up on 10 occasions with a further 37 top tens and earning a total of €16,530,541
** 159 - Yardage Julien Quesne drained his approach from at the 15th with a nine iron from 159 yards
** 133 - Yardage Scott Jamieson holed out from for eagle at the 12th with a pitching wedge from 133 yards
** 48 - European Tour wins combined for the star afternoon threeball of Sergio Garcia, Ernie Els and Henrik Stenson
** 2000 - Year Slovenian amateur Jakub Hrinda was born, making him the youngest player to compete in Qatar Masters history at 14 years and 305 days
** 56 - Holes since Ernie last made a bogey
** 5 - Putts for Tyrell Hatton on the final green
** 13 - Players within two shots of the lead following the first 18 holes in Doha
THE PENINSULA
