The best numbers and stats to come out of an interesting first day's play at Close House Golf Club in Newcastle...
18- Greens in regulation for Frenchman Joel Stalter who carded an opening round 65.
100 -percent in day one scrambling for English pair Chris Wood (6/6) and Andy Sullivan (5/5).
1.46- in putts per greens hit for co-leader George Coetzee, the best of the field.
5- events this season (from 22 starts) Coetzee hasn't either finished inside the top 10 or missed the cut.
70 –all of Rory McIlroy's 13 European Tour wins have come when the Northern Irishman has posted lower than 70 in the first round - he opened with a 67 here.
16 –age of Robin Tiger Williams, the top-ranked junior golfer in Europe who is playing in his first European Tour event this week - he started with a 71.
12 –under par combined for Mikko Ilonen and Chris Hanson, who were playing together, and both shot rounds of 64.
6 –Alvaro Quiros only found six fairways, but still managed to shoot 64. He was five under par for the holes where he missed the fairway.
122 –yard hole out eagle for Sebastien Gros at the par four ninth hole.
496- yards makes the sixth hole the third shortest par five on the European Tour this season.
18,368- fans flocked to Close House for the opening day as the European Tour returned to Newcastle for the first time in 15 years
