81 -the combined age of our three co-leaders, Thomas Linard, Jason Scrivener and Francesco Laporta.
20 -putts was all Laporta needed on day one, with the Italian having 14 one putts.
4 -birdies in his last six holes helped Mike Lorenzo-Vera finish with an opening round of 69.
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8– under par first rounds in a row for Alex Levy, who opened his 2016 Trophee Hassan II account with a one under par 71.
11- no player found more than 11 fairways on day one at the very tight and challenging Red course.
0– bogeys for home player Younes El Hassani in his three under 69 - the only other player to go bogey-free was Clément Berardo.
685th– event on The European Tour for 55 year old Barry Lane, who usually plys his trade on The Senior Tour.
1– Ballesteros. Seve’s son, Javier, is in the field this week.
480,644– Andrew 'Beef' Johnston's earnings this year in just nine events. He earned 447,535 euros in 25 events last year.
3- the par four third hole played the toughest on day one, averaging 4.46.
12- the par five played the easiest, averaging just 4.71 and yielding 51 birdies and two eagles.
