Poor visibility and rain stopped play early on Day 1 of the Ballantine’s Championship. Jean-Baptiste Gonnet, Kieran Pratt, Johan Edfors, Gi-whan Kim and Matthew Baldwin are the early leaders in the clubhouse on 5 under Par. We analyse how they did it.
Matthew BALDWIN -5
Matthew Baldwin fired seven birdies during his round of 67. The 27 year old Englishman hit 7/14 fairways, 15/18 greens in regulation and he took just 27 putts. One of the stand-out stats of the day was his Genworth Putts per GIR at 1.533, which was achieved through a combination of great approach play and quality putting.
| Tournament Stats | Result |
|---|---|
| Stroke Average | 67.00 |
| Driving Accuracy | 50.0% |
| Driving Distance | 268 yds |
| Greens in Reg | 83.3% |
| Scrambles | 33.3% |
| Sand Saves | - |
| Putts per GIR | 1.533 |
| Putts per Round | 27.0 |
| 1 Putts per Rnd | 9.00 |
| Tournament Stats | Result |
|---|---|
| Par 3 Scoring | 2.75 |
| Par 4 Scoring | 3.80 |
| Par 5 Scoring | 4.50 |
| Eagles per Rnd | 0.00 |
| Birdies per Rnd | 7.00 |
| Pars per Rnd | 9.00 |
| Bogeys per Rnd | 2.00 |
| Others per Rnd | 0.00 |
| Par 5's in 2 | 0 |
Jean-Baptiste GONNET -5
Jean-Baptiste Gonnet navigated the Blackstone course without dropping a single shot on his way to a 67. Looking at his Genworth Statistics the 30 year old Frenchman hit 9/14 fairways and 13/18 greens in regulation. He also scrambled 5/5 and took just 27 putts.
| Tournament Stats | Result |
|---|---|
| Stroke Average | 67.00 |
| Driving Accuracy | 64.3% |
| Driving Distance | 264 yds |
| Greens in Reg | 72.2% |
| Scrambles | 100% |
| Sand Saves | 100% |
| Putts per GIR | 1.692 |
| Putts per Round | 27.0 |
| 1 Putts per Rnd | 9.00 |
| Tournament Stats | Result |
|---|---|
| Par 3 Scoring | 2.75 |
| Par 4 Scoring | 3.70 |
| Par 5 Scoring | 4.75 |
| Eagles per Rnd | 0.00 |
| Birdies per Rnd | 5.00 |
| Pars per Rnd | 13.00 |
| Bogeys per Rnd | 0.00 |
| Others per Rnd | 0.00 |
| Par 5's in 2 | 1 |
Kieran PRATT -5
Kieran Pratt also navigated the Blackstone course without dropping any shots, and much like Gonnet, the 24 year old Australian hit 13/18 greens in regulation and scrambled 5/5. Kieran sank some good putts over the last few holes to finish with three birdies in a row.
| Tournament Stats | Result |
|---|---|
| Stroke Average | 67.00 |
| Driving Accuracy | 71.4% |
| Driving Distance | 277 yds |
| Greens in Reg | 72.2% |
| Scrambles | 100% |
| Sand Saves | 100% |
| Putts per GIR | 1.692 |
| Putts per Round | 26.0 |
| 1 Putts per Rnd | 8.00 |
| Tournament Stats | Result |
|---|---|
| Par 3 Scoring | 2.75 |
| Par 4 Scoring | 3.70 |
| Par 5 Scoring | 4.75 |
| Eagles per Rnd | 0.00 |
| Birdies per Rnd | 5.00 |
| Pars per Rnd | 13.00 |
| Bogeys per Rnd | 0.00 |
| Others per Rnd | 0.00 |
| Par 5's in 2 | 0 |
Johan EDFORS -5
Johan Edfors was excellent from tee to green over the first day. Looking at his Genworth Statistics, the 37 year old Swedish golfer hit 11/14 fairways and 16/18 greens in regulation, but interestingly not one of his six birdies came on the Par 5 holes.
| Tournament Stats | Result |
|---|---|
| Stroke Average | 67.00 |
| Driving Accuracy | 78.6% |
| Driving Distance | 276 yds |
| Greens in Reg | 88.9% |
| Scrambles | 100% |
| Sand Saves | - |
| Putts per GIR | 1.688 |
| Putts per Round | 29.0 |
| 1 Putts per Rnd | 8.00 |
| Tournament Stats | Result |
|---|---|
| Par 3 Scoring | 2.75 |
| Par 4 Scoring | 3.60 |
| Par 5 Scoring | 5.00 |
| Eagles per Rnd | 0.00 |
| Birdies per Rnd | 6.00 |
| Pars per Rnd | 11.00 |
| Bogeys per Rnd | 1.00 |
| Others per Rnd | 0.00 |
| Par 5's in 2 | 0 |
Gi-whan KIM -5
Gi-whan Kim converted one eagle and five birdies against two bogeys in his round of 67. The 22 year old golfer from Korea hit 9/14 fairways and 14/18 greens in regulation. He also produced a Par 5 Scoring average of 4.00 and managed to steer clear of the greenside bunkers all day.
| Tournament Stats | Result |
|---|---|
| Stroke Average | 67.00 |
| Driving Accuracy | 64.3% |
| Driving Distance | 241 yds |
| Greens in Reg | 77.8% |
| Scrambles | 75.0% |
| Sand Saves | - |
| Putts per GIR | 1.643 |
| Putts per Round | 28.0 |
| 1 Putts per Rnd | 9.00 |
| Tournament Stats | Result |
|---|---|
| Par 3 Scoring | 3.00 |
| Par 4 Scoring | 3.90 |
| Par 5 Scoring | 4.00 |
| Eagles per Rnd | 1.00 |
| Birdies per Rnd | 5.00 |
| Pars per Rnd | 10.00 |
| Bogeys per Rnd | 2.00 |
| Others per Rnd | 0.00 |
| Par 5's in 2 | 1 |
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