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Number Crunch: Round 1
 
Sep. 13, 2007

It's hard to imagine there being a much wilder day than Thursday in THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola.

Of course, there is a boatload of rain in the forecast for Friday and by Sunday somenoe will be $10 million richer, so who knows?

NUMBER THAT CAN WIN YOU A BET

.52The amount of rain that fell on East Lake Golf Club during Thursday's storms.

NUMBER NO ONE WAS HAPPY TO SEE

183The number of minutes that the first round was suspended by rain, from 2:17-5:20 p.m. ET.

A FEW INTERESTING NUMBERS

1.429Tim Clark's tournament-leading putts-per-GIR average.
4The number of players in the field this week that would not have been if the field was determined by the top 30 on the TOUR money list, as it had been it previous years: Jonathan Byrd (25th on FedExCup - 35th on money), Tim Clark (27th on FedExCup - 31st on money), Camilo Villegas (28th on FedExCup - 37th on money) Heath Slocum (29th on FedExCUp - 36th on money)
5The number of times this year that a player has started a TOUR event with a 62 or better: Hunter Mahan fired a 62 in the first round twice this year (Canadian Open, Travelers Championship), Fred Funk opened with a 62 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic and Brandt Snedeker posted the season low for the year with his opening 61 at the Buick Invitational.
5The number of eagles made during Thursday's play -- one each by Tim Clark, John Rollins, Hunter Mahan, Scott Verplank and Jonathan Byrd.
7Of the 10 players who completed their opening round on Thursday, the number that scored in the 60s.
8The number of rounds in the 60s that Tim Clark has posted so far in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup.
10The number of players that completed their first round by the time play was suspended at 7:09 p.m. ET.
12The number of one putts Padraig Harrington had in Thursday's first round.
17The number of American golfers in THE TOUR Championship, up from 15 last season. Four from Australia, three from South Africa and one each from South Korea, Fiji Islands, Spain, England, Colombia and Ireland complete the field.
24The number of players still without a three-putt in this tournament.
110The number of birdies made Thursday. Padraig Harrington leads the field with eight.
4,556Tiger Woods' lead in the projected FedExCup standings after Thursday's play.