Open Championship 2013: Round 1 Facts and Figures
The facts and figures for Round 1 from the Open Championship 2013 at Muirfield.
As the Open Championship 2013 tees off at Muirfield, we have been looking at the facts and figures for Round One.
Weather (provided on-site by the Met Office)
- There is fine weather to start the Championship with plenty of sunshine today and feeling very warm this afternoon.
- The Max temperature is 24C.
- Winds W 10mph.
General Information
- The Fairways are cut at 10mm.
- The Semi rough (approximate width 3 metres) is cut at 50mm (not daily)
- The Second cut of rough (approximate width 3 metres) is cut in early June at 150mm and allowed to go to seed
Cutting Regime and Green Speeds
- The Greens are double cut today at 4.0mm and single rolled.
- The greens are running at 11 feet.
- The trend has been for the greens to increase in speed by a foot during the course of the day if it is sunny.
Total Course Yardage for Round Four (tee marker settings to flagstick)
7126 yards (as compared to the full yardage of 7192 yards)
Hole-by-Hole Information
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Hole 1 - Full yardage = 447y - Today = 439
Hole 2 - Full yardage = 364y - Today = 363
Hole 3 - Full yardage = 377y - Today = 361
Hole 4 - Full yardage = 226y - Today = 218
- Right hand side shorter tee has been used today to give better access to the left side hole location
Hole 5 - Full yardage = 559y - Today = 552
Hole 6 - Full yardage = 461y - Today = 463
Hole 7 - Full yardage = 184y - Today = 181
Hole 8 - Full yardage = 441y - Today = 430
Hole 9 - Full yardage = 554y - Today = 559
Hole 10 - Full yardage = 469y - Today = 469
Hole 11 - Full yardage = 387y - Today = 381
Hole 12 - Full yardage = 379y - Today = 382
Hole 13 - Full yardage = 190y - Today = 184
Hole 14 - Full yardage = 475y - Today = 476
Hole 15 - Full yardage = 448y - Today = 450
Hole 16 - Full yardage = 186y - Today = 190
- Top tee used
Hole 17 - Full yardage = 575y - Today = 564
Hole 18 - Full yardage = 470y - Today = 464
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