40- of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Rankings are in action in China this week.
1- 18 hole leader Rikard Karlberg is making his World Golf Championships debut.
64- from the Swede is the joint-lowest round of his European Tour career.
66- for the defending champion Russell Knox.
0- bogeys and a seven under par round of 65 for Rickie Fowler on day one in Shanghai.
71- after the first round for Rory McIlroy.
294- yards was McIlroy's average driving distance after 18 holes.
7- Major Championships between the final group of McIlroy, Bubba Watson and Adam Scott.
6- Chinese players in the field this week. Xinjun Zhang is the highest placed in a share of ninth.
71.95- was the scoring average - 35.72 on the front nine and 36.3 on the back nine.