Sweden's Alex Noren made the most of homeground knowledge to set a new Bro Hof Slott course record of six under par 66 and lead the Scandinavian Masters by three shots at the halfway stage on Friday.
The 29-year-old is 11 under par for the tournament with Indiaâs Shiv Kapur in second spot after reaching eight under courtesy of a 66 which matched Norenâs course record within an hour of it being set.
Wales Open champion Noren hit five birdies in an outward 31 and then birdied the par three 11th to complete a bogey-free round.
"I played probably the best Iâve ever played. Itâs just been great, everything has been going better," said Noren.
"It really helps playing this course alot, I know what lines there are and I know when to step back."
Kapur is yet to win on The European Tour despite this being his sixth season, but he started his round with a hat-trick of birdies from the 11th, holed from 20 feet on the 15th and, after three more gains and two bogeys, birdied his final hole of the day to put himself firmly in contention heading into the weekend.
American Ryder Cup player Bubba Watson eagled the ninth and birdied four in a row for a 67 and third place, six under for the tournament.
"I struggled on the front nine. I made a couple of dumb mistakes - three bogeys. Hit one in the water. Iâm in a good position though, Iâve got to keep making birdies and hopefully not make any mistakes."
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