Christofer Blomstrand carded a bogey-free round of 64 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead into the weekend of the Challenge de Catalunya at Fontanals Golf Club.
The Swede, making his fourth start on the 2026 Road to Mallorca, reached 13 under par on day two in Girona to move two shots clear of fellow countryman Adam Wallin, France’s Clément Sordet and Denmark’s Hamish Brown.
Blomstrand started the day with a birdie at the first, swiftly followed by an eagle on the second to set up a flawless second round which included a further five birdies.
“I’m more than pleased to be in this position going into the weekend,” he said. “I was playing okay, I had a couple of short birdies, and I had a couple of bad shots but I’m just very happy at the moment.
“It’s not that easy out there. Some holes were harder than others, but you just have to be on the right spot every time.”
Despite missing the cut at last week’s Italian Challenge Open, the 34-year-old currently sits in eighth position on the Road to Mallorca Rankings, largely thanks to a second-place finish at the Jonsson Workwear Durban Open in February.
“My season has been up and down, similar to these two days really, there’s been some really good shots, and some bad shots as well, so I’m just trying to get my bad shots a little bit better that I hope that they end up a little bit easier to play.
“I will do my best tomorrow and see where we end up come Sunday.”
Wallin, Brown and Sordet sit in a share of second, two shots behind Blomstrand at 11 under par, with Dane Jacob Worm Agerschou, Frenchman Julien Sale, American Jhared Hack and Englishman Matthew Southgate in a group at ten under par.
The third round of the Challenge de Catalunya gets under way on Saturday morning at 9am, with Blomstrand teeing off at 10:50am alongside Wallin and Sordet.
