Romain Langasque insisted he was not feeling any pressure after firing a brilliant 63 to take a share of the second-round lead at the Omega European Masters.
The 21 year old Frenchman is playing in just his fifth European Tour event at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club and was a small child when co-leaders Richard Bland and Richard Green began their careers on Tour.
The 2015 Amateur Championship winner looked very much at home in the Alps, however, and after making an eagle and five birdies in the morning, it looked like he would lead on his own into the weekend before a brilliant late charge from Bland and Green.
Englishman Bland had a birdie-birdie-birdie finish to join Langasque at nine under before another hat-trick of birdies from Green from the 13th catapulted the Australian into double figures, although he dropped a shot on the 17th.
Green is playing a remarkable 18th consecutive season on the European Tour and is looking for his third win having last tasted victory at the 2010 Portugal Masters.
Bland has 392 European Tour starts to his name as he seeks a first win but Langasque - who currently leads the standings on the Challenge Tour - is not fazed by the company he is keeping.
"I'm quite sure I will be on the European Tour next year so I play without pressure," he said. "If I play good that's cool and if I play bad then it is no problem. I have nothing to lose. I have no pressure and maybe that's why I can play good.
"My hopes for the weekend? Win. I will try my best to win. Most important is to have fun all the time."
He added: "I'm really happy about this round. My driving and putting was really, really good. It is good to play well on this course. I enjoyed my round."
My hopes for the weekend? Win. I will try my best to win. Most important is to have fun all the time - Romain Langasque
An eagle on the par five 14th sandwiched birdies on the 11th and 17th as Langasque turned in 31. A glorious approach to six feet on the fifth moved him ahead on his own before further gains on the drivable seventh and the par five ninth.
Bland opened his round with a bogey on the tenth but made gains on the 17th, 18th, second and fifth before his big finish.
"It is my 11th year so I should know my way around here," he said. "Hopefully that will hold me in good stead at the weekend.
"It's looking like it's going to be my best season but I still haven't got over the finish line yet and I want to do that. Maybe it'll come this week but there's a lot of golf to go yet. I'm looking forward to playing these three weeks."
It's looking like it's going to be my best season but I still haven't got over the finish line yet and I want to do that - Richard Bland
Green was a picture of consistency with birdies on the fourth, eighth, 13th, 14th and 15th before he made his only bogey of the day on the penultimate hole.
"It's been a bit of a difficult road this year and it's nice to be playing some nice golf again," he said. "My game is feeling very solid and the work I've put in in the last few months to try and get it right, it's starting to show some signs again.
"I'm very happy with the limited amount of bogeys and to keep them off the card and keep progressing, attacking for birdies and if I can keep doing that over the weekend I'll be happy."
Swede Alex Noren, Australia's Scott Hend and Canadian Richard T Lee were a shot behind the leaders, with Noren having joined Langasque with a 63.
The 34 year old made birdies on the 11th, 13th, 14th, first, fifth, seventh and ninth - the highlight being a 20-foot putt on the fifth.
I'm very happy with the limited amount of bogeys and to keep them off the card and keep progressing - Richard Green
Lee recovered from three early bogeys by making five birdies in a row from the seventh and adding an eagle and a birdie on the 14th and 15th.
Hend made five birdies and a bogey, using his distance to take advantage of all three par fives for the second day in a row.
Spain's Alejandro Cañizares, Denmark's Joachim B Hansen, Finn Mikko Ilonen, England's Andrew Johnston and Frenchman Julien Quesne were then at seven under, with 30 players within five shots of the lead.
