Martin Simonsen, Lars van der Vight and Algot Kleen share the lead at 11 under par at the halfway stage of the Danish Challenge Open.
The trio were all part of the morning wave and were able to capitalise on calmer scoring conditions than round one’s high winds.
It was van der Vight who carded the low score of the leaders, a seven under 65 that included six birdies and one eagle.
“It was good,” the Dutchman said. “It was a bit chilly this morning but I don’t mind the early start, there was hardly any wind.
“I just stayed patient, hit my spots, and the putter has been pretty good too which is nice.”
Martin Simonsen had the only blemish-free round of the leaders, a bogey-free six under par 66 backing up his round one 67.
“I played quite well all day, I had lots of chances,” the man from Denmark said. “I drove it much better today than yesterday which was a big key.
“Yesterday was brutal when we started off, I couldn’t believe it. I would definitely have taken this starting off yesterday.”
Algot Kleen, a regular member of the Nordic Golf League, got into the field this week through an invite. The Swede is aiming to capitalise on the chance he has created at this higher level.
“I got off to a slow start but then the first bogey woke me up and kick started my round, and then I managed to get some birdies.
“I will try and win this weekend. Just keep playing good and make a lot of birdies and see where we end up.”
One shot back of the leaders at ten under par are the trio of Swede Adam Wallin, Spaniard Javier Barcos Garbayo, and Tapio Pulkkanen from Finland, who shot the round of the week so far, a nine under par 63.
A further shot back of them is Danish Jonathan Gøth-Rasmussen and Spaniard Juan Salama, with a group at eight under made up of Swede Albin Tiden, German Jannik de Bruyn, Irishman Liam Nolan, French pair Clement Sordet and Clement Guichard, Norwegian Kristian Krogh Johannessen, and Jeppe Kristian Andersen from Denmark.
Round three of the Danish Challenge Open begins at 7.30am local time, with Martin Sorensen, Lars van der Vight and Algot Kleen teeing off at 11.57am.
