Sebastian Söderberg will take a three-stroke lead into the weekend at the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed after carding a second round six under par 66 at Vasatorps Golfklubb.
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The Swede, who has two runner-up results and a third-place finish in his last four starts, remains bogey-free in Helsingborg after carding four birdies and an eagle to reach 15 under par.
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Söderberg held a six-stroke lead after completing his second round in the morning, but was reeled in in the afternoon by a resurgent Scott Jamieson, the Scotsman carding a seven under par 65 to sign for a 12 under total.
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One stroke further back is Frenchman Julien Guerrier, who surged up the leaderboard after carding the low round of the day, an eight under 63.
Past champion Linn Grant, who made history at this tournament two years ago as the first female winner of a DP World Tour event, shares fourth place on nine under par. She is joined on that number by compatriots Jens Dantorp and Jesper Svensson, as well as Spaniard Jorge Campillo.
A total of 42 DP World Tour members and 26 Ladies European Tour members made the cut in the innovative event, which sees 78 men and 78 women go head to head on the same course for one prize fund and one trophy.
Player Quotes
Sebastian Söderberg: “It was quite different to yesterday. I had a stretch in the middle for eight or nine holes where it felt like I was saving par on every hole. But I played really well the last seven or eight holes.
“I was hitting a lot of loose drives and missing the greens. I didn’t give myself a lot of opportunities. But I started hitting the driver well again on the back nine, that was nice. The putting was still solid. Obviously the short game, getting up and down on these greens (was key).
“I felt like it was a lot more gettable today . The wind definitely dropped and we only had one hole of rain. It was playing a little bit easier, but you still have to hit some solid shots to get close to some of the pins.
“It looks a lot more steady than it is on the inside. I just try and stay as neutral as possible. You’re always going to have some ups and downs, pulse-wise. Just got to try and stay calm for the rest of the week.”
Julien Guerrier: “This weekend there will be a lot of rain, which isn’t very pleasant, but we have to play in it. Today we were lucky because the conditions were really good, apart from the first and second hole. But without that, it was very calm, yesterday it was more windy.
“Since the beginning of the year, I’ve played very consistent and very good, but I haven’t scored. But today, I didn’t play that good but I scored really well. This game is very crazy. I accept that, I’ll take that, of course and I’ll try to focus on the process.”
Linn Grant: “It was an up and down day, but I managed to collect myself after those three bogeys and just see the positives and I said to Jonathan if we can make five birdies going in, it would still be a good day.
“I think it was a combination of some so and so shots and the weather. We were going on and off with the rain jackets. I didn’t really get into the game, so it was a mix of that and from there on I felt like I could only do better.
“Coming off yesterday, I said that every hole out here feels like a birdie opportunity and when you know that you just have to shake those bogeys off and say stop now because we don’t want to go any further with this and just try to switch my mindset onto not being scared of making bogeys and being more aggressive.”
