Marcus Kinhult finds himself three shots ahead at the midway stage of the Alfred Dunhill Championship after a 68 on Friday.
The Swede laid the foundation for his healthy advantage in the first round with a stunning 65 in sweltering afternoon heat at Panther Creek, just one shot behind morning starter Andy Sullivan's overnight lead .
Starting the second round in cool conditions on Friday morning, Kinghut had seven birdies and three bogeys to reach 11 under as things gradually heated up during the tournament, giving the late starter Serving players brings trouble.
His closest challengers are England's Dale Whitnell, local player Dean Burmester and Italy's Andrea Pavan, who are below par Rod eight.
Kinghut, whose only DP World Tour win to date came at the 2019 Betfred British Masters, said: “Yesterday was really good and I was really happy with that round. I felt like I Played well too, but I'm not completely sold on the fact that I think the advantage on the par 5s today was the only difference.
“But I'm not frustrated. It was a good result today and I'm looking forward to playing two more rounds.
“Hopefully we can keep improving and see where we go.”
Tom McKibbin shot 73 after an opening 69 to move to 2 under, but Conor Purcell's tournament ended with a 75 and Ended after 71 strokes.