Angel Ayora will take a two-shot lead into the weekend of the Vierumäki Finnish Challenge supported by Finnish Golf Union after he eagled the last at Vierumäki Resort.
The Spaniard entered the second round four shots off the lead but posted a brilliant eight under par round of 64 to move to 12 under par, two clear of Italian Pietro Bovari, French duo Alexander Levy and Sébastien Gros and Sweden’s David Nyfjäll and Oliver Gillberg in second.
The 19-year-old, starting from the tenth, carded three birdies and a bogey on his front nine to make the turn at two under before exploding into life with four birdies and a stunning eagle finish to put him in pole position ahead of the weekend, where he will aim to secure a maiden Challenge Tour title.
“I’m very happy today because I played very well,” he said. “My game was strong in all areas and hopefully I can carry this on into the weekend.
“It was great to finish with an eagle. I hit a very good drive and then a very solid iron shot right next to the pin and then made the putt.
“This course suits my game because I can be aggressive with the driver and I have been rolling the ball great on the greens. My irons were really good today and I managed to create a lot of birdie opportunities for myself and then my putter was hot.
“I’m going to be patient tomorrow and hopefully I can see my putts drop again,” he added. “I hope to have a strong finish over the weekend, or a win would be fantastic. I need a few more good tournaments if I want to achieve my goal of securing promotion to the DP World Tour.”
Overnight leader Mark Power, Scotland’s Ryan Lumsden, Spaniard Quim Vidal and Swedish duo Christofer Blomstrand and Niklas Lemke share seventh position on nine under par.
The third round will get under way at 7:30am local time, with Ayora teeing it up in the final group alongside Bovari and Levy at 11:41am.
