Simon Forsström will take a two-shot lead into the fourth round of Final Stage Qualifying School after posting a brilliant seven under par round of 65 on the Hills Course at INFINITUM.
The Swede carded eight birdies and just one bogey to move to 15 under par at the halfway stage, two ahead of Englishman Daniel Brown and Denmark’s John Axelsen.
Forsström was delighted to climb to the top of the leaderboard in Tarragona and credited his iron play for his strong performance on day three.
“I’m really happy with my game today,” he said. “I focussed on hitting one-shot at a time, not stressing and luckily I ended up at the top of the leaderboard. My ball-striking was incredible, and I think it is probably the best I have ever hit the ball.”
The 33-year-old impressed on the European Challenge Tour this season finishing 42nd on the Road to Mallorca Rankings having played just 11 events, and he is now targeting a DP World Tour card with the top 25 and ties this week earning top tier playing privileges.
“I know we are only at the halfway point so anything can happen which means I need to focus on the rest of the week,” he said. “I played really well on the Challenge Tour this year and I think I have taken that confidence into this week.
“It would mean everything for me to achieve a DP World Tour card because I have never played there before so it would be life-changing for me.”
Sweden’s Niklas Lemke sits in fourth position on 12 under par, while Englishman Sam Hutsby is a shot further back in fifth.
Spanish duo Alejandro Del Rey and Manuel Elvira share sixth place with Ireland’s Gary Hurley and Frenchman Joël Stalter on ten under par.
The fourth round will get under way at 9:00am local time, with Forsström teeing it up alongside Axelsen and Hurley on the Lakes Course at 9:37am.
