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Boneta holds one shot D+D REAL Czech Challenge lead 
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Boneta holds one shot D+D REAL Czech Challenge lead 

Albert Boneta carded a six under par round of 64 on day two to take a one-stroke lead into the weekend of the D+D REAL Czech Challenge at Royal Beroun Golf Club.

Albert Boneta

The Spaniard followed an opening 62 on Thursday by making eight second round birdies to move to 14 under par for the week, one shot ahead of Australian Danny List and Denmark’s Jonathan Gøth-Rasmussen who occupy second.

Boneta, starting on the first, made early gains on the second and third holes before running into trouble on the par-five fifth. After hitting his tee shot out of bounds the 23-year-old would eventually make a double bogey, moving him back to level par for the day.

However, three consecutive birdies around the turn, along with three further back nine gains, saw Boneta move to the top of the leaderboard at the halfway stage.

“I am really happy,” he said. “I love this course and played well here last year, and things have been going my way.

“The back nine is meant to be a little easier and my front nine wasn’t the best today. It was going to be hard to top what I did during my first round.”

Boneta, who sits 43rd on the Road to Mallorca Rankings, is seeking a maiden professional victory this weekend, and the Spaniard is fully aware of how significant a good finish would be in Czechia.

“Finishing in the top five spots is really important in order to get points,” he added.

“I’ve been playing well but just haven’t been able to put four good rounds together. It’s something I need to do with not that many tournaments left to play.

“I am not going to change too much as what I am doing now seems to be working. I am just going to try and stay calm the whole round and let whatever happens, happen.”

Scotland’s Ryan Lumsden holds solo fourth on 12 under par, one shot ahead of Italian Luca Cianchetti, England’s Jack Floydd and Irishman Max Kennedy.

Road to Mallorca Number One Renato Paratore sits in a share of eighth on ten under par alongside Dutchman Lars van Meijel and Scot Euan Walker.

The third round of the D+D REAL Czech Challenge gets under way on Saturday at 7:23am local time with Boneta teeing off 12:00pm alongside List and Gøth-Rasmussen.

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