Swedish duo share halfway lead at Scandinavian Masters

Malmo: Swedish teenager Marcus Kinhult became just the second amateur to lead a European Tour event at the halfway stage as he shared first place with compatriot Jens Dantorp after two rounds at the Scandinavian Masters.

After shooting a five-under-par 67 in Thursday`s first round at the PGA Sweden National in Malmo, the 18-year-old shot a 68 to sit at nine-under at the halfway stage.

Kinhult, whose round started on the back nine, follows in the footsteps of Aaron Pike, who led the Australian Masters -- then a European Tour event -- as an amateur after two rounds in 2007.

"I`m pretty happy with my score and where I am in the tournament. Today was more of a solid round from tee to green and I made two big putts, but my putting wasn`t as good as it was yesterday. My game feels good at the moment," said Kinhult.

Dantorp also followed up an opening 67 with a 68 and the pair lead by two shots from Germany`s Maximilian Kieffer and another Swede, Sebastian Soderberg, going into the weekend.

Sweden`s world number four Henrik Stenson is two under for the tournament after a second-round 72.