TEENAGE amateur Marcus Kinhult proved his opening round was no fluke as he produced another eye-catching performance to set the clubhouse target in the Nordea Masters in his native Sweden.
Kinhult carded a five-under-par 67 at PGA Sweden National to share the overnight lead and leave the likes of world No.4 Henrik Stenson trailing in his wake.
The 18-year-old, who won the prestigious Lytham Trophy by eight shots last month, carried on where he left off on Friday, carding five birdies and a solitary bogey in a 68 to finish nine under par, two shots ahead of compatriot Sebastian Soderberg and Germany's Max Kieffer.
The last amateur to lead after two rounds on the European Tour was Ireland's Shane Lowry, who went on to win the 2009 Irish Open in a play-off with Robert Rock, who at least had the consolation of claiming the first prize as Lowry was ineligible.
Starting on the back nine, Kinhult - who played in the junior Ryder Cup last year - birdied the 12th and 17th to reach the turn in 34 and then picked up another shot on the par-five first, the easiest hole on the course.
Kinhult, who is currently third in the world amateur rankings, dropped his first shot since the sixth hole on Thursday afternoon when he three-putted the same hole from long range, but responded immediately with a birdie from 10 feet on the next.
The ninth hole was playing the hardest on the course at 476 yards back into the wind and Kinhult looked in danger of falling foul of the daunting par four when he found a fairway bunker off the tee.
However, he produced a superb approach from 190 yards to 15 feet and calmly rolled in the birdie putt to the delight of the large crowds.
Kinhult told European Tour Radio: "That was a lot of fun. I had a great time out there. It felt great coming in those last few holes with bigger crowds and I managed to make two big putts too, so that was a great feeling.
"I saw my name on the leaderboard, it was hard to avoid, but I tried to just stick to the game plan and focus on what I could affect and I managed to do that pretty well so I'm happy with that.
"I'm here to gain some experience and that's what it's all about. It's going to be a lot of fun this weekend and good experience to go out there tomorrow and try again."
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