Gonnet grapples for pole position at Panoramica

Jean-Baptiste Gonnet held on to his first day lead at the halfway mark at the Second Stage of The European Tour Qualifying School with a four under par round of 68 at Panoramica Golf & Sport Resort.

The Frenchman put together a solid scorecard, consisting of six birdies to reach a cumulative 12 under par in Spain.

Scoring conditions were prime and a chasing pack of four players reached 11 under par, one stroke behind Gonnet.

Swede Johan Wahlqvist revelled in a seven under par 65 to amass an 11 under par overall score, while Toby Tree of England posted a five under 67 on the second day to get there himself.

The other two players on that mark, Alessio Bruschi of Italy and German Marcel Schneider, both shot a six under par 66.

However, the day’s biggest mover was Duncan Stewart, who carded a course record nine under par 63. The Scot moved to six under par for the tournament and has put his qualification hopes back on track after a disappointing opening round of 74.

The number of qualifying spots available to the Final Stage from the field at Panoramica is 17, with 68 progressing across all four events.

The Final Stage – which returns to European Tour Destination, PGA Catalunya Resort - will ultimately allocate the 25 European Tour cards that are on offer for Qualifying School hopefuls.