Gouveia illuminates Lumine during Q School

The rapidly progressing Challenge Tour apprentice, Ricardo Gouveia, tore up Lumine Golf & Beach Club again to card his second successive round of seven under par 64 at the Second Stage of The European Tour Qualifying School event in Spain.

The Portuguese winner of the recent EMC Golf Challenge Open collected eight birdies and the sole bogey of his Second Stage campaign during a dazzling display of golf and he now lies on 18 under par for the first 54 holes, three ahead of his nearest rival, Julian Kunzenbacher of Germany, who shot his third consecutive five under par 66.

Meanwhile, at Campo de Golf El Saler, Swede Sebastian Soderberg took advantage of improved scoring conditions to shoot the lowest round of the tournament – a seven under par 65 - to rocket to the front of the field at six under par after three days play.

Soderberg shares first place with overnight frontrunners, Scot Wallace Booth and Englishman Simon Griffiths, who both signed for a three under par 69.

At Las Colinas Golf & Country Club, Englishman Sam Walker shot a five under par 66 to accumulate a 16 under par total and extend his lead over two of his compatriots, Chris Paisley and Jamie Elson - both four shots adrift on 12 under par.

Finally, at the last corresponding event – Panoramica Golf & Sport Resort - Toby Tree produced a faultless seven under par 65 to reach 18 under par overall.

Tree is one shot to the good of fellow Englishman Matthew Southgate, whose remarkable front nine 28, comprising of eight birdies on the trot, was the catalyst to carding his eight under par round of 64.

Across the four venues, a total of 68 qualifying spots are available to the Final Stage which takes place at European Tour Destination PGA Catalunya Resort in north-east Spain later this month, where the top 25 players plus ties will earn their playing rights for The 2015 Race to Dubai.