Jason Scrivener takes halfway lead in Scandinavian Mixed with a perfect 64

• Scrivener has never won the DP World Tour.
• He had three birdies through the opening six holes.
• This year’s tournament will be Peter Hanson’s last before retiring.

At the halfway point of the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed, the Australian Jason Scrivener established a two-shot lead with a faultless eight-under 64.

The 33-year-old, who has yet to win on the DP World Tour, carded eight birdies to move to 12-under 132 at Halmstad Golf Club, where 78 men and 78 women from the DP World Tour and Ladies European Tour are competing on the same course for one prize pool.

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Global No. 214 Scrivener had three birdies through the opening six holes, but he made his move with four consecutive gains beginning on the 11th and continuing through the 17th.

Scrivener, who held a share of the lead after 54 holes at this event last year, said: “I’m looking forward to the weekend. It has been a while since I have been in contention and I’m just excited to be in this position. I can’t wait.

“It has been a frustrating couple of months, and I felt a round like this was close and I am pretty happy with it.

“I have been playing decent just not really holing any putts and making a few mistakes here and there, and not putting a score together, so for it all to come together today it was nice.”

Bogey-free 64 ✍️@ScrivJ leads the way at -12 after eight birdies in the second round.#VolvoScandinavianMixed

— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) June 10, 2022

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Sweden’s Linn Grant (68) and Italian amateur Carolina Melgrati (69) continued their excellent play to lead the chasing pack along with France’s Mike Lorenzo-Vera, who shot a 66 late in the day.

Craig Howie, who shared the first-round lead, dropped to nine under following a round of 70 and is tied for the fifth position with Daniel Gavins of England (67).

European Ryder Cup captain Henrik Stenson, who is co-hosting the tournament with Annika Sorenstam, had a 66, which featured an eagle on the par-five 11th, to put himself in contention.

He is tied for eighth with fellow Swede Kristoffer Broberg (70), Thailand’s Jazz Janewattananond (70), and the Spanish duo of Nacho Elvira (68) and Santiago Tarrio (68) on eight under par (71).

Following rounds of 74 and 75, Sorenstam missed the cut by five strokes.

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Peter Hanson, making his final appearance on the DP World Tour this week before retiring from competitive golf, received a heartfelt farewell on the 18th green when he also missed the cut at four-over par.

Playing partner and friend Stenson paid tribute to Hanson, saying: “It is a long and successful career, part of two winning Ryder Cup teams and six wins on the DP World Tour and some other really good finishes.