By GolfDigestME.com
Ross McGowan will take a one-stroke lead into the weekend at Made in HimmerLand, after the Englishman holed a 12-foot birdie putt at the final hole to edge ahead of the pack in Denmark.

The two-time DP World Tour winner had also birdied his final hole on day one to hold the first round lead, and he opened with a birdie at the first in round two – the first of six in a five under front nine – before a one under back nine of 34 earned him a six under round of 65.

That moved him to a 15-under total, one clear of his compatriot Richard Mansell and Italy’s Francesco Laporta, both of whom have carded back-to-back 64s for 14-under totals.

Marcus Helligkilde and Søren Kjeldsen lead the home charge as the Danes share fourth place with England’s Tom Lewis and in-form Scot Ewen Ferguson on 12 under, three shots off the pace.

“It was good, I played pretty solid early doors although I mis-clubbed a couple of times as the weather started getting warmer, and I didn’t adjust quick enough so I made a silly bogey at six,” McGowan said. “But I bounced back will with a few birdies to close the front nine and then a couple of silly mistakes on the back nine and a couple of bogeys, but I finished well.

“It’s good, I’m looking forward to the weekend and hopefully I can put together a few rounds similar to the first two.”