In each of the past two years, England’s Sophie Johnson has missed out on qualifying for the Telegraph Vitality Junior Golf Championship finals by a single shot.
But the England Under-18 player cast aside those disappointments in fine style on Wednesday, producing the round of the day to lead the girls’ event by two shots at a sun-kissed PGA Catalunya Resort in Barcelona
Scotland’s Louise Duncan (West Kilbride) shot a fine 73 to be in 2nd place and is one clear of Charlotte Heath, another returning finalist, in the 54-hole strokeplay event.
Hannah Darling (Broomieknowe) is in 5th place on 7 over
Hannah Darling (Broomieknowe) is in 5th place on 7 over