Hutsby, Sullivan hold their ground(2)

The 25-year-old, who won all the Foursomes for Gbr&Ire at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club, is determined to win his private duel with Hutsby.

He said: :I think there is a nice little battle going on between myself and Sam. I don't think we'd like to comment on it too much, but there's definitely a bit of to and fro so it's really good. We've played a couple of times together and been in squads together, so we know each other well enough. Titleist 2010 710 AP2 Irons

"I've put myself in a good position now, so I'm definitely thinking about winning it. It would mean a lot to me and would probably be the biggest achievement of my life, so I just have to go out there and keep doing what I'm doing."

"I've been a professional for three months, and I love it. I've probably learned more in three months than I did in my whole amateur career, so it's been fantastic. This has definitely been my most enjoyable week as a pro, scoring wise. I've been playing Titleist 2010 710 AP2 Irons well prior to this but just haven't seemed to put the numbers together, so it's nice to be able to do that finally."

The English duo will be joined in the final group by Peter Gustafsson, who made a fine start to his 66 on Monday with an eagle at the tenth hole.

The Swede won the final Qualifying School in 2004 but has yet to finish inside the top 30 in his two previous visits to the PGA Catalunya Resort and is aiming to change that this year

He said: "It's only half way, so there's still a long way to go. The guys coming straight here from the Second Stage must feel like they've been playing for ages! I'm feeling good and I've been working a lot with my fitness coach in Marbella, so everything feels good.

In the meantime the man setting off most of the third round fireworks on Monday was Thomas Norret who posted a blistering 62 in his attempt to regain the European Tour card he won and lost this year Titleist 2010 710 AP2 Irons

The Dane, who took the 17th card last year, covered the Tour Course in just 62 strokes, firing eight birdies in his stunning charge.

With the top 30 and ties securing a place in The 2012 Race to Dubai, Norret is in position to secure a swift return to The European Tour, having relinquished his playing privileges after finishing in 155th place in the Money List earlier this year.

Norret said: "It was an awesome day. I got off to a nice start, and just kept calm all day. I made five birdies in a row on the front nine, and that really got me going. We had a slow spell in the middle and got held up, but then I got back into it and played well at the end.

Three-time European Tour champion Nick Dougherty, meanwhile, endured a difficult day with not too much light in the tunnel, shooting a disappointing 75 that left him on four over par and facing an uphill task to make Tuesday's cut.

He said: "I played Titleist 2010 710 AP2 Irons really well on the front nine, and then I had a tough break. I've got a little bit of an ailment at the moment with my hip, where it clicks and goes, and when it does I'm lucky if I make contact with the ball. It happened on the first tee, which was my tenth hole, where I made a bogey. I never really made a shot after that.

"But I hold out hope that I can get it back to how it used to be, and how it used to feel. There are some times when I do play good golf, and it feels great. For nine holes today I played phenomenal, I should have been nine under but still nothing went my way.

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