Samuel Simpson will head into Friday’s final round of the Gary & Vivienne Player Challenge with a two-stroke lead.

Marcel Schneider stormed to the top of the Austrian Alpine Open presented by SalzburgerLand leaderboard after making a spectacular hole-out eagle in his first-round 63.

Jonathan Broomhead’s incredible start to the season continued as he claimed a share of the lead in Wednesday’s first round of the Gary & Vivienne Player Challenge.