Rising to the challenge of playing in front of his home fans, Peter Hanson takes a two stroke lead into the final round of the SAS Masters in Stockholm.

The Swede, who came into the weekend on eight under par, maintained his good form with three birdies in a solid round of 68.

But a day that promised so much for English pair Nick Dougherty and Chris Wood did not turn out as well as they hoped.

Ryder Cup hopeful Dougherty shared the halfway pace with Hanson, but a level par 70 dropped him into a five-way share for second with Scot Gary Orr, Dane Soren Kjeldsen and two more Swedish players in Daniel Chopra and Pelle Edberg.

Wood, making his professional debut four weeks after his fabulous fifth place in The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, holed his pitch to the first for an eagle two and when he turned in a five under 29, he was only one off the lead.

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