Peter Fowler and Anders Forsband are locked at the top of the leaderboard heading into the final day of the Acorn Jersey Open, after the links-loving pair carded matching second rounds of 68 at La Moye Golf Club.

In-form Australian
Fowler, who finished tied second in last week’s SSE Enterprise Wales Senior
Open, posted five birdies over the course where he made his debut on both The
European Tour in 1983 and European Senior Tour in 2009, but he three-putted the
last hole for his only bogey of the day, settling for a 6-under the card total.

That was
matched by Swede Forsbrand, the winner of the 2012 Scottish Senior Open over
the links of Fairmont St Andrews, who carded one more birdie than Fowler, but
bogeyed the closing hole on both nines in his four under par round of 68.

Fowler has
mixed memories of his trips to La Moye, having injured his back at the venue on
the eve of his maiden Senior Tour appearance six years ago, which subsequently
kept him out of action for a year.

Despite
that painful experience, La Moye remains a course which the 2011 Order of Merit
winner is very fond of, and he is looking forward to trying to add to his three
Senior Tour titles.

"It’s a
great golf course and I love playing here," he said. "We don’t get the chance
to play that many links course and I’ve really enjoyed it here, and that’s my
motivation for doing well," said Fowler.

"It was
pretty steady again today, nothing fantastic, but I kept it under control. I
didn’t play that well last week, but I showed I can get it round, and I’ve just
tried to keep it on the same vein.

"It’s been
better so far this week. I like a running course. Last week ran a little bit,
but this course suits me better."

Like
Fowler, Forsbrand is an aficionado of links golf, and he is targeting an
improvement on the greens in his final round, as he chases a second Senior Tour
win.

"I only
missed two greens, but didn’t get too much out of the round," he said. "It’s
tough out there though and hard to hit it close. Anything around par is good
here, so I’m happy with the first two rounds.

"It depends
on the wind but this course is a bit harder than at Fairmont, where I won,
because some of the greens can be tricky. Any wind makes it hard, so you need
to move the ball and it requires good golf, but I love links courses.

"My long
game is pretty solid, hitting 14 or 15 greens a day but getting nothing out of
it. I just need to putt a bit better. It’s nice being in contention again, and
hopefully tomorrow I can just hole a few more putts."

Forsbrand
and Fowler have a two shot cushion from English pair Andrew Sherborne and Mark
Davis, who signed for rounds of 68 and 71 respectively, and joint first round
leader André Bossert of Switzerland, who posted a level par 72.

Davis, who
won last year’s SSE Scottish Senior Open for his maiden Senior Tour title,
finished runner up to Sam Torrance in the Jersey Open on The European Tour 24
years ago, and he is hoping to go one better this time round.

"The last
day in 1991 was so windy and I was leading with three holes to play, but I
bogeyed the 18^th and Sam went on to win," he said. "It would be nice
it was a better day tomorrow and I can be up there again. I won at Fairmont on
a links course last year and this type of golf seems to suit my game."

Jersey
resident Ian Woosnam, the former World Number One and Masters Champion, lost
ground with a two over par round of 74, and is now eight shots off the pace in
a share of 25^th position.