Playing alongside Donald in the penultimate qualifying event at Albatross Golf Resort, MacIntyre carded an opening 66 and Bjork went one better with a 65 to share second place, two shots behind pacesetter Sami Valimaki.
Nicolai Hojgaard and Ludvig Aberg, who had been placed in the same group as vice-captain Francesco Molinari, carded rounds of 65 and 68 respectively.
Yannik Paul shot a 66, matched by Molinari’s brother Edoardo, his playing partner for the first two rounds and another vice-captain.
Donald admitted on Wednesday the identity of his six wild cards was giving him sleepless nights, but he can only have been encouraged by the form of those trying to make the case for selection.
MacIntyre holds the third and final automatic qualifying place on the European points list and a victory in Prague, coupled with none of his rivals finishing in…
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