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Unho Park tames tough conditions to lead Indonesian Masters

 Unho Park of Australia
Image: Unho Park of Australia leads the Indonesian Masters by a shot.

Australian Unho Park put himself in position to claim a first Asian Tour title after surviving Friday's stiff winds in Jakarta to lead the Indonesian Masters by one shot at the halfway stage.

The 40-year-old South Korean-born golfer fired a one-over-par round of 73 on Friday to sit at four-under in the $750,000 tournament, one of only a handful of players under par following a tough day at the Royal Jakarta Golf Club.

One of those was former world No 1 Lee Westwood, who celebrated his 42nd birthday by shooting a 74 to sit seventh at one under.

Second round leaders

Par 72: -4 U Park (Aus) -3 S Chan (Tai) -2 N Tantipokhakul (Thai) -2 C Nirat (Thai) -2 T Bjorn (Den) -2 Y Tsukada (Jap) -1 L Westwood (Eng)

Both Park and Westwood enjoyed slightly better conditions on Friday morning and watched as their names rose further up the leaderboard with the afternoon starters struggling their way around the tricky pin placements.

Joint overnight leaders Thomas Bjorn and Chan Shih-chang had begun the day at six-under but they quickly fell down the leaderboard.

Taiwan's Chan recovered on his back nine, chipping in for eagle at the 18th to sign for a 75 to sit second on three-under, but Dane Bjorn struggled with the short stick and missed numerous putts from close range in slumping to a 76.

Bjorn's card smartened up with back-to-back birdies to finish his round, including a neat chip in on the 17th, to sit two strokes behind the leader.

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Former US PGA champion YE Yang was one of few players to shoot under par in the second round, firing a 71 to sit four shots back of Park.  

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