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The 40-year-old South Korean-born golfer fired a one-over-par
round of 73 on Friday to sit at four-under for 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 number one Lee Westwood, who
celebrated his 42nd birthday by shooting a 74 to sit seventh at
one-under.
Both Park and Westwood enjoyed slightly better conditions on
Friday morning and watched as their names rose further up the
leaderboard as the afternoon starters struggled their way around
with tricky pin placements not helping.
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
on his 18th to sign for a 75 to sit second on three-under, but
Dane Bjorn struggled with the short stick and missed numerous
puts 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.
Former U.S. PGA champion Yang Yong-eun was one of few players to
shoot under-par in the second round, firing a 71 to sit four
shots back of Park.
(Writing by Patrick Johnston in Singapore; editing by Sudipto
Ganguly)
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