Intro:

Kim Bi-o of South Korea, carded a second consecutive four-under-par round of 68 on Friday to share the lead of the Oneasia Tour's SK Telecom Open with compatriot Park Sang-hyun and Rory Hie of Indonesia.

Script:

The second round of the SK Telecom Open in South Korea. and once again the tournament's main draw was home hero KJ Choi.

But he had a mixed day on the way to a one-under round of 71.

The PGA Tour regular dropped two shots on the back nine and sits level for the tournament, tied for 35th place.

But it was the overnight leader Kim Bi-o, who stole the headlines. Kim, a regular on the Nationwide Tour in the US, hit one of the best putt of the day when he read the line perfectly to make birdie at the 14th hole for a share of the one-shot lead.

Compatriot Park Sang-hyun who boosted his chances of another title tilt by shooting the best round of the day on the way to his seven-under 65, which took him to eight-under for the tournament.

Rory Hie of Indonesia joins them in the club house lead. Hie's six-under round lifted him to eight-under for the tournament.