Date: May 26, 2007
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Badds makes move

Unoh Park is the best-placed Aussie after the second round of the SK Telecom Open on Friday with Aaron Baddeley also making his move on day two. Park fired a two under 70 to move to seven under and outright fourth. I was four under after 12 holes but the 13th and 14th holes put a stop to the birdies today. But overall, I am happy with my position and hopefully I am able to end this week on a strong note, said Park. Aaron Baddeley put his horror start behind him, carding a superb five-under 67 to claw his way back up the leaderboard and now sits in a share of fifth at six under. I played really well today as I hit a lot of fairways and greens. I felt better and my swing felt better too. It’s good as I m starting to play well now. Bae is a good player being 11 under after two days and I will have to improve my game to stay in contention, said Baddeley, who is unfazed by the local charge at the top of the pack. I think when a player plays at home, it can go both ways. At times they can feel the pressure, at times it encourages them. I feel that it s been fun and challenging coming here playing this week. If I play the way I did today, I definitely have a good chance to be right up there on Sunday, he added. Local hero Bae Sang-moon fired a three-under-par 69 and hung on to a narrow one stroke lead at the halfway mark of the tournament. Bae, who carded a solid 64 in the opening day, is enjoying a good run of form the past one week as he carded four birdies against a lone bogey at the BA Vista Country Club. Results from the second round of the SK Telecom Open – 11Bae Sang-moon 64-69 – 10 Kang Sung-hoon 66 68 – 8 Kim Hyung-tae 65 71, Choi Hyuk-jae 71 65 – 7 Unho Park (Australia) 67 70 – 6 Yasin Ali 67 71, Jung Ji-ho 67 71, Kim Wi-joong 67 71 Kang Kyung-nam 69 69, Young Nam 69 69, David Oh 70 68 Aaron Baddeley (Australia) 71 67 – 5 Panuwat Muenlek 66 73, Simon Dunn 69 70, Bryan Saltus 70 69, Kong John-joon 70 69, S K Ho 71 68 – 4 Choi Sang-ho 67 73, Simon Yates 68 72, Angelo Que 68 72, Kim Hyung-sung 69 71, Park Jun-won 70 70, Park No-seok 70 70, Lee Seung-jo 71 69, Noh Seung-yul 71 69, Han Min-kyu 72 68, Park Boo-won 73 67