SANYA (China), Aug 18: Pakistan’s top golfer Shabbir Iqbal is tied on 14th place after the second round of Crowne Plaza Open golf championship on Friday.

Shabbir added 72 to his first round score of 67 to make an aggregate of 139 points to stay in contention. He is joined by seven other players on the 14th position.

Taiwan's Lin Wen-tang fired a magical hole-in-one in his second round of eight-under-par 64 to grab the halfway lead.

Lin's 10th career ace saw him take a two-shot lead from overnight leader Chinarat Phadungsil of Thailand, who carded a 68 in the $200,000 Asian Tour event at the Yalong Bay golf club.

Australian Adam Blyth was a further stroke back after a second successive 67 while last season's number one Thaworn Wiratchant stayed in the title hunt with an unblemished 67 that left him four off the pace.

India's Amandeep Johl carded a 69 for fifth place while title holder Prayad Marksaeng of Thailand stayed on the fringe of contention with a matching 69 to lie six behind the new leader.

Lin, who has posted 12 career top-10s in Asia but is searching for the elusive victory, achieved his superb feat at the par three third hole, firing a sweetly-struck pitching wedge that took one bounce before finding the cup.

He shot seven other birdies, thanks to crisp iron play, against a lone bogey for a 13-under-par 131 total.

Thai teenager Chinarat fired seven birdies but dropped three bogeys to slip off the lead.

Leading second round scores:

131 – Lin Wen-tang (Taiwan) 67, 64.

133 – Chinarat Phadungsil (Thailand) 65, 68.

134 – Adam Blyth (Australia) 67, 67.

135 – Thaworn Wiratchant (Thailand) 68, 67.

136 – Amandeep Johl (India) 67, 69.

137 – Unho Park (Australia) 73, 64; Prayad Marksaeng (Thailand) 68, 69; Kim Tae-jin (South Korea) 71, 66.

138 – Kao Bo-song (Taiwan) 69, 69; Chapchai Nirat (Thailand) 68, 70; Gaurav Ghei (India) 71, 67; Li Chao (China) 67, 71; Robin Hodgetts (Australia) 67, 71; Harmeet Kahlon (India) 69, 69.

139 – Simon Nash (Australia) 70, 69; Shabbir Iqbal (Pakistan) 67, 72; Wu Wei-huang (China) 69, 70; Ron Won (US) 67, 72; Ross Bain (Scotland) 67, 72; Simon Dunn (Scotland) 71, 68; Lam Chih Bing (Singapore) 71, 68; Suk Jong-rul (South Korea) 70, 69.—Agencies