Korea’s Minhyeok Yang turned in a steady performance in windy conditions at the Ambassador ADT Open today, posting a one-under-par 71 to edge a slight lead over the field after the second round.

He leads by a single shot from Hsieh Chi-hsien (69) of Chinese Taipei and Laotian Thammasack Bouaham (66), who improved on his first round score by 10 shots to drag himself to the top of the leader board with the low round of the day.

“It’s my first time playing in Taiwan, and the weather’s been great — just a bit too windy for my liking,” said Yang after his round. “The strong gusts definitely made it tough to control my shots, so I had to keep it low.

“But overall, I drove well and putted well, even with the slower greens. I was able to adapt to the conditions and keep things steady out there,” he added.

Thammasack was another who found the slower greens to his liking in the wind.

“Yeah, today was a solid round,” he said after posting his score. “I drove the ball well and was able to get pretty close to the pins. The wind definitely made things tricky, but the slower greens actually worked in my favour — made the putting a bit easier. I was able to sink a one-putt on most holes, just staying steady and trusting the pace,” he added

Yeh Chia-yin (74) of Chinese Taipei sits in solo fourth place in the US$100,000 Asian Development Tour event, which is being held at Hsin Feng Country Club from November 6-9.

In fifth place, the Thai duo of Witchayapat Sinsrang (71) and Runchanapong Youprayong (70) are on even par after two rounds on this challenging course, known for its narrow fairways and strong winds.

Kevin Phelan (71) of Ireland improved on his first round score and shares seventh place with first-round leader Liu Yunghua (77) and Yu Sung-po (73) of Chinese Taipei, alongside Kosuke Hamamoto (70) of Thailand.

Liu remains the top scorer in the Order of Merit battle that is going on at this event as the season nears a conclusion.

Although in fourth place at the start of the tournament, his closest contenders Ahmad Baig (73) of Pakistan and Tanapat Pichaikool (71) of Thailand are a shot further back on two over par.

They share 11th spot with Nirun Sae-ueng (73) of Thailand and Chang Tse-yu (73) of Chinese Taipei.

Current OOM leader Rahil Gangee (74) is in 15th place heading into the final rounds, alongside Korea’s Lion Park (70) and Huang Chi, K.P. Lin and Shen Weicheng of Chinese Taipei.

The winds continued to affect performances for the second day, with only 10 players in the 126-strong field breaking par in round two. The cut has been made at seven over par, with 52 golfers heading into the final two rounds.

Play will continue in the 72-hole event tomorrow starting at 7.10am off two tees. The leading group will be starting their round at 8.38am.