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Darren Walton

South Korean amateur the shock Australian Open leader

South Korean amateur Hyojin Yang has the outright Australian Open second-round lead. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

Teenage amateur Hyojin Yang is the shock halfway leader after holding her nerve during a tension-filled Australian Open second round on the Melbourne sandbelt.

The 17-year-old South Korean turned a first-round co-lead into an outright one-shot buffer with a steely two-under-par 71 at Kingston Heath Golf Club on Friday.

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