NEW DELHI: Chinese star Liang Wen-chong remained firmly at the top of the leaderboard after firing a one-under-par 71 in the second round at the Hero Honda Indian Open on Friday.

Liang, who posted a record 60 on Thursday, produced a 13-under-par 131 total for a comfortable five-stroke lead over Sweden's Daniel Chopra who shot a 70 in second place at the Delhi Golf Club.

Australia's Adam Blyth and India's Ashok Kumar posted matching 67 to lie in joint third spot alongside Taiwan's Lu Wen-teh who carded a 71 for a 137 total in the one-million-dollar Asian Tour event.

Liang, who was the Asian Tour's Order of Merit winner in 2007, kept his five-stroke cushion in the second round after six birdies against five bogeys.

"There are still two more days to go so I have to keep it steady. I will head out and practise my short game and putting. This course is not easy and I can easily land myself in trouble," said Liang.

"There are a lot of good players here like Jeev (Milkha Singh) and Daniel (Chopra) who can catch up so I hope to do my best over the weekend," said the Zhongshan-born leader.

Starting on the back nine, Chopra nailed four birdies after nine holes before closing with a double bogey on the eighth.

"I had a flawless front nine, but on the back nine I made one bad tee shot on the eighth and paid a big price with a double bogey. Frankly, I played much better than what the score suggests," said the Swede.

"It is generally an intimidating golf course and I never thought I would be here to play in a tournament where someone scores a 60. Then I see an 11-under on day two from a Dutch pro, Guido. It's awesome," said Chopra.

Dutchman Van Der Valk recorded his best performance in his golfing career thanks to an eagle and nine birdies.

- AFP/yt