Pack close in on Kim

Park is in hot pursuit of Kim

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South Korea's Kim Mi-hyun held on to her place at the top of the leaderboard after the second round of the LPGA event in Alabama.

But her two-shot overnight advantage was cut to one after the 24-year-old returned a 71 for an eight-under-par total of 136 at the Magnolia Groves Crossing course.

Compatriot Pak Se-ri moved through the field with a 67 to take second place on 137, one stroke ahead of fellow Korean Grace Park, who recorded her second straight 69.

Emilie Klein struck a 69 lto finish one shot ahead of fellow Americans Meg Mallon and Dottie Pepper.

Kim had an up-and-down round, birdying the fourth, ninth, 15th and 18th holes but also bogeying the seventh, eighth and 17th.

Kim commented that it was good to see the South Korean players doing well.

"We want to win and have a lot of Korean fans, so everybody is trying hard this week," she said.

Pak celebrated her 24th birthday by compiling seven birdies - three of those coming at par fives - and two bogeys.

"I just tried to be as happy as I could today because it's my birthday. I just tried to have some fun. Yesterday I didn't make a lot of putts and was able to make some today," said Pak.

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Scores after the second round of the LPGA AFLAC Championship in Alabama (US unless stated, Par 72):

136 M H Kim (SKo) 65 71

137 S R Pak (SKo) 70 67

138 G Park (Sko) 69 69

139 E Klein 70 69

140 M Mallon 71 69, D Pepper 67 73

141 K Robbins 69 72, S Steinhauer 71 70, L Kane (Can) 72 69

142 C Matthew (Gbr) 72 70, N Scranton 73 69

143 K Webb (Aus) 69 74, J Moodie (Gbr) 73 70, M Redman 73 70, K Golden 71 72, C Koch (Swe) 70 73

144 L Davies (Gbr) 74 70, B King 73 71, W Doolan (Aus) 71 73, R Teske (Aus) 70 74

145 R Jones 73 72

146 M Lunn (Aus) 74 72, M Hjorth (Swe) 73 73, D Delasin 72 74, L Kean 75 71

147 A Nicholas (Gbr) 77 70, J Inkster 71 76, C Sorenstam (Swe) 69 78

148 B Daniel 72 76, W Ward 76 72, Gloria Park (SKo) 77 71

149 K Kuehne 75 74

151 T Fischer (Ger) 73 78

152 C Nilsmark (Swe) 74 78, S Gustafson (Swe) 73 79

153 N Lopez 79 74, H Daly-Donofrio 76 77, J Gallagher-Smith 74 79

154 JA Carner 74 80

155 A Alcott 80 75
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