Beau Hossler gets the better of the wind to lead Zozo Championship

Beau Hossler posted a five-under 65 in the second round to capture a one-shot lead over fellow American Justin Suh in the Zozo Championship in Japan.

Hossler, chasing his first PGA Tour win moved to seven under for the tournament, stood out on a day bigger names were whipped by wind at the no-cut event.

Fifty of the 78 golfers in the field completed 36 holes over par, including Rickie Fowler (+4) and Hideki Matsuyama (+5). Ben Taylor carded an 84 in the second round with wind gusts touching 37 mph and consistently clocking in the 20-30 mph range.

Hossler was the first-round leader in Las Vegas at the Shriners Children's Open and wound up seventh. He kept his score low Friday by carding birdies on three par-threes with a run of four birdies in five holes.

Japan's Satoshi Kodaira, alone in third place, shot 68 with three birdies andone bogey. He's one clear of four players tied for fourth: Emiliano Grillo (Argentina), Yuki Inamori (Japan) and Americans Xander Schauffele and Eric Cole.

LEADERBOARD

First-round leader Collin Morikawa finished shot a 73 and defending champion Keegan Bradley a 70. They enter the third round in a group of seven players tied for eighth and four shots off the lead at three under for the tournament.

PGA officials decided not to mow the greens before the second round in aneffort to slow the landing surface to compensate for the high winds. It didn't save everyone strokes.

Matsuyama had back-to-back double bogeys for a round of 76. Cam Davis of Australia shot 70 on Friday but found himself short of the green hitting histhird shot on his final hole, a par four, despite a unique power approach thatwasn't enough.