Hossler rains birdies to take Wyndham lead, Power in touch

Beau Hossler used a sizzling starting stretch on his way to a 10-under-par 60 in the weather-delayed first round of the Wyndham Championship on Friday.

Hossler's bid for a sub-60 score was denied when he had pars on the final three holes at water-logged Sedgefield Country Club.

"Probably the highlight of the round was just mid-irons," Hossler said. "A few6 irons I hit really close, 5 iron I almost made a hole-in-one. It was one of those days where it felt like kind of everything went right."

Hossler holds a two-stroke lead on Billy Horschel, who is at 8 under with two holes still to finish Saturday to complete his first round. The opening-round was moved to Friday because of rain and then postponed by darkness with a number of competitors still on the course.

Ireland's Seamus Power is among those who have to come back to finish their second round. He sits on -2 through 13, while Shane Lowry managed to finish his round, signing for a 70 that leaves him on level par for the tournament.

Canada's Nick Taylor, through 14 holes, is at 7 under and alone in third place. Taylor had birdies on four of his last five holes before play was halted.

Heavy rains and local flooding stemmed from remnants of Hurricane Debby. Friday's start was pushed back three hours as course maintenance crews worked to get the grounds ready for play.

Several dozen golfers will need to finish the first round Saturday and then go directly into the second round.

Hossler played the first eight holes in 7 under, boosted by a tap-in eagle on the par-5 fifth hole. He posted a personal-best 28 on the front side.

He birdied No. 10 and was on pace for an epic round before a bogey 5 at No.11. A birdie followed at No. 12, needing only about a 1-foot putt after his tee shot