Luke Guthrie takes four-shot lead after second round of BMW Masters

Luke Guthrie handled another day of strong wind and kept his distance in the BMW Masters in Shanghai with a one-under 71, giving the American a four-shot lead going into the weekend of his first golf tournament in Asia.

The relentless wind brought a drop in temperatures, yet Guthrie played the round in short sleeves. "I should have looked that up about Shanghai before I came here," he said. "I didn't know what the weather was going to be like. I only have one sweater. I'm wearing blue and pink today, so I'm kind of out there already. I didn't want to put a green sweater on top of it. So I just dealt with being a little cold."

Guthrie never let anyone get closer than two shots at Lake Malaren, and pulled away with a 20-foot birdie that broke three ways on the 17th. But he misjudged the speed of the 18th green on a long chip and narrowly missed a 10-foot par putt on the final hole.

That put him at eight-under 136, four shots clear of six players.

Ricardo Gonzalez did not make a bogey until the final hole and still had a 67, the lowest round of the day in chilly, blustery conditions. Also in a tie for second were Scott Jamieson (68), Paul Casey, Thongchai Jaidee, Craig Lee and Simon Dyson, who each shot 70.

John Daly showed plenty of power, but could not make a putt in his round of 74, which included a double bogey-birdie-bogey finish. He was six shots behind.