Angela Stanford adeptly handled the windy conditions to shoot an 8-under 64 on Thursday and take a one-stroke lead after the second round of the LPGA LOTTE Championship.

American Stanford took the lead early with five birdies in a row on the front nine and finished the day with eight birdies. The best round of the tournament so far left the five-time LPGA Tour winner at 8-under 136.

“Finally I got comfortable on these greens and it felt great,” Stanford said. “To see the ball go in that much is a lot of fun…I needed a round like that.”

Queenslander Katherine Kirk was the best of the Australians, tied for 20th and seven shots behind Stanford after a second round 1-under 70.

Just like the first round, the contenders played day two at Ko Olina Golf Club with gusty winds, and that played into Stanford’s hands.

“When I get into the wind…for some reason my body just starts moving into the ball more and I tend to keep it lower,” Stanford said.

Hawaii favorite Michelle Wie was one stroke back after a 67 that included five birdies.

Wie hit a birdie on the par-5 13th hole that helped her maintain momentum.

“That putt was really, really, really fast. It was downwind, down grain, downhill and I just barely touched it and the crowd rolled that one in for sure,” Wie said.

Christie Kerr, a 16-time tour winner, shot a 66 and was tied for third in a group of four at 138. Among them was top-ranked Inbee Park, who shot a 68.

Anna Nordqvist, going for her third win of 2014, and 2012 LOTTE champion Ai Miyazato both missed the cut.