Crazy Saturday at British Open Ends Where It Began, Dustin Johnson on Top

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Published: July 18, 2015

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ST ANDREWS, Scotland — In the end, it finished just as it had begun, with Dustin Johnson leading by a single shot. Between the obscenely early start and the late evening conclusion, however, there were all sorts of excitement to be had—with no one enduring more of a roller-coaster ride than Johnson himself.

At 7 a.m. on Saturday morning, Johnson, The Open leader, returned to the 14th hole at the Old Course at St Andrews to resume his second round, looking to improve upon his 10-under par score and open up his advantage on the field.

Instead, he would be blown off course—literally and figuratively—almost immediately. When he tapped in for birdie at the 18th a full 12 hours later, merely being back to 10-under felt like real success.

The American will head into Sunday’s third round with a one-shot lead over Englishman Danny Willett, buoyed after overcoming one of the more unusual days of his career to date, which started when his ball was blown off the green at the 14th.

“This morning when we started, it was almost impossible,” Johnson said later. “But [we] managed to hang in there. I came back strong and played one-under to the house. So it was a good way to finish the day.”



It had been an awful start. When Johnson opted to chip from the front of the 14th to start his day, he looked on in horror as his under-hit effort barely climbed the false front. As he lopped up in characteristically languid fashion to mark his ball, a gust of wind sent it rolling back down to the fairway, sparking playing partner Jordan Spieth to scramble across to mark his own ball.

“It was pretty funny,” Johnson said of the 21-year-old's panic. “I was laughing at him.”

Until he made bogey, that is.

Spieth was soon caught on camera moaning that play never should have been started in the morning, ...
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