Frustrated Spieth still in the hunt after second round finally concludes

It … is … finally … over.

The British Open isn’t over, but the second round finally ended. In the case of former University of Texas star, that mean finishing the 18^th hole about 22 hours after he began the second round. Spieth fired an even-par 72 over the two days of the second round — a round interrupted several times by rain and powerful, gusting winds — to remain at five-under par, five strokes off the lead held by Dustin Johnson.[s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level2)] 

Spieth is tied at five-under with Steven Bowditch, Anirban Lahiri, Geoff Ogilvy, Justin Rose, Charl Schwartzel and Sergio Garcia.

The players spent so much time off the course, waiting out the elements, that the third round got pushed back until Sunday, with the tournament concluding Monday for the first time in 17 years.

Spieth is trying to collect his third Major championship of the season, having already won the Masters and the U.S. Open.

Before giving way to the elements — wind carried tee shots well off the sides of the fairways, and even started moving balls that had been sitting stationary on the greens — Spieth stayed in the hunt despite uncharacteristic difficulty with his putting and visible displays of emotion and frustration.

Spieth was hardly alone in his frustration — most of the players interviewed agreed with his assessment that the second day of the second round “never should have started.”

The third round will be played Sunday.

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