British Open 2015: Live Leaderboard Results for Friday at St. Andrews

We saw some low scores in Round 1 of The Open Championship due to some pristine weather conditions. With Dustin Johnson shooting the low score of the day with a seven-under 65, and a bevy of players finishing in the red, the early cut was set at even par.

For players sitting below that cut line entering Friday's round, making the weekend will be difficult.

As we know, weather can be a huge factor in Open Championships. Due to the location of St. Andrews' Old Course just off the North Sea, swirling winds and precipitation are always threatening. Well, that just so happens to be the case for Round 2, as the weather forecast doesn't look promising for continued low numbers. Sean Martin of PGA Tour.com tweeted the outlook:

Early high winds and heavy rains produced a good amount of standing water on the Old Course, delaying the start of play by roughly three-and-a-half hours. Due to that lengthy pause in the action, it will be tough for the day's later tee times to finish their rounds before darkness.

Play has reconvened at St. Andrews, and early scores have been all over the place. That said, let's take a look at the tournament's updated leaderboard and recap some of Friday's early action.

Updated Leaderboard

The full tournament leaderboard can be viewed at PGATour.com.

Friday Morning Recap

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Johnson's 65 on Thursday set the early tone for The Open Championship, and he is receiving chase from playing partner Jordan Spieth, who is looking to add his third major victory of the year and claim the world's No. 1 ranking this week. However, due to the rain delay, the duo won't be teeing off until 5:48 p.m. BST.

With Johnson and Spieth on ice for the time being, other players have begun to rise to the occasion, navigating the elements on a difficult day to work their way up the leaderboard. Through Friday's early action, no one has played better than Danny Willett.

The Englishman produced a brilliant round on Thursday, firing a six-under 66 to finish just one stroke behind Johnson. He continued his charge in Round 2, birdieing the second, fifth and ninth holes to make the turn with a three-under 33. Willett kept his blemish-free round going early on the back nine, notching another birdie on No. 10 to take the outright lead at 10 under for the tournament.

In case you aren't familiar with Willett, he's not unfamiliar with playing some great golf. Brian Wacker of PGATour.com summed up Willet's history with this tweet:

Another player who got off to a nice start Friday morning was Zach Johnson. The former Masters winner shot a six-under 66 on Thursday and continued to ride that momentum through the elements early on Friday. He birdied the fifth and sixth holes to shoot a two-under 34 on the front nine and looked poised to jump into the lead. However, things turned for the worse on the back nine.

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After a par on No. 10, Johnson recorded bogeys on the 11th and 12th holes, giving up the two strokes he gained on the front side to fall back to six under for the tournament. Even par for the day isn't a bad score considering the conditions on the Old Course, but he'll be hoping for some late birdies to remain close to the top of the leaderboard entering the weekend.

One player making a very nice move up the leaderboard after an average start to the tournament is Steven Bowditch. He opened with a two-under 70, and while that isn't a bad round, it still put him five strokes off the pace after 18 holes. Well, he began to close that gap quickly on Friday.

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Bowditch didn't have a blazing front nine, but he weathered the tough conditions nicely, notching a birdie on the par-five fifth and surrounding it with pars to make the turn with a one-under 35. He proceeded to light up the back nine immediately, recording birdies on the 10th, 12th and 13th holes to move to four under on the day and six under for the tournament.

Speaking of players making a run after a disappointing start to the tournament, Henrik Stenson opened with a one-over 73 on Thursday but looks locked in early in Round 2. He started the day red hot, birdieing his first three holes and adding another on the fifth to move to four under through five holes. He's just three under for the tournament now, but if he can keep up that pace, he'll rocket up the leaderboard in short order.