Jordan Spieth at British Open 2015: Saturday Leaderboard Score, Twitter Reaction

It took two days because of numerous weather delays, but Jordan Spieth finally finished his second round at the British Open with an even-par 72 that kept his score at five under heading into play Sunday. 

While there has to be relief for the 21-year-old finishing 36 holes, he does have an uphill climb in his quest to capture a third straight major title sitting five shots behind Dustin Johnson. 

Here's the full leaderboard at the British Open:

This year's British Open has been a nightmare for everyone thus far. A lot of players were left in the dark—literally—on Friday trying to finish their round after an early rain delay. Then after a brief start on Saturday, the players were called off the course again, and wind kept things from resuming until late in the afternoon.

Spieth, whose group was one of many that played a couple of holes early on Saturday before the weather became unplayable, took the R&A, which organizes the British Open, to task while he was on the course, per ESPN.com's Jason Sobel:

PGA Tour caddy Ted Scott provided additional context to the situation on Twitter:

Though the anger felt by Spieth and many of the players was justified, he did take a lighter tone after completing play on Saturday, per PGATour.com's Sean Martin:

While the weather can be blamed for some of Spieth's problems, small as they may be for a player still in the mix for a title, he's also been showing signs of vulnerability for the first time in 2015. 

Going back to when Spieth's second round resumed on Saturday, Jonah Javad of WGRZ in Buffalo pointed out how erratic his putting has been:

Spieth's performance on the green says a lot about where he stands and why. He has actually been better at hitting fairways and greens in this tournament than he was at the Masters or U.S. Open:

Tournament	Fairways Hit	Percentage	GIR	Percentage
The Masters	39-of-56	70	54-of-72	75
U.S. Open	35-of-56	63	55-of-72	76
British Open	23-of-32	71.9	32-of-36	88.9

Using those numbers, the only major difference between the Masters and U.S. Open wins and British Open thus far is needing extra shots on the green. He has time to fix those problems with 36 holes to play over the next two days. 

In fact, per Justin Ray of the Golf Channel, Spieth's putter was used more in the British Open second round than in any round he's ever played as a professional:

Kelly Tilghman of the Golf Channel put Spieth's performance in context that actually makes it look better than it was:

"

Think about it. Jordan Spieth had his highest number of putts in any round of career (37) & he's still within 5 of lead. Slam's alive.

— Kelly Tilghman (@KellyTilghmanGC) July 18, 2015"

These circumstances weren't ideal for Spieth or any other player in the field. Waiting around for more than 10 hours after starting in the morning is a bad look for the PGA Tour, but there was no ideal solution for what happened with the wind. 

Spieth is in the clubhouse following a solid second round, all things considered, and still has a chance to make a move in the third round. He has to clear up those problems on the green, but history suggests it won't be a sustained issue. 

Even though a win by Spieth at this point would be a surprise, he's earned enough clout with two major wins in 2015 to not be counted out.