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Johnson leads, Spieth ready to pounce at British Open golf

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US golfer Dustin Johnson watches his drive from the 4th tee on the opening day of the British Open at St Andrews in Scotland, on July 16, 2015

St Andrews (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Leader Dustin Johnson, history-maker Jordan Spieth and a desperate Tiger Woods will all be looking up at the skies when the second round of the British Open gets underway at St Andrews on Friday.

Birdies were aplenty during Thursday's opening chapter at the Home of Golf, but conditions gradually worsened during the day and the full blast of the looming bad weather is expected to hit the fabled Fife links course on Friday and possibly on into Saturday.