Open Championship 2015: Scottish ‘hoolie’ blows golfers off course
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6:11 PM EDT, Sat July 18, 2015
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Open Championship leader Dustin Johnson talks with a rules official on the 15th green as play is suspended due to high winds early on Saturday morning.
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Louis Oosthuizen and Tiger Woods laugh as their balls move due to high winds on the 13th green before play is suspended during the second round at St. Andrews.
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When play finally resumed 10 hours later, former world No. 1 Woods completed a three-over 75 which meant he missed the cut at the British major for the second time in his career.
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Jordan Spieth, seeking to match Ben Hogan's 1953 effort of winning the Masters, U.S. and British Opens in the same season, made a par 72.
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Spieth was tied for 14th at the halfway stage, five shots behind Johnson (left).
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Johnson was one of the players affected by the decision to resume play early Saturday despite the high winds, and dropped a shot which could prove costly come the end of the tournament.
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Paul Lawrie, the 1999 Open champion, watches his ball move in the wind. The Scot was third, two behind Johnson and one adrift of England's Danny Willett.