Johnson Ties Personal Best at the Open Championship

ST. ANDREWS (AP) — After their memorable duel at Chambers Bay, Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth are going for a repeat at the home of golf. Johnson opened with a 7-under 65 to grab the lead at the British Open on Thursday. Spieth is just two shots back and in good shape to carry on his quest for an unprecedented Grand Slam. Spieth made a couple of bogeys on the back side, stumbling at the 17th after finding the notorious Road Hole bunker. But he finished on a high, rolling in a 20-foot birdie putt at the final hole for a 67 that put him right in the thick of things after Day 1 at St. Andrews. The 21-year-old Texan has already won the Masters and the U.S. Open, the latter when Johnson three-putted from 12 feet on the 72nd hole to lose by a stroke. If Johnson is still bothered by that shocking loss, he sure didn’t show it. He made an eagle at the par-5 fifth and tacked on five birdies during a bogey-free round.