SANDWICH, England -- Jordan Spieth has been near the top of leaderboards since February, so it makes sense he's in that position after his opening round at The Open.
But Spieth wasn't so sure that would be the case at Royal St. George's. Due to a hectic spring schedule, he elected to take some time off after the U.S. Open, a decision he lamented as The Open approached at a course he'd never played.
That appeared to be of little concern Thursday as Spieth opened the tournament with a 5-under-par 65.
"That was kind of my one concern, I think, coming in here,'' Spieth said after making six birdies and a bogey to trail clubhouse leader Louis Oosthuizen by one.