British Open 2016: Here's how weather could affect Day 2 at Royal Troon

Hope you guys enjoyed those red numbers on Thursday because that might have been it

What we saw on Thursday at Royal Troon in the first round of The Open Championship looked more like the John Deere Classic than it did an Open. Phil Mickelson shot 63 and we saw more rounds in the 60s than either Old Tom or Young Tom Morris would have ever approved of.

There have been 11 rounds of 67 or better today at #TheOpen

There were 11 the entire week at The 2004 Open here

— Justin Ray (@JustinRayGC) July 14, 2016

Hope you guys enjoyed the festivities because Scottish weather is coming on Friday. We're about to have ourselves a proper Open. Adam Scott, who shot 69 in the first round and is six back of Mickelson, said it's time to use some of his experience as a major champion.

"It doesn't look good," Scott said of the weather. "It's going to be tough if it's not good. Even though we saw everyone shoot lights out going out early this morning, it's not easy to get it in the clubhouse. The scores probably weren't as good as everyone might have imagined even though there are a lot of good scores. We couldn't get a better day for it than today. It's going to play tough if any wind or rain weather kicks up and patience is a big part of a major championship."

He's certainly right about the first part. Here's a look at the forecast from Weather.com which predicts rain all day and heavier winds in the afternoon.

The wind in the afternoon is important for two reasons. First, it means the players who went out late on Thursday when the wind all but stopped blowing and get to go early on Friday before it gets crazy seem to have gotten the easier draw. Second, the back nine is going to be ludicrous.

On Thursday, the front nine played about a stroke under par to the field. The back nine played two strokes over par. And the wind wasn't even blowing! The back nine is the portion of the course that is really affected by wind (when it blows). In other words, we might see some 45s coming home tomorrow evening.

"I think you just have to embrace it, accept it and maybe even appreciate it to a degree over here," said Zach Johnson. "I don't know. The morning could be brutal and the afternoon could simmer down and vice versa. You just don't know. But you've got to be prepared for anything. We had some practice rounds and some tough conditions, so it's not like it's that foreign. But let's just hope Mother Nature stays like this for a little while."

I'm hopeful, but I'm not confident. Thursday was thrilling with the Mickelson run at history and birdies and eagles flying all over the place. Friday will be less so. In fact, it could be madness. It could also be where the tournament is won or lost. If Mickelson can charge out early with something under par and get in the clubhouse before the thick stuff hits, that could be all she wrote. Or maybe not.

The great thing about Scotland and The Open? You never really know.