JUSTIN Rose is six shots off the pace at the end of day one at The Open.

The north Hampshire golfer got the worst of the conditions at St Andrews today, with the wind getting up as he took to the course in the afternoon and he had to settle for a one-under-par round of 71.

Rose got off to an excellent start, making birdies at four of the first seven holes to put himself right in contention, but he found the going tough on the back nine.

Dropped shots at 13, 16 and 18 left him in a tie for 41st on -1, six shots behind leader Dustin Johnson, who like most of the front-runners, played in the morning.

Rose could be on the wrong end of the draw again tomorrow. Heavy rain is forecast for the morning, with calmer weather expected in the afternoon.

The former Robert May's School pupil will have to hope that the worst of the storm clears before his tee-off time of 9.44am.