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Englishman Willett opens up two shot British Open lead

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England's Danny Willett watches his shot from the third tee during the second round of the British Open Golf Championship on The Old Course at St Andrews on July 17, 2015

St Andrews (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Danny Willett, bidding to become the first Englishman since Nick Faldo in 1992 to win The Open, opened up a second round two shot lead on Friday with overnight leader Dustin Johnson yet to tee-off.

The 27-year-old from Sheffield was on nine under after 15 holes having started the day one shot behind Johnson.