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Johnson ahead at Open as Watson, Faldo depart

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US golfer Dustin Johnson watches his shot from the 6th tee during his second round on day two of the 2015 British Open Golf Championship on The Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland, on July 17, 2015

St Andrews (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Dustin Johnson was in the driving seat in the British Open on Friday on a day when wild weather caused havoc with the schedule and Tom Watson and Nick Faldo said their goodbyes.

Tiger Woods also looked set to say his goodbye -- at least for this year -- as the former world number one once again struggled against his own personal dimming of the light.