Dustin Johnson leads Danny Willett by a stroke at the British Open

England’s Danny Willett said it was a surreal feeling to see his name atop the leaderboard at the British Open when he entered the clubhouse after the second round.

But it’s a feeling he hopes to he gets a chance to get used to.

“Looking up there it’s still a little bit surreal but something I’m going to have to get used to -- otherwise no point being up there,” Willett said. “We’re going to try and rest up and then try and go out for another good weekend, and hopefully we can be up there in two days’ time.”

The 27 year old is playing in his third British Open, with his highest finish being a tie for 15th in 2013. That’s also his highest finish in nine overall major championship appearances. But at nine strokes under after two rounds at St. Andrews, Willett is currently in second place, a stroke behind Dustin Johnson.

Johnson is at three under for the day and 10 under overall after 13 holes.

Paul Lawrie and Jason Day are tied for third at eight under overall, followed by Marc Warren, Zach Johnson, Adam Scott, Robert6 Streb and Louis Oosthuizen at seven under.

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1:00 p.m.: Dustin Johnson bogeyed for the first time all tournament Friday on the 11th hole, still atop leaderboard at 10 under.

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12:39 a.m.: After posting his fourth birdie of the day, on the 10th hole, Dustin Johnson has dropped to four under in the second round and 11 under overall, increasing his lead over second-place Danny Willett to two strokes.

Meanwhile, Paul Lawrie, Luke Donald and Jason Day have moved into third place at eight under overall. Charl Schwartzel bogeyed the 11th and dropped to seven under overall.

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12:23 p.m.: Charl Schwartzel has moved into sole possession of third place. The 2011 Masters champion has four birdies and a bogey after 10 holes to be three under for the day and eight under overall. He is two strokes behind leader Dustin Johnson, who is three under after his first nine and 10 under overall.

Jordan Spieth, chasing his third straight major championship, has been on a rollercoaster ride the last several holes. He bogeyed the fifth, birdied the sixth and seventh, bogeyed the eighth and birdied the ninth to go to one under for the day and six under overall.

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12:01 p.m.: Dustin Johnson has reclaimed sole possession of the top spot on the British Open leaderboard.

The U.S. golfer finished Thursday’s first round in the same position, but by the time he started playing late Friday Johnson had been overtaken by Danny Willett, who held a two-stroke lead at the time.

But Johnson has caught fire again, collecting birdies on the fourth, fifth and seventh holes to drop to 10 under overall, one stroke up on Willett.

Jordan Spieth, who is playing in the same group as Johnson, recovered from a three-putt bogey on the fifth hole with back-to-back birdies to drop to six under for the tournament. He is looking for his third straight major championship this year.

Meanwhile, Tiger Woods’ struggles continue. He has bogeyed two of his last three holes to go to two over after six and six over for the tournament.

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11:31 a.m.: After playing his first three holes at even par, Tiger Woods bogeyed the fourth to go to one over on the day and five over for the tournament. Reigning Masters and U.S. Open champion Jordan Spieth bogeyed the fifth hole and is at four under overall, five strokes off the lead.

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11:24 a.m.: After spending much of Thursday atop the leaderboard, Dustin Johnson has returned to that spot after five holes in the second round, after birdying the par-4 fourth and the par-three fifth.

He is tied for first at nine under with Danny Willett, who shot a three-under second round earlier Friday.

Johnson and Willett are two strokes ahead of Marc Warren, Zach Johnson and Adam Scott, all of whom have finished their second rounds.

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10:59 a.m.: Dustin Johnson, who was alone atop the leaderboard after the first round, has taken a step back in that direction Friday, with a birdy on the par-4 fourth to go to one under on the day and eight under overall.

That puts alone in second place and a stroke behind Danny Willett, who took the lead earlier Friday with a three-under second round. Jordan Spieth, who is playing with Johnson, is at even par through four holes Friday, five under overall.

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10:25 a.m.: Tiger Woods made a joke at AARP’s expense the other day.

The non-profit advocate for people age 50 and over volleyed one back Woods’ way on Thursday, when the former world No. 1 golfer struggled to a four-over par in the first round of the British Open.

During a press conference on Tuesday, Woods was asked if he’s considered retirement during his troubles on the golf course. He answered: ““Retirement? I don’t have any AARP card yet, so I’m a ways from that.”

The AARP tweeted Thursday: “@TigerWoods It’s better to be over 50, than it is to be over par. #DisruptAging #TheOpen”

Woods made par on his first hole Friday, which is one-stroke better than he started yesterday.

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10:09 a.m.: Australia’s Adam Scott enjoyed a bogey-free day, shooting five birdies to move into what is currently a five-way tie for second place at seven under overall, two strokes back of leader Danny Willett.

Former Kansas State golfer Robert Streb is also in that group, at one under for the day through nine holes. Marc Warren, Zach Johnson and Dustin Johnson are also tied for second. Scott and Zach Johnson have finished their second rounds, while Dustin Johnson just made par on his first hole.

He’s playing with defending Masters and U.S. Open champion Jordan Spieth, who also made par on Hole 1.

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8:59 a.m.: England’s Danny Willett, the leader in the clubhouse at nine under, received a text from his mother after he finished the second round Friday: “Did you make the cut?”

Also, check out this amazing Vine of John Daly putting out a cigarette butt with his club in a divot -- then hitting both the ball and the butt in one stroke -- while warming up. Priceless.

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8:49 a.m.: U.S. golfer Russell Henley recovered nicely from a two-over par round on Thursday, going six under in Round 2 to pull into contention at four under overall. He finished the day with seven birdies and one bogey.

Also at 4 under overall is Phil Mickelson, through 13 holes. He has four birdies on the day, including the 13th hole, but double-bogeyed the 11th.

Geoff Ogleby also had a nice day, going four under to finish the second round at five under overall, four off the lead. He made up for an early bogey with five birdies, including a rare one on the notoriously difficult 17th hole -- aka Road Hole, described in a great column by Bill Dwyre in today’s Times as “wonderfully dysfunctional.”

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8:20 a.m.: Danny Willett made up for a bogey on 17 with a birdie on 18 to finish Round 2 at three under, nine under overall. That’s good enough for a two-stroke advantage on the leaderboard, with plenty of golfers remaining to finish -- or even start -- their second rounds.

Zach Johnson birdied the 18th to finish the day at one under and is seven under overall, tied with Dustin Johnson, Robert Streb and Marc Warren for second place on the leaderboard.

Streb just birdied hole 3 to go one under for the day.

Adam Scott is four under through 13 holes, with four birdies and no bogeys. He’s at six under overall and tied for sixth with Retief Goosen, Paul Lawrie and Jason Day. Goosen made par on his first hole of the day, while Lawrie and Day have yet to tee off.

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7:35 a.m.: Marc Warren birdied the 18th hole to finish at three under for the day and seven under overall, joining Dustin Justin at second on the leaderboard. Warren finished with five birdies and two bogeys.

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7:29 a.m.: Danny Willett bogeyed the par-4 15th but is still atop the leaderboard at nine under overall, with a two-stroke lead over Dustin Johnson, who has yet to tee off.

Zach Johnson bogeyed the same whole to drop back into a third-place tie at six under overall. He’s shooting even par through t 16 holes.

Steven Bowditch made a big move Friday, shooting a three under for the day to drop to five under overall and climb into a tie for 10th place.

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6:20 a.m.: English golfer Danny Willett is making a move Friday at St. Andrews, scattering four birdies over his first 12 holes of Round 2 at the British Open to drop to 10-under par and claim a three-stroke lead over Dustin Johnson and Zach Johnson.

Zach Johnson was one of six golfers -- also including Willett, Paul Lawrie, Jason Day, Retief Goosen and Robert Streb --who were in a six-way tie for second at six under after Thursday’s Round 1. Dustin Johnson held a one-stroke lead at seven under.

Besides Willett, Zach Johnson is the only other one of those golfers who have started play on Friday. He just birdied the 12th hole to drop to one under for the day and seven under overall.

Dustin Johnson is scheduled to tee off at 9:28 a.m. PDT.

Marc Warren has also joined the bunch at six under, shooting two under through 15 holes on Friday.

All tee times have been pushed back after an early rain delay of more than three hours, meaning Round 2 will most likely extend into Saturday.