Neither weather nor performance surprise Open leader Holmes

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland – It rained. It shined. It poured. It poured some more.Thursday’s opening round of the 148th Open at Royal Portrush was a schizophrenic display of Mother Nature.When J.B. Holmes walked off the course with the first-round lead, having shot 5-under 66, he was asked if he had ever before experienced conditions quite like this.In fact, he had. At this course.Around 15 years ago, in 2004 or ’05, Holmes guesstimates, he came to Northern Ireland with hi