Horschel leads British Open on wild day of rain and big numbers at Royal Troon

TROON, Scotland (AP) — Billy Horschel with his short sleeves in the chill and his brilliant short game at Royal Troon somehow held on for a 2-under 69 and a one-shot lead in a British Open that got turned upside down and every other possible way Saturday.

The rain started before the leading players teed off and only got stronger. The wind was relentless and into the players’ faces on the brute of a back nine, leaving the world’s best to hit fairway metals into par 4s — and they still couldn’t reach the green.