You see, when it's pouring rain, you're nearing your 10th hour on a golf course, Tiger's not in contention at the one tournament you paid to see and the grounds sell beer, you drink. And when you do that in New York, you heckle Tiger Woods and Fred Funk because, hey, why the hell not? But golf fans aren't known for their heckling. They're supposed to be silent and then explode with "Get in the hole!" and "You the man!" That got a bit tiresome after a while. So did the insults.

"We're on Long Island, baby, where men are men!" one fan yelled. "Put that umbrella down!"

The taunts were mixed with cheers from the majority of the crowd. Woods did not respond to the people who were heckling him but tried to quiet the crowd with a "sshh" hand gesture, putting his finger to his lips, as golfers prepared to tee off on the adjacent 12th tee.

"Suck it up, you've got your own video game!" someone shouted at Woods.

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Minutes later, a group of fans greeted Fred Funk at the 10th hole by shouting his last name as an obscenity.

A little earlier, drunken fans at the seventh hole shouted at golfers, "This Bud's for you!" On the ninth fairway, drunks called out "you suck" to players while spectators on the other side booed the hecklers.

Really? That's all you got? We're on Long Island, where men are men?

This, Neil Best argues, makes golf like any other sporting event when fans get drunk and yell at players. Except when you're not clever, you're just that guy sitting in the corner, yelling at people. And nobody likes one of those.

Tiger Woods taunted at 10th hole [Newsday]
Bethpage Black drunks only doing what many fans do [Watchdog]

It's been raining in New York lately, and everyone is totally sick of it. Not this puddlejumping U.S. Open attendee, who pulled out his poncho and did his best impersonation of a squeegee. (It's always a good day when you can use the word squeegee.) The photo was taken Thursday, not that you would know.

But onward: It's Moving Day at The Open! At least, I think it is. What round are we on already?

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Good Sunday morning, and Happy Father's Day to all. Send your best (and worst) Father's Day memories to ben@deadspin.com, and maybe I'll compile them later. Also, we're going to cut it short today for you to make those rained-out Father's Day barbecues, so let's make it fun while it lasts. Rain, rain go away.

The rain continues to fall during the current break in action between the second and third rounds at Long Island's Bethpage Black golf course, where Barnes holds a one shot lead over Lucas Glover. Both players took full advantage of the sunshine and soft conditions before the rain returned with a vengeance. The torrid pace set in the early hours slowed considerably as the morning wore on and scores began to rise in turn.

Tiger Woods was in one of the last groups off of the course after finishing his second round with a one under 69 to put him 11 strokes back of the leader at +3. Tiger's play did show a marked improvement over his scattered first round, however he was frequently unable to cash in on and around the greens. Fortunately the world's best golfer will be sticking around for the weekend, which is more than can be said for all those failing to come in under the +5 cut line. That long list includes such notables as Luke Donald, Ernie Els, Justin Leonard, Zach Johnson, Paul Casey, and Padraig Harrington.

Those who did make the cut are now readying themselves for a return to the course this afternoon for the start of third round play. This means a quick turnaround for guys like Tiger and a long wait for the final pairing of Barnes and Glover. How many holes these groups actually complete into the evening is anyone's guess as they'll battle against the weather and the eventual darkness. With tomorrow's forecast looking particularly nasty they'll do whatever they can to get in as many holes as possible today.

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One question though, before we get to that: Does the guy who yells "Get in the hole!" when someone is teeing off on a par five still think they're being clever? Do they also enjoy being the guy who yells "Freebird!" at every single rock show they've attended since 1986? I think that stopped being funny ... well, immediately.

Play will probably resume later today, (UPDATE: No more golf today. See you Friday at 7:30 a.m.) but when you have to squeegee the greens, that's not exactly championship caliber conditions. It's pretty miserable out on Long Island. Plus, it's raining! HA! See, what I did there? Seriously, though. Stay inside today.

Oh, right. The cussin'. Where's the adorable Jonathan Lipnicki when you need him?

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[Video via ESPN]