Phil eagles the 13th hole to move into a tie for first-place. Grab your hankies, folks. It could get very dusty in here.

To just sum up the current situation. Ricky Barnes, who nearly set a 54-hole record at the Open, is +6 for the day, and has fallen two shots behind the leaders. Lucas Glover is +3 and that has opened the door for sentimental favorite Phil Mickelson, who is putting the ball pretty much wherever he wants right now. Two-under for the day, -4 for the tourney, and currently tied with Glover for the lead. (Tiger? Screw that guy.) We'll keep you posted with updates for the rest of the afternoon.

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12:15: And the Deadspin jinx works quickly. Phil just bonked a five-footer for par on 15. Back to -3, one stroke behind the leader.

12:25: David Duval, who must be a rookie or something because I can't recall a time when he was ever playing golf on television, birdies 15 to move to -2, tied for third with three others. Glover and Barnes (the final group) are working their way up 15 now.

12:40: Glover bogeys 15, to drop back into a tie with Mickelson at -3. Meanwhile, Hunter Mahan (at -2) hit the pin from 170 yards on 16, the ball ricocheted 50 feet to the other side of the green and he ended up with a bogey. Tough break.

12:43: Duval birdies three in a row! There's now a three-way tie for first and a two-way tie for sappiest story.

12:49: So the leader comes back to Mickelson again, and what does he do? Immediately misses the green on the par-3 17th, misses a ten-footer for par, and drops back to second. No one wants to win this.

12:51: Glover birdies 16. He's back in the lead, alone, with two holes to play.

12:56: Duval's par putt on 17 hits the lip of the cup ... and out! Oh, what a dagger. Two-shot lead for Glover as he tees off on 17.

12:59: Mickelson's birdie try on 18 misses by an inch. He finishes at -2. Quite a charge, but two bogeys in the final four holes won't get it done.

1:09: Glover lays up on 18. Announcer: "This is just the opposite of Jean Van De Velde. This has got some intelligence in it." It's been ten years and the guy is still getting burned.

1:20: Well, it's over. And I was so looking forward to watching another 18 holes of this afternoon instead of doing my job. All the drama ends with a whimper. Phil Mickelson has his fifth second-place finish at the U.S. Open, David Duval has his best finish at any tournament since 2001, and Lucas Glover of all people shoots +3 in the final found and wins the U.S. Open by two shots. And to all a good night....

I kept the seeing fake names like "Ricky Barnes" and "Lucas Glover" on the top of the "Leaderboard" and assumed those were made-up place holders for real golfers like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. Whoops. Those first two guys are actually in the final group that is stuck somewhere in the swamps of Long Island and one of them might actually win this thing. But back to Tiger and Phil. (They're fan favorites, you know?)

The good news is that folks who had tickets for Thursday's rainout and couldn't get refunds, will be allowed back on the course to watch today's final-round action. You can afford to take another day off of work, right?

Follow along here, or on ESPN if you have it handy.

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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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