Lucas Glover

Lucas Glover is seven under with two holes left in the second round at post timeI'd have bet on the guy based on Boland's recommendation, but I have a strict policy against wagering on athletes or teams I've never heardNewsday baseball/golf scribe Erik Boland surely is too modest to point this out on his own, so I will: Check out his picks here for golfers other than Tiger and Phil most likely to win the U.S. Open.

It's late night in the Philippines and early morning in America. Already, many people are looking for an updated US Open Golf 2009 Leaderboard. As I checked from the US Open Golf official website, I found out that Lucas Glover (USA), Mike Weir (CAN) and Ricky Barnes (USA) are on top of the US Open Golf Leaderboard. Fan-favorite, Tiger Woods, is tied on bottom at 66th position. The first round ended with 25 players at even par or better. Then an abbreviated second round began. When play was suspended for darkness Friday, two things were as clear as the looming weather forecast was cloudy.

The players forced to play in the rain Thursday were as aggrieved as the spectators with tickets who had watched them. Except, unlike the fans, the rain-soaked players from Thursday would not be getting a refund, nor would they receive automatic invitations to Monday, when the fourth round will probably be played. The benefits of playing Friday afternoon were indubitable. Eleven of the top 13 scorers in the first round played in the afternoon. That is a statistic that will not hearten those who slogged it out Thursday morning and then finished Friday morning before warmer, calmer conditions arrived.

US Open Golf 2009 Leaderboard

This years US Golf Open has been nothing short of entertaining. One of the highlights from a generous fan offering David Paterson a beer, Paterson reacted with “Finally! Thank you.”You can read the full article at the Los Angeles Times of the ups and downs so far from the US Open and if you visit the official USGA site then you can view the leader board where you will find a surprise leader Lucas Glover who doesn’t even feature in the top 20 in the world.

Something that cannot be ignored is the popularity of Phil Mickelson, once again at the people’s open he is the people’s choice. The world number 2 is currently in T12, he will be hoping for better progression throughout the remainder of the tournament.What do you think about the surprise leader and who do you think will be triumphant and win the trophy? Think you have a good idea who is going to win this contest? Talk about it with other kids in a safe chatroom for kids.

It’s pouring rain at Bethpage Black, the American golf course that Tiger Woods is defending his remarkable 2008 US Open win on. Woods set out on his US Open quest early this morning on a course thinking he wasn’t going too far because of the heavy rain. However, the world’s best golfer managed to get six holes in before the course was closed and the golf tournament put on hold. "We probably played more holes than we thought," Tiger Woods said.The rain delay means golfers are going to have a long day tomorrow when the tournament resumes at 7:30 a.m. ET. That is if the rain stops!

Shaelyn Palmer

Shaelyn Palmer wasn't happy with rumors that Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco planned to stay with the family in July. Ochocinco told the media that he would being staying at Carson Palmer's house while he worked out with the quarterback next month. "As soon as I walked in the door from work the other day, she just gave me that look," Palmer said. "I'm like, 'Whoa, calm down. It's media stuff. It's Chad being Chad.'

Palmer missed a dozen games during Cincinnati's 4-11-1 season last year. He partially tore a ligament and tendon from the bone in his passing elbow, and got conflicting medical advice on what to do about it. He could have gotten reconstructive surgery, but chose to see if it would heal on its own.

So far, it's apparent he made the right choice. Palmer has been throwing informally and during voluntary team workouts, slowly building back his strength. The Bengals are keeping Palmer on the equivalent of a pitch count, limiting the number of throws he makes in practice until the season begins. After his completion to Cosby in the afternoon session, Palmer removed his helmet, covered his head with a white towel and turned spectator.