Long Island. Golf. Rain.

Does that sound familiar? Weather delayed the second round of the Ike Championship here at Nassau Country Club for about 90 minutes. Less than a third of the field was in.

We should have the leaders back on the course for Round 3 within the next hour. Chris DeForest of Rondout leads at 4-under 136.

There are just a couple of locals within range.

Michael Quagliano of GlenArbor got in about five minutes before the storm. He shot a 2-under par 68 to move into contention at 141. David Weisfeld of Scarsdale is at 141 after shooting 71 for the second round in a row. Max Buckley of Westchester Hills is at 145.

Here’s the MGA leaderboard if you want to follow along.

Winning the PGA Professional National Championship is by no means a reach for Metropolis assistant Keith Dicciani.

He’s pretty darn close heading into today’s final round.

Dicciani made up ground and picked up momentum today, carding a 4-under 67 today at Twin Warriors Golf Club in Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M. He’s at 6-under 207 for the championship, two shots off the lead.

He should get a little airtime tomorrow on the Golf Channel, which is broadcasting from 3:30-6 p.m.

You can follow along here.

He’s got plenty of moral support. Metropolis head pro Craig Thomas is tied for 15th at 2-under.

A third invitation to play in the PGA Championship, which is extended to all of the golfers that finish inside the top 20 here, is within reach of St. Andrew’s assistant Greg Bisconti, who is tied for sixth at 209.

Here’s something else for the members at Old Oaks to brag about, Bobby Heins shot a 5-under par 67 today at Arcola Country Club in Paramus, N.J. and tied for medalist honors at the U.S. Senior Open sectional qualifier.

Next stop, Crooked Stick Golf Club.

The championship will be played July 30-Aug. 2 in Carmel, Ind. I’m thinking heat and humidity, so Heins will probably want to grab a couple of extra shirts before he locks up the shop.

Four players in all moved on from the site. Pelham head pro Mike Diffley missed forcing a playoff by two strokes, but now we all know exactly how old he is. Bronxville amateur Roland Morris Jr. was also 2-under and tied for eighth.

Andrew Svoboda finished inside the top 25 over the weekend at the Nationwide Players Cup in West Virginia.

He lives to play another week.

The Larchmont resident was 3-under for the event, finishing in a tie for 24th place. He earned a check for $4,536, so there’s a little gas money for the next event. Svoboda has played in three Nationwide event this season. The former St. John’s standout has made two cuts.

This was setting up to be a wild final few holes at the U.S. Open. Lucas Glover took all the fun out of it.

The 29-year-old South Carolina native emerged from a three-way tie for first with Phil Mickelson and David Duval with a birdie on the 16th hole and parred the final two holes to win the U.S. Open championship.

Glover, who had won only one PGA Tour event, back in 2005, two-putted the final hole for a two-stroke victory. He carded a 3-over 73.

Tied for second place was Mickelson, Duval and Barnes, who entered the day as the co-leader with Glover.

Devastating turn of events there for Mickelson, whose bogey on 17 was followed moments late by Lucas Glover’s birdie putt on 16. Instead of a tie for first with Glover and David Duval, Mickelson has dropped two strokes back with one hole to play.

The 18th is a birdie hole for these guys, and Mickelson will need it. Duval looked like he was out of this tournament with a triple bogey on his second hole of the day. But he’s been steady all day and momentarily pulled into a tie for the lead with back to back birdies on Nos. 14 and 15.

Glover has the lead all to himself now. Let’s see if he can finish it out.

Tiger Woods finished the U.S. Open today at even par. Following a quick interview session, he got into a car and left Bethpage Black.

Woods was clearly frustrated by the way his round went, especially since the leaders tripped over eachother and left an opening for him. Usually, he roars through. Today, though, not enough putts fell for him to make a run.

He also might not want to have witness Phil winning the Open. Yes, it’s going to happen. That second shot on the par-5 13th confirmed that this is simply his weekend. Given what’s gone on in his life of late, you can’t help but root for him. By the way, almost every single person here IS rooting for him.

So Tiger is gone. No Bethpage repeat, no back-to-back Open titles.

For moment there on the 14th hole, as Tiger Woods rolled in a 5-footer for birdie, you thought the worlds best player was about to make a charge at the U.S. Open. But a bogey on No. 15 and a missed birdie attempt on 16 has pretty much kept Tiger out of contention.

He’s even par entering the final two holes, five strokes back of the lead and in a tie for seventh. There’s almost no way the six golfers ahead of him all collapse, especially not with Mike Weir and Mickelson in the discussion.

No Tiger defense of the title.

I just took a stroll around the grounds here at Bethpage Black. There’s noticeably less people here today then when I was last here for Thursday’s opening round.

It is the final round of the U.S. Open, right? This just shows how much the rain hurt this event. There are good crowds around the 18th green, and the grandstands are full. But it’s crowded here, not crammed as it would be during a normal final round.

The 2002 Open at Bethpage was considered a rousing success and the USGA and fans couldn’t wait to host it here again. Is this year’s Open a failure? Unfortunately, if somebody named Glover, Barnes or Mahan wins, it will be as forgettable a major as you could imagine.

You had to get the sense that Ricky Barnes and Lucas Glover would come back to the pack. But did you think it would be this quick.

The co-leaders entering the day at 7-under — five strokes ahead — are both scuffling early here in today’s final round at Bethpage Black. Barnes bogeyed his second hole and yanked his approach on No. 5 and sent his chip into the bunker. His bogey put him at 6-under, which is still the lead.

Glover, meanwhile, needed a great up-and-down out of the bunker on No. 5 to save par. He’s 5-under. Hunter Mahan is 3-under through eight holes.

Mike Weir just holed-out from the sandtrap on No. 7 to drop to 2-under. He’s tied for fourth with Ross Fisher.

Phil Mickelson just bogeyed No. 6 and is 1-under. Tiger can’t get a putt to fall and is still even.