The third round, delayed while golfers rained out yesterday finished the second round, got under way about 45 minutes ago. They're going in threesomes again today and split the field between starts on the first and 10th tees, so the final round tomorrow shouldn't be disrupted - weather permitting. And it's been cool and cloudy today, but no sign of rain.

Pat Hurst, one of the golfers completing the second round this morning, leads going into the third by one shot, at 7 under. In a group at two back are Michelle Wie and first-round leader Nicole Castrale. At three back is Annika Sorenstam, with nine others; she finished this morning, too, and shot a 69. The cut was at two-over, and 76 made it through.

The crowd seems festive, and many apparently made it out for the early tees. On the bus from Lot 3 that I was on, there was lots of cracking wise about the hand-written signs above the windshield on the bus. Three of them referenced the rules against eating and drinking on the bus; the fourth read, "This bus isn't your bedroom, so keep it clean.''

Of course, those riders could afford to be festive. They didn't have to park at Ripken Stadium, on the other side of I-95, where all other spectators were directed.

In case you're killing time until the Golf Channel starts coverage of the tournament today, here's a World Cup update from the game on Channel 2: midway through the second half, Sweden and Trinidad and Tobago are still scoreless. Kind of like here.