In golf lingo, they call it “moving day” – the next-to-last round of the tournament where all the golfers who started off kinda slow do their best to move up the leaderboard to get within striking distance of the top. The theory behind this is, if you can get close enough, perhaps you’ll either catch lightning in a bottle and lap the field, or the players above you will falter, giving you a shot at the top.

Today was moving day at the Goodboys Invitational Golf Tournament, and it was played in very murky conditions, indeed. Not only were the golfers hampered by a light to moderate rain that fell throughout, but the round had to be terminated after 16 holes due to a deluge that sent golfers from all across the course scampering to the tiny restaurant/bar where they waited like drowned rats for a resumption of play that never came. Fortunately for the Goodboys, our starting time was early enough so that we were able to get a majority of play in.

For those interested, here are today’s results heading into tomorrow’s final round, showing how well each golfer did against his allotted Goodboys score and where two days of tournament play have left each in the field of eight:

1. Killer -9 on the day (-14)
2. El Dandito: -4 on the day (-13)
3. Goose: -1 on the day (-1)
4. Doggy Duval: +5 on the day 95 (+1)
5. The Great White Shank: -4 on the day (+5)
6. The Funny Guy: +6 on the day (+11)
7. Kernel Klink: +7 on the day (+13)
8. Cubby: +10 on the day (+22)

Well, as you can see, The Great White Shank had himself a pretty good day (moving up two positions on the leaderboard), being one of only four golfers to actually beat his own allotted Goodboys score (which is, BTW, 106). So, while he’s still a good distance away from the leaders, another performance like today would get him to even, which, given the quality of golfers in the top two slots, is about all one can reasonably ask.