Lucas Glover
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Personal information | |
Full name | Lucas Hendley Glover |
Born | Greenville, South Carolina | November 12, 1979
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Tequesta, Florida[1] |
Spouse | Krista Glover (née Wakefield) |
Children | 2 |
Career | |
College | Clemson University |
Turned professional | 2001 |
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 9 |
Highest ranking | 15 (August 16, 2009)[2] |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 6 |
European Tour | 1 |
Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
Other | 2 |
Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |
Masters Tournament | T20: 2007, 2024 |
PGA Championship | 5th: 2009 |
U.S. Open | Won: 2009 |
The Open Championship | T12: 2011 |
Lucas Hendley Glover (born November 12, 1979) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He is best known for winning the 2009 U.S. Open.
Early years and amateur career
Glover was born in Greenville, South Carolina, the son of Ron Musselman and Hershey Hendley (the daughter of former pro football player Dick Hendley). Musselman and Hendley separated in 1981 (when Lucas was two) and divorced the following year.[3] Musselman had a career as a major league baseball player from 1982 to 1985, but after his baseball career ended, Musselman fell behind on child support payments and went more than six months without seeing his son.[3] This led to a loss of parental rights after the matter went to court in 1992; Musselman also was barred from seeing Lucas (then 13) until he turned 18.[3] Meanwhile, Hendley remarried to Jim Glover, and Lucas Glover today only recognizes his stepfather, Jim Glover, as his father.[3]
Lucas' grandfather Dick Hendley introduced Glover to golf at age three,[3] and by the time he was a teenager Lucas Glover was a three-time High School All-American at Wade Hampton High School. He won the South Carolina State High School championship as a freshman and sophomore and finished as the runner up as a junior and senior. Glover was All-State for all four years of high school.
Glover attended
Professional career
2002–2003: Nationwide Tour
Glover turned professional in 2001 after graduating from Clemson. He joined the
2003 was Glover's breakthrough year on the Nationwide Tour. He made 17 of 26 cuts while recording six top-10 finishes and 7 top-25 finishes. He picked up his first Nationwide Tour win at the
2004: PGA Tour rookie
In his rookie season on tour, Glover made 17 of 30 cuts while recording two top-10s and five top-25s. His best finishes came at the
2005: First PGA Tour victory
Glover had a much better second year on tour. He made 16 of 28 cuts while recording 7 top-10 finishes and 9 top-25 finishes. He picked up his first PGA Tour victory at the
2006–2007: Continued success
Despite not winning an event in 2006, Glover played well on tour. He made 23 of 31 cuts and finished in the top-10 9 times and the top-25 17 times. His most impressive finish came at the
2007 was another good year for Glover. He made the cut in 22 of 29 events and recorded three top-10s and 13 top-25s. His best finish came at the
2008: Slump
2008 was not as successful as previous years for Glover. He made 20 of 26 cuts but only recorded two top-10s and eight top-25s. His best finishes came at the
2009: U.S. Open Champion
In February, Glover finished in a tie for third at the
Glover won the U.S. Open at the Bethpage Black Course (Farmingdale, New York) by two strokes over Phil Mickelson, Ricky Barnes, and David Duval.[4] He was a surprise winner of the event, being ranked 71st in the Official World Golf Ranking and never having made a cut in his three previous U.S. Open appearances. Glover was one of just a handful of players who won the U.S. Open after having to play in a sectional qualifier. He shot a second round 64, tying the low round of the week with Mike Weir. Glover entered the final round one stroke behind 54-hole leader Ricky Barnes but in tough conditions on Monday's final round, both Glover and Barnes struggled. Coming to the 16th hole, Glover was 4 over for the day without a birdie but that would soon change. He hit his approach shot to within 6 feet of the hole and made the putt to take a lead he would not relinquish. After sinking a 3-foot putt for par on 18, Glover won by a margin of two strokes. The win propelled him to 18th in the world rankings.
Glover would be honored for his U.S. Open win at a Clemson Alumni Association meeting in Greenville at
After his victory at Bethpage, Glover finished in a tie for 11th at the
In October 2009, Glover won the PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda. The event featured the four major winners of 2009, Glover, Ángel Cabrera, Stewart Cink and Y. E. Yang. Glover won the two-day event by five strokes over Cabrera.[6] Glover also earned his second President's Cup bid.
2011: Third PGA Tour win
On May 8, 2011, Glover defeated Jonathan Byrd, another former Clemson star, in a playoff to win the Wells Fargo Championship. This was his first official win on Tour since the 2009 U.S. Open.[7]
2012: Injury
A left knee injury limited Glover to 16 events in 2012. He made six cuts with a season best of T46. He did not lose his Tour card due to the fact that he had two years remaining on the exemption from his U.S. Open win.
2015: Another slump
Glover finished the 2014–15 season 147th in the FedEx Cup. His exemptions for winning the U.S. Open and Wells Fargo Championship had run out. Glover had to either regain his PGA Tour card through the
2016
Glover earned $948,927 during the
2017
Glover earned $1,955,822 in 26 events during the
2018: Back to the Web.com Finals
Glover finished the
2019
Glover started the
2021
In July 2021, Glover won the John Deere Classic by two shots. In the final round, Glover shot seven-under par 64. This ended a drought of 10 years without a win on the PGA Tour.[9]
2023
In June 2023, after years of struggling with the yips while putting, Glover switched from a traditional putter to a longer putter similar to the one used by Adam Scott. This led to a drastic improvement in results for Glover, including three consecutive top-10 finishes in July.
In August 2023, Glover won the
Personal life
Glover has lived in
Amateur wins
- 1998 South Carolina Amateur
- 1999 South Carolina Amateur
- 2000 South Carolina Amateur
- 2001 Sunnehanna Amateur
Professional wins (9)
PGA Tour wins (6)
Legend |
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Major championships (1) |
FedEx Cup playoff events (1) |
Other PGA Tour (5) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Oct 23, 2005 | Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort
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−23 (68-66-66-65=265) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2 | Jun 22, 2009 | U.S. Open | −4 (69-64-70-73=276) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3 | May 8, 2011 | Wells Fargo Championship | −15 (67-68-69-69=273) | Playoff | ![]() |
4 | Jul 11, 2021 | John Deere Classic | −19 (68-63-70-64=265) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
5 | Aug 6, 2023 | Wyndham Championship | −20 (66-64-62-68=260) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
6 | Aug 13, 2023 | FedEx St. Jude Championship
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−15 (66-64-66-69=265) | Playoff | ![]() |
PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2011 | Wells Fargo Championship | ![]() |
Won with par on first extra hole |
2 | 2023 | FedEx St. Jude Championship
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Won with par on first extra hole |
Nationwide Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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1 | Oct 12, 2003 | Gila River Classic
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−18 (67-69-67-67=270) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Other wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Sep 23, 2001 | Oklahoma Open | −9 (66-65-70=201) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
2 | Oct 21, 2009 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | −11 (65-66=131) | 5 strokes | ![]() |
Major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runners-up |
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2009 | U.S. Open | 1 shot deficit | −4 (69-64-70-73=276) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Results timeline
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | T20 | ||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | 1 | ||||
The Open Championship | CUT | T27 | T78 | CUT | ||||
PGA Championship | CUT | T46 | T50 | 5 |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Masters Tournament | T36 | CUT | CUT | 49 | T42 | ||||
U.S. Open | T58 | T42 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
The Open Championship | T48 | T12 | CUT | CUT | |||||
PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T33 |
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | T30 | T20 | |||
PGA Championship | T16 | CUT | T23 | T43 | ||
U.S. Open | CUT | T17 | CUT | |||
The Open Championship | T20 | NT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 |
U.S. Open | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 22 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (three times)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)
Results in The Players Championship
Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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The Players Championship | 3 | T50 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T6 | T72 | CUT |
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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The Players Championship | C | T48 | CUT | T51 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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Championship
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T13 | T26 | T56 | T61 | ||||||||||||
Match Play
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R64 | R64 | R64 | NT1 | ||||||||||||
Invitational
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T4 | T63 | T19 | T22 | T23 | T57 | ||||||||||
Champions | T20 | T50 | T49 | NT1 | NT1 |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
PGA Tour career summary
Season | Wins (Majors) | Earnings ($) | Rank[17] |
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2001 | 0 | 6,180 | n/a |
2002 | 0 | 16,349 | n/a |
2003 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
2004 | 0 | 557,454 | 134 |
2005 | 1 | 2,050,068 | 30 |
2006 | 0 | 2,587,982 | 21 |
2007 | 0 | 1,664,167 | 48 |
2008 | 0 | 998,491 | 105 |
2009 | 1 (1) | 3,692,580 | 9 |
2010 | 0 | 1,511,275 | 57 |
2011 | 1 | 1,823,327 | 48 |
2012 | 0 | 67,112 | 216 |
2013 | 0 | 747,812 | 108 |
2014 | 0 | 210,166 | 182 |
2015 | 0 | 515,241 | 156 |
2016 | 0 | 948,927 | 110 |
2017 | 0 | 1,955,822 | 48 |
2018 | 0 | 789,382 | 131 |
2019 | 0 | 2,613,965 | 36 |
2020 | 0 | 728,355 | 118 |
2021 | 1 | 2,577,704 | 46 |
2022 | 0 | 1,941,797 | 68 |
2023* | 2 | 6,133,875 | 19 |
Career* | 6 (1) | 34,138,031 | 30[18] |
*Through August 14, 2023 season.
- Glover was not a member of the PGA Tour until 2004.
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Palmer Cup: 2000, 2001 (winners)
- Walker Cup: 2001
Professional
- Presidents Cup: 2007 (winners), 2009 (winners)
See also
- 2003 Nationwide Tour graduates
- 2004 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2015 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
- 2018 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
References
- ^ a b c "Lucas Glover – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- OWGR. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Mull, Brian (July 1, 2009). "Musselman can enjoy Glover's golf success only from afar". Star-News. Wilmington, North Carolina.
- ^ "Glover grabs dramatic US Open win". BBC Sport. June 22, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
- ^ "Glover brings home U.S. Open". Clemson World. Summer-Fall 2009. p. 7.
- ^ "Glover lands major winners' title". BBC Sport. October 21, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
- ^ "Glover defeats Byrd in playoff to win third PGA Tour title". BBC Sport. May 8, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
- ^ Culp, Josh (November 3, 2018). "The Roundup: Glover's Day". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^ "Lucas Glover shoots 64 to win John Deere Classic". PGA Tour. Associated Press. July 11, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ^ "WiretoWire: Glorious Glover in Greensboro". PGA Tour. Associated Press. August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ Ferguson, Doug (August 13, 2023). "Lucas Glover wins FedEx Cup opener in playoff over Patrick Cantlay". CBC. Associated Press. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
- ^ Westin, David (April 4, 2014). "Golfers make homes on St. Simons Island". The Augusta Chronicle.
- ^ "Lucas Glover's House". virtualglobetrotting.com. June 23, 2009.
- ^ Rosaforte, Tim (January 28, 2012). "The Maturation Of Lucas Glover". Golf Digest.
- ^ "Wife of PGA Tour pro Lucas Glover arrested on domestic violence charge in Florida". Golfweek. May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ^ Hoggard, Rex (January 20, 2019). "Lucas Glover and wife embrace 'new beginning'". Golf Channel. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ "Official Money". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ "Career Money Leaders". PGA Tour. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
External links
- Lucas Glover at the PGA Tour official site
- Lucas Glover at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Profile on Clemson Golf's official site