Lucas Glover

Lucas Glover
— Golfer —

Personal information
Full name	Lucas Hendley Glover
Born	(1979-11-12) November 12, 1979 Greenville, South Carolina
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Greenville, South Carolina
Career
College	Clemson University
Turned professional	2001
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	6
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	3
Web.com Tour	1
Other	2
Best results in major championships (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	T20: 2007
U.S. Open	Won: 2009
The Open Championship	T12: 2011
PGA Championship	5th: 2009

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 biological son of major-league baseball player Ron Musselman and Hershey Hendley. After Musselman and Hendley separated and divorced, Musselman fell behind on child support payments and went more than six months without seeing his son. Musselman ultimately lost custody of his son and was barred from seeing him until his son turned 18. Meanwhile, Hendley remarried to Jim Glover, and Lucas Glover today only recognizes his stepfather, Jim Glover, as his father.^[1]

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 Clemson University from 1998 to 2001, where he was a brother of Alpha Tau Omega. He was named first-team All-American in 2000 and 2001 and honorable mention All-American in 1999. He was a member of the 2001 United States Walker Cup team and the 1999 USA vs. Japan Cup Team. He won three college tournaments and also won the South Carolina Amateur in 1998, 1999 and 2000 and the Sunnehanna Amateur in 2001.

Professional career

2002–2003: Nationwide Tour

Glover turned professional in 2001 after graduating from Clemson. He joined the Nationwide Tour in 2002, making 7 of 12 cuts while recording two top-10 finishes and five top-25 finishes in his rookie season. He earned $64,692 and finished 67th on the money list. Glover went to PGA Tour qualifying school for the first time where he finished tied for 39th which was not good enough to earn his tour card.

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 Gila River Classic at Wild Horse Pass Resort. This win helped Glover finish 17th on the money list with $193,989. Glover's high finish on the money list earned him his PGA Tour card for 2004.

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 Wachovia Championship and the FUNAI Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort where he finished in a tie for 10th. He earned $557,454 and finished 134th on the money list, just shy of the top 125 which would earn him his tour card for 2005. This forced him to go back to Q-School, although he was ultimately able to regain his card.

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 FUNAI Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort in dramatic fashion by holing a 35 yard bunker shot on the 18th hole for birdie to avoid a playoff with Tom Pernice, Jr. Glover went on to finish 30th on the money list with earnings of $2,050,068.

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 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational where he finished in a tie for fourth. Another impressive finish came at The Tour Championship where he finished in a tie for eighth. He also made his first cut in a major at the PGA Championship where he finished in a tie for 46th. Glover earned $2,587,982 in 2006 and finished 31st on the money list. He was ranked in and out of the top 50 of Official World Golf Rankings during the year.

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 PODS Championship where he finished in a tie for fourth. Glover earned $1,664,167 on the year and finished 53rd on the money list. He was selected for the 2007 Presidents Cup where the United States defeated the International team 19½ to 14½. Glover went 2–3 in his matches.

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 Verizon Heritage and the Buick Open where he finished in a tie for 7th. He earned $998,491 in 2008 and finished 105th on the money list.

2009: U.S. Open Champion

In February, Glover finished in a tie for third at the Buick Invitational. Then in May he finished in a tie for second at the Quail Hollow Championship.

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.^[2] 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 Fluor Field the following month. He was the first Clemson graduate and the first native South Carolinian to win a major professional golf championship.^[3]

Glover continued to play well after his victory at Bethpage. He finished in a tie for 11th at the Travelers Championship the following week. The week after that, Glover finished in a tie for 5th at the AT&T National, moving Glover into the top 10 of the money list. In August, Glover finished 5th at the PGA Championship.

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.^[4] 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.^[5]

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 Web.com Tour Finals or play out of the conditional (126th–150th in the FedEx Cup) category for the 2015–16 season. Glover finished 14th in the finals, regaining his Tour card.

Amateur wins (4)

1998 South Carolina Amateur
1999 South Carolina Amateur
2000 South Carolina Amateur
2001 Sunnehanna Amateur

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (3)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Oct 23, 2005	FUNAI Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort	−23 (68-66-66-65=265)	1 stroke	Tom Pernice, Jr.
2	Jun 22, 2009	U.S. Open	−4 (69-64-70-73=276)	2 strokes	Ricky Barnes, David Duval, Phil Mickelson
3	May 8, 2011	Wells Fargo Championship	−15 (67-68-69-69=273)	Playoff	Jonathan Byrd

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2011	Wells Fargo Championship	Jonathan Byrd	Won with par on first extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Oct 12, 2003	Gila River Classic at Wild Horse Pass Resort	−18 (67-69-67-67=270)	1 stroke	John Elliott, Robin Freeman, Tommy Tolles

Other wins (2)

2001 Oklahoma Open
2009 PGA Grand Slam of Golf

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runners-up
2009	U.S. Open	1 shot deficit	−4 (69-64-70-73=276)	2 strokes	Ricky Barnes, David Duval, Phil Mickelson

Results timeline

Tournament	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	T20	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP	1
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	T27	T78	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	T46	T50	DNP	5

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Masters Tournament	T36	CUT	CUT	49	T42	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T58	T42	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship	T48	T12	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournament	Wins	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	1	7	4
U.S. Open	1	1	1	1	11	3
The Open Championship	0	0	0	1	8	4
PGA Championship	0	1	1	1	8	3
Totals	1	2	2	4	34	14

Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (twice)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

Results in World Golf Championship events

Tournament	2006	2007	2008
Accenture Match Play Championship	R64	R64	DNP
Cadillac Championship	T13	T26	DNP
Bridgestone Invitational	T4	DNP	T63

Tournament	2009	2010	2011
Accenture Match Play Championship	DNP	R64	DNP
Cadillac Championship	DNP	T56	DNP
Bridgestone Invitational	T19	T22	T23
HSBC Champions	DNP	DNP	T20

DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

PGA Tour career summary

Season	Wins (Majors)	Earnings ($)	Rank
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
Career*	3 (1)	17,397,132	79

*Through the 2015–16 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)

References

↑ 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.

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

U.S. Open champions

1895 Horace Rawlins 1896 James Foulis 1897 Joe Lloyd 1898 Fred Herd 1899 Willie Smith 1900 Harry Vardon 1901 Willie Anderson† 1902 Laurie Auchterlonie 1903 Willie Anderson† 1904 Willie Anderson 1905 Willie Anderson 1906 Alex Smith 1907 Alec Ross 1908 Fred McLeod† 1909 George Sargent 1910 Alex Smith† 1911 John McDermott† 1912 John McDermott 1913 Francis Ouimet#† 1914‡ Walter Hagen 1915 Jerome Travers# 1916 Chick Evans# 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 Walter Hagen† 1920 Ted Ray 1921‡ Jim Barnes 1922 Gene Sarazen 1923 Bobby Jones#† 1924 Cyril Walker 1925 Willie Macfarlane† 1926 Bobby Jones# 1927 Tommy Armour† 1928 Johnny Farrell† 1929 Bobby Jones#† 1930 Bobby Jones# 1931 Billy Burke† 1932 Gene Sarazen 1933 Johnny Goodman# 1934 Olin Dutra 1935 Sam Parks, Jr. 1936 Tony Manero 1937 Ralph Guldahl 1938 Ralph Guldahl 1939 Byron Nelson† 1940 Lawson Little† 1941 Craig Wood 1942–45 Cancelled due to World War II 1946 Lloyd Mangrum† 1947 Lew Worsham† 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Cary Middlecoff 1950 Ben Hogan† 1951 Ben Hogan 1952 Julius Boros 1953‡ Ben Hogan 1954 Ed Furgol 1955 Jack Fleck† 1956 Cary Middlecoff 1957 Dick Mayer† 1958 Tommy Bolt 1959 Billy Casper 1960 Arnold Palmer 1961 Gene Littler 1962 Jack Nicklaus† 1963 Julius Boros† 1964 Ken Venturi 1965 Gary Player† 1966 Billy Casper† 1967 Jack Nicklaus 1968 Lee Trevino 1969 Orville Moody 1970‡ Tony Jacklin 1971 Lee Trevino† 1972 Jack Nicklaus 1973 Johnny Miller 1974 Hale Irwin 1975 Lou Graham† 1976 Jerry Pate 1977 Hubert Green 1978 Andy North 1979 Hale Irwin 1980 Jack Nicklaus 1981 David Graham 1982 Tom Watson 1983 Larry Nelson 1984 Fuzzy Zoeller† 1985 Andy North 1986 Raymond Floyd 1987 Scott Simpson 1988 Curtis Strange† 1989 Curtis Strange 1990 Hale Irwin† 1991 Payne Stewart† 1992 Tom Kite 1993 Lee Janzen 1994 Ernie Els† 1995 Corey Pavin 1996 Steve Jones 1997 Ernie Els 1998 Lee Janzen 1999 Payne Stewart 2000‡ Tiger Woods 2001 Retief Goosen† 2002‡ Tiger Woods 2003 Jim Furyk 2004 Retief Goosen 2005 Michael Campbell 2006 Geoff Ogilvy 2007 Ángel Cabrera 2008 Tiger Woods† 2009 Lucas Glover 2010 Graeme McDowell 2011‡ Rory McIlroy 2012 Webb Simpson 2013 Justin Rose 2014‡ Martin Kaymer 2015 Jordan Spieth 2016 Dustin Johnson

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; # indicates the event was won by an amateur

Lucas Glover in the Presidents Cup

United States Presidents Cup team – 2007

Woody Austin Stewart Cink Jim Furyk Lucas Glover Charles Howell III Zach Johnson Hunter Mahan Phil Mickelson Steve Stricker David Toms Scott Verplank Tiger Woods Jack Nicklaus (non-playing captain)

Won: 19.5 – 14.5

United States Presidents Cup team – 2009

Stewart Cink Jim Furyk Lucas Glover Zach Johnson Anthony Kim Justin Leonard Hunter Mahan Phil Mickelson Sean O'Hair Kenny Perry Steve Stricker Tiger Woods Fred Couples (non-playing captain)

Won: 19.5 – 14.5

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