Lucas Glover

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.

Lucas Glover
Personal information
Full nameLucas Hendley Glover
Born (1979-11-12) November 12, 1979
Greenville, South Carolina
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Nationality United States
ResidenceTequesta, Florida[1]
SpouseKrista (née Wakefield)
Children2
Career
CollegeClemson University
Turned professional2001
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking15 (August 16, 2009)[2]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
European Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other2
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters TournamentT20: 2007
PGA Championship5th: 2009
U.S. OpenWon: 2009
The Open ChampionshipT12: 2011

Early years and amateur career

Glover was born in Greenville, South Carolina, the son of major-league baseball player Ron Musselman and Hershey Hendley (The daughter of former pro football player Dick 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.[3]

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 have earned 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. 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.[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 Fluor Field the following month. He was the first Clemson graduate and the first native South Carolinian to win a major professional golf championship.[5]

After his victory at Bethpage, Glover 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.[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 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.

2016

Glover earned $948,927 during the 2015–16 PGA Tour Season. He finished 106th in the FedEx Cup and kept his PGA Tour card. His best finish was 8th in the Wells Fargo Championship.

2017

Glover earned $1,955,822 in 26 events during the 2016–17 PGA Tour Season. He finished 43rd in the season long FedEx Cup and kept his PGA Tour card. His best finish was third in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

2018: Back to the Web.com Finals

Glover finished the 2017–18 PGA Tour Season 135th in the season long FedEx Cup. He made $789,382 in 18 tournaments, with 15 made cuts. Glover returned to the Web.com Tour Finals, where he finished 8th, thus regaining his PGA Tour card for the 2018–19 PGA Tour season.

2019

Glover started the 2018–19 PGA Tour Season with a T17 at the Safeway Open and T14 at the Sanderson Farms Championship. On November 3, 2018, during the third round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, Glover shot 61 (10-under-par). He started his round with a bogey at the 10th but managed seven birdies and a pair of eagles from that point on. This matched his career-low round on the PGA Tour (9-under 61 in round 2 of the 2016 Wyndham Championship). Glover entered the final round in third place.[8] In the fourth round, Glover shot 71 and finished in T7. Glover then finished in the top 12 finishers in 5 of his next 6 PGA Tour starts, this included a T4 at the 2019 Honda Classic. As of March 12, 2019, Glover had earned $1,372,193 for the season, good for 23rd on the money list.[1]

Personal life

Glover has lived in St. Simons Island, Georgia,[9] Simpsonville, South Carolina,[10] and Tequesta, Florida.[1] He has two children with his wife Krista.[11] Krista was arrested and charged with domestic violence and resisting arrest in Ponte Vedra, Florida, during the 2018 Players Championship.[12] Several months after the incident, once the case was over, Glover made a public statement that his wife is not on probation nor will she have to proceed with substance abuse or mental health evaluation. He also added, she never hit him.[13]

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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin 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.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2011 Wells Fargo Championship Jonathan Byrd Won with par on first extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin 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)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Sep 23, 2001 Oklahoma Open −9 (66-65-70=201) 3 strokes Grant Masson, Albert Ochoa
2 Oct 21, 2009 PGA Grand Slam of Golf −11 (65-66=131) 5 strokes Ángel Cabrera

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunners-up
2009U.S. Open1 shot deficit−4 (69-64-70-73=276)2 strokes Ricky Barnes, David Duval,
Phil Mickelson

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament20022003200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament CUT T20
U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT 1
The Open Championship CUT T27 T78 CUT
PGA Championship CUT T46 T50 5
Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018
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 20192020
Masters Tournament CUT
PGA Championship T16 CUT
U.S. Open CUT T17
The Open Championship T20 NT
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00000184
PGA Championship000112115
U.S. Open100112154
The Open Championship00000295
Totals1002274318
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (twice)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
The Players Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT 3 T50 CUT CUT CUT T6 T72 CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Championship T13 T26 T56 T61
Match Play R64 R64 R64 NT1
Invitational T4 T63 T19 T22 T23
Champions T20 T50 T49 NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Top 10
  Did not play

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

SeasonWins (Majors)Earnings ($)Rank[14]
200106,180n/a
2002016,349n/a
200300n/a
20040557,454134
200512,050,06830
200602,587,98221
200701,664,16748
20080998,491105
20091 (1)3,692,5809
201001,511,27557
201111,823,32748
2012067,112216
20130747,812108
20140210,166182
20150515,241156
20160948,927110
201701,955,82248
20180789,382131
201902,613,96536
20200728,355118
Career*3 (1)23,484,65563[15]

*Through the 2020 season.

  • Glover was not a member of the PGA Tour until 2004.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

  1. "Lucas Glover – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. "Week 33 2009 Ending 16 Aug 2009" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  3. Mull, Brian (July 1, 2009). "Musselman can enjoy Glover's golf success only from afar". Star-News. Wilmington, North Carolina.
  4. "Glover grabs dramatic US Open win". BBC Sport. June 22, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
  5. "Glover brings home U.S. Open". Clemson World. Summer-Fall 2009. p. 7.
  6. "Glover lands major winners' title". BBC Sport. October 21, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
  7. "Glover defeats Byrd in playoff to win third PGA Tour title". BBC Sport. May 8, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
  8. Culp, Josh (November 3, 2018). "The Roundup: Glover's Day". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  9. Westin, David (April 4, 2014). "Golfers make homes on St. Simons Island". The Augusta Chronicle.
  10. "Lucas Glover's House". virtualglobetrotting.com.
  11. Rosaforte, Tim (January 28, 2012). "The Maturation Of Lucas Glover". Golf Digest.
  12. "Wife of PGA Tour pro Lucas Glover arrested on domestic violence charge in Florida". Golfweek. May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  13. Hoggard, Rex (January 20, 2019). "Lucas Glover and wife embrace 'new beginning'". Golf Channel. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  14. "Official Money". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  15. "Career Money Leaders". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
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