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LUCAS GLOVER

UNITED STATES

Height:

6 ft, 2 in

Weight:

195 lbs

Birthday:

11/12/1979

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College:Clemson University (2005, Communication Studies)
Turned Pro:2001
Birthplace:Greenville, SC
Residence:Greenville, SC

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PGA TOUR VICTORIES (3)
2005  FUNAI Classic at the WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort.  2009  U.S. Open Championship.  2011  Wells Fargo Championship. 
Nationwide Tour VICTORIES (1)
2003  Gila River Classic at Wild Horse Pass Resort. 
Other Victories
(1): 2009 PGA Grand Slam of Golf.
Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position (214)
$34,950
Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round
66 at Round 2, Shell Houston Open.
Best PGA TOUR Finishes
1-- FUNAI Classic at the WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort, U.S. Open Championship, Wells Fargo Championship.
Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
1-- Gila River Classic at Wild Horse Pass Resort.
2011 Best PGA TOUR Finishes
P1-- Wells Fargo Championship.
2011 Season PGA TOUR
Tournaments Entered--23; in money--15; Top 10 finishes--1
Career Highlights

2011: Joined former Clemson University teammate Jonathan Byrd in a playoff after the duo finished regulation deadlocked at the Wells Fargo Championship at 15-under 273. He parred the first extra hole (par-4 18th) for the victory, marking his only top-10 finish of the campaign. It was his first TOUR playoff and fourth in Wells Fargo Championship history. He became the first player in the nine-year history of the Charlotte event to record all four rounds in the 60s (67-68-69-69). His opening-round 67 is also the lowest start by a winner. His 72-hole total of 15-under 273 is one shy of the tournament record held by 2008 champion Anthony Kim. Led the field in Strokes Gained-Putting by gaining 10.606 strokes on the field. In eight starts at the Wells Fargo Championship, missed just one cut (2005) and amassed four top-10 finishes, highlighted by his win and a T2 in 2009. All three of his TOUR wins have been in come-from-behind fashion. He entered the final round Sunday in Charlotte three strokes behind Byrd, was one stroke behind Ricky Barnes going into the final round of the U.S. Open and was three behind Rich Beem, Tim Clark and Tom Pernice, Jr., after 54 holes of the 2005 Funai Classic at Walt Disney World.

Finished second at the Telus World Skins Game in Banff, Alberta, Canada, in late July. Had five skins and $125,000, leaving him behind winner Jhonattan Vegas (seven skins and $140,000). Others in the field were Stephen Ames, Anthony Kim and Paul Casey. 2010: Finished the year ranked No. 74 in the FedExCup standings, with three top-10 finishes in 23 starts.

Was first-, second-, and third-round leader at SBS Championship before closing with final-round 76 to finish T14.

Posted first top-10 of the season at Farmers Insurance Open, finishing T9.

Aced 16th hole in second round of Shell Houston Open, the first in the tournament since 2005 and the first on the Redstone Tournament Course.

Finished third at THE PLAYERS Championship, his best showing at THE PLAYERS after failing to make the cut in his previous starts at TPC Sawgrass. It was also his best finish since winning the 2009 U.S. Open.

Finished seventh at the Wyndham Championship, three shots behind winner Arjun Atwal. Held a share of the lead on several occasions during the final round after posting a 6-under-par 29 on first nine holes, including a stretch with five straight birdies. Stumbled home with a 38 to fall from contention. 2009: Topped Ricky Barnes, David Duval and Phil Mickelson by one stroke at the U.S. Open at Bethpage Black in June. Amassed an additional five top-10 finishes, making 21 of 26 cuts. Played in all four of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup events before finishing 17th in the final FedExCup standings.

Finished T3 at the Buick Invitational for his first top-10 of the year on the strength of a 7-under weekend (69-68), the lowest score over the final 36 holes. Also ranked in the top 10 in fairways hit (T5) and Greens in Regulation (T8) for the week. Joined winner Nick Watney as the only two players to record three sub-70 rounds for the week.

T2 at the Quail Hollow Championship with Bubba Watson, one stroke behind winner Sean O'Hair.

Shot a final-round 73 to win a wet U.S. Open by two strokes over third-round leader Ricky Barnes, Phil Mickelson and David Duval. The victory was the second of his PGA TOUR career, having previously won the 2005 Funai Classic at Walt Disney World Resort. Resumed the final round Monday morning tied for the lead with Barnes at 7-under. He dropped three strokes in the first nine holes, but then put together five straight pars to get back on track. After bogeying the par-4 15th—the toughest hole on the course—bounced back with his only birdie of the round at the par-4 16th to move back to 4-under. He parred the last two holes to win the title. Mickelson, now a record five-time runner-up in the U.S. Open, tied for the lead at 4-under after an eagle on the par-5 13th. However, he bogeyed the 15th and 17th holes coming home. Duval was one stroke back at 3-under until he bogeyed the 17th hole. The day after his U.S. Open victory, went on a whirlwind media tour of New York City, appearing on "Regis & Kelly," reading the Top 10 List on the "Late Show with David Letterman," visiting the top of the Empire State Building for a photo session and calling into various national sports radio talk shows.

On the first tee of the next week's pro-am at the Travelers Championship, received a congratulatory shaving cream pie in the face from friend Johnson Wagner. Shot three 65s and finished T11.

Paired with 2008 U.S. Open champion Tiger Woods in the first two rounds the following week at the AT&T National, shot three rounds in the 60s to place T5.

Finished fifth at the PGA Championship to record his first two career top-10s in majors.

Finished T10 at the TOUR Championship with a final-round 69.

A Captain's Pick for The Presidents Cup for the second time in his career.

Won the PGA Grand Slam of Golf by five strokes. 2008: Made the cut in 20 of 26 starts with two top-10 finishes and a No. 49 finish in the FedExCup standings. Fell just $1,509 shy of surpassing $1 million in earnings for the fourth consecutive season.

Held a one-shot lead over eventual champion Boo Weekley through 36 holes at the Verizon Heritage before weekend rounds of 73-71 left him T7.

Finished T7 at the Buick Open, set up by a final-round 67 that included six consecutive birdies on Nos. 12-17 before narrowly missing a seventh at the 72nd hole. 2007: Recorded three top-10 finishes and was chosen to play on the United States team in The Presidents Cup.

Shared the lead with Justin Rose entering the final round at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, but a closing 8-over 80 in wet and windy conditions dropped him to T13.

Best finish was a T4 at the PODS Championship. Shot 67-69 on the weekend to finish two behind Mark Calcavecchia.

Chosen by U.S. Captain Jack Nicklaus as a Captain's Pick for The Presidents Cup, where he went 2-3-0 in his rookie year as a member. Teamed with Scott Verplank to win two matches, defeating Stuart Appleby and Retief Goosen in the opening-day foursomes and then Vijay Singh and Mike Weir in the third-day Foursomes. 2006: Finished season with career highs on money list (No. 21), in earnings ($2,587,982) and top-10s (9).

Placed sixth in first appearance at the Mercedes Championships. Recorded the first hole-in-one at the tournament since the event moved to the Plantation Course at Kapalua in 1999 by using a 5-iron on the 203-yard eighth hole. The shot earned him a 2006 Mercedes-Benz CLS55 AMG and was the first eagle of the season.

T4 at the Buick Invitational when he left his 64-foot eagle putt on 72nd hole just a couple inches short to miss a chance to join playoff between winner Tiger Woods, Jose Maria Olazabal and Nathan Green.

Ended the season making 10 straight cuts. One of only five players to finish season with a double-digit cuts-made streak.

Was second in Total Birdies (402) behind Daniel Chopra's 435.

Swing coach Dick Harmon passed away in February and Glover served as a pallbearer and was one of those who delivered eulogies at the funeral. 2005: Second-year player captured his first TOUR win and a third-place finish. Earned more than $2 million, almost quadrupling the $557,474 he earned during his rookie season.

Captured his first TOUR victory at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort with birdies on the last two holes, making a 40-foot putt from the fringe on No. 17 and a 100-foot bunker shot on the last hole to win. Had four no-putt greens on the final nine. He earned $792,000 and moved to 28th on the money list, enough to get him into the season-ending TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola for the first time. 2004: In rookie season, made 30 starts and played on the weekend 17 times, finishing No. 134.

In only his 17th career start on TOUR, collected first top-10 with a T10 finish at the Wachovia Championship after receiving a sponsor exemption.

Posted his first TOUR ace during second round of Cialis Western Open, using a 5-iron from 220 yards on the 12th hole.

Finished T26 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to up his eligibility status on TOUR for 2005. 2003: Collected $193,989 to finish No. 17 on the Nationwide Tour money list and earn initial TOUR card for 2004.

Jumped into the top 20 on the money list with his first Nationwide Tour title at the Gila River Golf Classic at Wild Horse Pass Resort. 2002: Made seven of 12 cuts as rookie on Nationwide Tour. Amateur: First-team All-American in 2000 and 2001 at Clemson. Was an honorable mention selection as a sophomore in 1999. First-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference from 1999-2001. Won three tournaments for Clemson during his career and was a member of two NCAA runners-up (1998 and 2001).

Three-time South Carolina Amateur champion from 1998-2000.

Member of the 2001 U.S. Walker Cup team. Named to the 2000 and 2001 Palmer Cup teams.

College teammates with TOUR players Jonathan Byrd and D.J. Trahan.
Personal

Avid Clemson Tiger sports fan.

An avid reader, particularly mysteries and thrillers. Read four books during the week of his rainy 2009 U.S. Open victory.

Credits his grandfather, Dick Hendley, for giving him his start in golf. Grandfather gave him a cut-down club when Lucas was 3 and first took him to the Masters at age 6. Hendley was a standout in football and baseball at Clemson, where he is a Hall of Fame member and played one season (1951) with the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers. Lucas was inducted into the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame in the fall 2007.
PGA TOURPlayoff Record
1-0
National Teams
The Presidents Cup (2), 2007, 2009; Walker Cup (1), 2001.
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