Lucas Hendley Glover was born on November 12,1979 and is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.
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41 Facts About Lucas Glover
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Lucas Glover won the South Carolina State High School championship as a freshman and sophomore and finished as the runner up as a junior and senior.
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Lucas Glover attended Clemson University from 1998 to 2001, where he was a brother of Alpha Tau Omega.
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Lucas Glover was named first-team All-American in 2000 and 2001 and honorable mention All-American in 1999.
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Lucas Glover was a member of the 2001 United States Walker Cup team and the 1999 USA vs Japan Cup Team.
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Lucas Glover won three college tournaments and won the South Carolina Amateur in 1998,1999 and 2000 and the Sunnehanna Amateur in 2001.
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Lucas Glover 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.
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Lucas 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.
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Lucas Glover made 17 of 26 cuts while recording six top-10 finishes and 7 top-25 finishes.
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Lucas Glover picked up his first Nationwide Tour win at the Gila River Classic at Wild Horse Pass Resort.
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Lucas Glover 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.
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Lucas Glover made 16 of 28 cuts while recording 7 top-10 finishes and 9 top-25 finishes.
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Lucas Glover 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.
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Lucas Glover went on to finish 30th on the money list with earnings of $2,050,068.
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Lucas Glover made 23 of 31 cuts and finished in the top-10 9 times and the top-25 17 times.
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Lucas Glover made his first cut in a major at the PGA Championship where he finished in a tie for 46th.
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Lucas Glover earned $2,587,982 in 2006 and finished 31st on the money list.
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Lucas Glover was ranked in and out of the top 50 of Official World Golf Rankings during the year.
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Lucas Glover made the cut in 22 of 29 events and recorded three top-10s and 13 top-25s.
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Lucas Glover earned $1,664,167 on the year and finished 53rd on the money list.
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Lucas Glover was selected for the 2007 Presidents Cup where the United States defeated the International team 19½ to 14½.
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Lucas Glover made 20 of 26 cuts but only recorded two top-10s and eight top-25s.
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Lucas Glover earned $998,491 in 2008 and finished 105th on the money list.
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Lucas Glover won the US Open at the Bethpage Black Course by two strokes over Phil Mickelson, Ricky Barnes, and David Duval.
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Lucas Glover 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 US Open appearances.
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Lucas Glover was one of just a handful of players who won the US Open after having to play in a sectional qualifier.
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Lucas Glover shot a second round 64, tying the low round of the week with Mike Weir.
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Lucas Glover entered the final round one stroke behind 54-hole leader Ricky Barnes but in tough conditions on Monday's final round, both Lucas Glover and Barnes struggled.
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Lucas Glover hit his approach shot to within 6 feet of the hole and made the putt to take a lead he would not relinquish.
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Lucas Glover would be honored for his US Open win at a Clemson Alumni Association meeting in Greenville at Fluor Field the following month.
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Lucas Glover was the first Clemson graduate and the first native South Carolinian to win a major professional golf championship.
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On May 8,2011, Lucas Glover defeated Jonathan Byrd, another former Clemson star, in a playoff to win the Wells Fargo Championship.
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Lucas Glover did not lose his Tour card due to the fact that he had two years remaining on the exemption from his US Open win.
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Lucas Glover finished 14th in the finals, regaining his Tour card.
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Lucas Glover started his round with a bogey at the 10th but managed seven birdies and a pair of eagles from that point on.
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Lucas Glover has lived in St Simons Island, Georgia, Simpsonville, South Carolina, and Tequesta, Florida.
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Several months after the incident, once the case was over, Lucas 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.
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