Lucas Glover finished at 4-under with a 66. After 54 holes at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, he is now in the lead. Only two bogeys have he made in the most recent round. Due to the caliber of his performance on Saturday, he insisted that he needed some time to consider all the good things that occurred.
Glover earned enough points from his round to maintain the lead
A report from US News stated that after establishing a one-shot advantage over Taylor Moore, Glover stated that he would characterize that day as scrappy; some of it might have been written without the’s.’ He made the most of what he had.
However, Glover is grounded in common sense, so it didn’t take him long to chuckle at his state of mind.
He claimed that three months ago, if he had been angry with 66 or if someone had told him he would be angry with 66, he would have thought them crazy.
At hot TPC Southwind, Glover earned enough points from his round to maintain the lead. His frustration stemmed from two missed short birdie opportunities over the final three holes, including a 4-footer at the par-5 16th hole and a 6-footer with a strong break on the penultimate hole.
The number still put him at 14-under 196 and made him the player to catch on Sunday. It was his sixth score of 66 or lower in his last seven rounds and 11 of his last 19.
And many people are waiting in line for that opportunity.
Moore, who took home his first PGA Tour victory at the Valspar Championship this year, will play in the final group after bogeying his final hole to finish with a 65 and a one-shot deficit.
Tommy Fleetwood finished with three late birdies to shoot a 66, leaving him two strokes down as he pursues his first victory in the United States. Jordan Spieth (68) and Max Homa (65) were three back.
Homa said he enjoys the way the player is playing. He is limited to what he has been able to do. Three really good rounds were played by him. Of course, I left some behind, just like everyone else. He’ll just keep doing it and see what happens the following day.
When Glover won the Wyndham Championship last week, it was his first victory in two years. At the time, he was ranked No. 112 in the FedEx Cup. That raised him to No. 49, comfortably among the top 70 players who qualified for the PGA Tour’s postseason, and depending on how Sunday goes, he now has a chance to secure a spot in the top 30 for the FedEx Cup final.
Despite having a small advantage, Glover at least managed to make some distance. At the beginning of another steamy day in Memphis, 16 players were within four strokes of the lead. Only four players remain inside three shots at this time.
Glover’s impressive run wasn’t a surprise
At 9-under 201, the big group included Patrick Cantlay (66) and Rory McIlroy (68), who were only five strokes behind. This week, McIlroy chose to shave an inch off a new putter he is using, which helped a little, but not enough to make up for four bogeys that kept him back.
ABC News reports that Glover’s impressive run wasn’t a surprise. He started to gain popularity after switching to the long putter at the Memorial. He had three consecutive top-six finishes, had a week off, missed a cut upon returning, won the Wyndham Championship, and is now playing with assurance.
He continues to be the epitome of self-deprecation, as evidenced by his description of how he chipped in for a birdie on the first hole.
Following his lone bogey of the round, he blasted in an 18-foot birdie putt on hole number two and sank an 8-foot birdie on hole number six.
But because of his high expectations, all he could think about after finishing was the two birdie opportunities he missed. This is the result of exceptional form, which was ignited by the 43-year-old former American’s switch to a long putter. champion for all.
Many people’s immediate objective is simply traveling to Chicago next week. At No. 57, Hideki Matsuyama squandered a promising start. He had a 30 on the front nine before shooting a 40 on the back nine. All that effort resulted in a round of par with no ground gained.
In an article from theScore, stated that prior to shooting a 75 on Saturday, Canadian Mackenzie Hughes was in terrific condition; his projected ranking for the final round is just outside the top 50. The top 50 players are crucial because they will be guaranteed participation in all of the $20 million flagship events in 2019.
Glover will likely have his hands full when he gets closer to the top.