Unlike Ricky Barnes, I have actually heard of Lucas Glover before. But really the only reason I have is thanks to my addiction to ESPN Best Ball Challenge which was unceremoniously dumped this year. Regardless of my knowledge, I'm willing to bet you have no idea who Lucas Glover is so I'll give you a little run down to help prep you for this mornings action.Lucas Glover was a 2-time 1st team all American at the University of Clemson which afforded him a spot on the Walker Cup team. For those of you who don't know what the Walker Cup is, it's essentially the Ryder Cup for college kids. The two yeas following college he played on the Nationwide Tour before earning his PGA Card for the 2004 season.Since 2004 Glover has been on the PGA Tour. His results have been enough to keep him on the tour, but not enough to gain him any notoriety to the masses. He has 1 win since 2004, this coming in 2005 at the FUNAI Classic at Disney. He has made the cut of a major just 4 ti...
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Lucas Glover's first major championship and second PGA Tour win. The 109th US Open Golf Prize Money and Purse is $7,500,000 US and the Winner's Share is $1,350,000.
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Lucas Glover was the guy you’ve never heard of before that won the US Open earlier today. And he did it the same way most guys do it: by getting into the final pairing and letting the other guy blow up. Glover finished his round at three over par, good enough for golf’s national championship [...]
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June 22, 2009
Lucas Glover Chokes The Least, Wins U.S. Open
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June 22, 2009
For a while, it looked like there was going to be a storybook finish of some kind at the U.S. Open today. Both Phil Mickelson and David Duval had stories that, for different reasons, got the raucous crowd at Bethpage Black behind them, and each had at least a share of the lead late into [...]
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Mickelson Finishes Second At The U.S. Open Again, Glover Wins
A U.S. Open victory would have been big for Phil, but Mickelson's late push wasn't enough to bring home the trophy that's eluded him for a decade. -Tas
Barnes, Glover tied at U. S. Open
Ricky Barnes held his one shot lead after the third round but made a bogey on the first hole of the final round before play was called due to darkness. That bogey dropped him into a tie with Lucas Glover, who has been on Barnes’ heels all week. The pair lead Phil Mickelson, David Duval, [...]
Glover holds off Mickelson, Duval to win U.S. Open
Lucas Glover has won the U.S. Open at Bethpage Black.
Getting only the second victory of his PGA Tour career, Glover finished a final round of 3-over 73 Monday afternoon to win by two strokes over Phil Mickelson, David Duval and Ricky Barnes.
Glover took the outright lead with his lone birdie of the day at the par-4 16th and held on, taking home $1.35 million for the victory...
Dropping Links: Monday, June 22nd
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June 22, 2009
NEWS
Lucas Glover captures US Open championship at Bethpage Black |ESPN.com|
DT La'Roi Glover retires after 13 seasons, six Pro Bowls |The Times-Picayune|
James Blake loses in Wimbledon first round |SI.com|
BLOGS
Blake Griffin is NCAA Basketball 10 cover athlete |PastaPadre.com|
ESPN gets the rights to the English Premier League |Fang's Bites|
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June 22, 2009
Barnes leads after second round at U.S. Open
Tiger Woods shot 1-under on Saturday to move to +3, 11 back of Ricky Barnes' record pace as the U.S. Open rolls on.
Video: Day 3 highlights: Lefty plays well, Barnes even better
June 20: Phil Mickelson finished up a solid second round, while Ricky Barnes scorched his way to the top of the leaderboard. (NBC Sports)
Rain hits as third round begins at U.S. Open
The rain is back at Bethpage, suspending the U.S. Open again early in the third round. Ricky Barnes leads at -8 with Tiger 11 shots back.
A TIGER WINS THE U.S. OPEN
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June 22, 2009
Just not the Tiger you may have thought was going to lift the trophy…Luke Glover (Clemson) from Greenville, SC survived the weather and Bethpage Black to win the U.S. Open. Glover joined the PGA Tour in 2001 and earned his degree in communications from Clemson in 2005.Getting only the second victory of his PGA Tour career, Glover finished a final round of 3-over 73 Monday afternoon...
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