Lucas Hendley Glover (born November 12, 1979) is an
American professional golfer.
Glover was born in Greenville, South Carolina. He
attended Clemson University from 1998 until 2001,
majoring in communication studies. During his
Clemson career he was named an 1st Team All-America
in 2000 and 2001. He was a member of the 2001 United
States Walker Cup team and turned professional later
that year. He also won the Sunnehanna Amateur in
2001.
Glover played on the Nationwide Tour in 2002 and
2003, winning the Gila River Classic in the late in
the year and finishing 17th on the Money List to
earn promotion to the PGA Tour.
In 2004, Glover played in 30 events on the PGA Tour
making 17 cuts and posting two Top 10 finished.
Glover finished in 134th position on the money list
with $557,453. He was forced to go back to Q School,
where he was on the outside looking in until he
knocked his approach shot to within two feet on the
final hole to regain his card.
In 2005, Glover broke through with his first career
PGA Tour victory at the FUNAI Classic at the Walt
Disney World Resort by holing a 35 yard bunker shot
on the 18th for birdie. Glover went on to finish
30th on the money list with earnings of $2,050,068.
In 2006, Glover had nine Top 10 finishes and
finished 21st on the money list. He has been ranked
in and out of the Top 50 of Official World Golf
Rankings.
