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No Gloves Needed, Lucas Goes Back-to-Back
Lucas Glover wins first FedEx Cup Playoffs Event and Second Straight PGA Tour Event
August 15, 2023
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Lucas Glover celebrates his playoff victory Sunday (Getty Images)
Lucas Glover won the St. Jude Championship and first FedEx Cup Playoffs event Sunday, securing his second straight PGA Tour victory. Known for not wearing gloves while golfing, Glover overcame the heat and pressure to secure the win and 2,000 extra FedEx Cup points, vaulting him into 4th place in the current season-long race.
Glover ices his hands before his tee shot at the 18th hole (Getty Images)
“It's a way to keep my hands from sweating,” he explained. “If you leave them in there as long as you can stand it and then wipe them off real quick, it closes your pores up for 10, 15 minutes. So, I do that if there's any water in the coolers when it's like this since I don't wear a glove. It literally stops them from sweating for a little while.”
The 43-year-old PGA Tour veteran now sits only behind Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler, and Rory McIlroy in the season-long race (who also happen to be the Top-3 ranked golfers in the world). Glover, ranked 30th in the world, looks to continue his incredible run this week at the BMW Championship in Illinois.
What a time to be Lucas Glover. 🙌
— Golf Digest (@GolfDigest)
3:30 PM • Aug 14, 2023
TOP 50 MOVING ON
The Top 50 players following yesterday’s first play-off event now advance to play in this week’s BMW Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club.
These players also gain access to next season’s eight Signature Events, which feature elevated purses and point totals. Cam Davis and Hideki Matsuyama were the only two players not already in the top 50 to make the leap this week, following spectacular performances.
A look at the top 50 who have qualified for @BMWchamps 👀
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR)
3:38 PM • Aug 14, 2023
Déjà Vu
Lilia Vu won the AIG Women’s Open on Sunday, continuing her incredible career-comeback story and capturing her second major title of the year. Well done Lilia!
Lilia Vu only made one cut during her rookie LPGA Tour season in 2019.
Vu spent the 2020 and 2021 seasons on the @EpsonTour, where she won three times and re-qualified for the LPGA Tour.
She's now won three times on Tour in 2023 and is a 2x major champion. 🏆
Never give up.
— LPGA (@LPGA)
6:19 PM • Aug 14, 2023
Lilia Vu celebrates her second career major at the Women's Open at Walton Heath Golf Club near London (Getty Images)
WINNERS FROM LAST WEEK
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OFFICIAL WORLD GOLF RANKINGS: TOP 60
Arrows indicate Top-5 movers in this week’s OWGR
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