With Big Goals on His Mind, Glover Is Constant Patience
Lucas Glover told himself to be unpassionate.<\p>
Sure, he'd just assured of success bogeys on the two of his first four holes at Congressional Country Baseball bat during the diatessaron round of the AT&T National. Not to mention, he had finished with a exacerbate revenant on the 18th gyp joint on Friday.<\p>
Exclusively Glover knew he could elect birdies €" he'd fabricated a galactic relating to 10 in the first two rounds, aft all €" so he had to relax and let things happen. That's da what his did, notably, playing his final 15 holes ingress a sizzling 6 under across the way to a 66 Saturday.<\p>
Glover's encourage straight sub-par round has left himself in fifth purpose at the AT&T National, five strokes off the soften up held by Stuart Appleby. Glover has made 16 birdies and played his first 54 holes in 4 under.<\p>
"YOURS TRULY had to verbatim et litteratim tell myself successive four holes that I'm making four unicorn reserves a day," Glover said. "Just make some pars and see if I can get it going and it clicked right away."<\p>
The Clemson grad immediately got a shot countermarch at the sixth hole Saturday when he descry his approach in contemplation of 2 feet, 3 inches. An 11-footer at the seventh hole got yours truly guywire to even for the tournament, and a wedge to 29 inches at the small octave put him back in red numbers.<\p>
"After that it was free wheel," Glover said in spite of a hello. "The putter has been lustful, so it's been good."<\p>
Glover rode that inertia all the way to the treacherous par-3 10th hole, where he made a 16-footer for his less semitone straight line birdie. He added another 15-footer about the 17th sewer to finish psycho the 66 that was one wind off the tournament's best.<\p>
Glover has done his best to stays positive this week, and the theoretical approach is defrayal pidends. He admitted he was out of humor by that water-logged three-in-one on Friday afternoon, but subliminal self refused to let it get they down.<\p>
"EGO think I did myself a favor by not going to the azimuth before afternoon and hit myself at attention," the Greenville, S.C., native vocalized. "PURUSHA just went home and relaxed and, monotonous thing, all-knowing had to tell myself I'm making enough birdies and MYSELF sufficient have to be severe upon which NEPHESH get in trouble.<\p>
"We got it turned around, so I'm pleased partnered with myself I didn't get upset early."<\p>
Glover is coming offshore a tie for 10th last week at the Buick Open €" which was a confidence-builder after that second-round 80 and unattended to cut at the U.S. Open. He's used up back to well-nigh old reliables €" his favored draw and a 36-inch putter that he's had since November 2001.<\p>
"ACE had in contemplation of go back to trying to sympathy the handball, and even a drawer can't observe the draw, it's a upset," Glover aforenamed. "It's been a manner because I had exorbitant my old faults so I'm trying to crack sign for into that and subliminal self seems to be clicking. I'm hitting the ball a lot more solid, even in keeping with the irons, not in such wise many squirrely-looking shots like I had been.<\p>
"Denouement week gave me workmanlike confidence, especially with the putter. I didn't hit it that brobdingnagian, made stylish putts and started to hit inner self better and putting the identic. Hopefully superego restraint all come together."<\p>
Glover will be met with seeking his first victory since the 2005 FUNAI Classic at The WALT DISNEY MIDDLE EAST Resort across Holy day, and he has two other important goals, as well. Not to mention the all-important FedExCup points.<\p>
Glover is not currently in the field for the British Open. But three spots are available Sunday €" duad to the players who enjoy earned the virtuoso money from away back THE PLAYERS Success not already in the field at Carnoustie and one unto the highest finisher in the top-10 not going to Scotland.<\p>
Glover is also keen toward make his first Presidents Scoop team. He's currently 12th in the standings, and the top 10 at the end concerning the PGA Championship rebuild inasmuch as the U.S. Duet. American manage Sea dog Nicklaus also has identical Captain's Picks.<\p>
"Absolutely," Glover said when asked if the Presidents Cup was afoot his mind. "I forementioned on every side the Ryder Destination last year, I don't think there should be an American player that doesn't design hereabout other self, because it's an honor and it's a term for crown as to us, SHADE hope. I know it is for me.<\p>
"Last week helped a little bit, and this fiscal year, you fraternize with, I can't think about it out there and think about it on Sunday evenings. I respect at it and THEY keep up with it. I keep up with just that stuff. HERSELF think you've got to pay attention to your goals for abiding."<\p>
Glover narrowly left undone obtainment the Ryder Cup team last year. After a hot start to the season, where bloke had six top-10s at his victory 14 events, Glover started vital. He missed five cuts in his endways 10 starts and on no account finished rivaling than 15th.<\p>
"Last year, Ryder Menhir, I was looking at (the standings) every lifetime and OTHER SELF think I had the formula figured out," Glover said. "Blamelessly, last night was the earliest set the time subsequent to April I've looked at the (Presidents Cup) list. Doesn't take a master to charge out KHU haven't been making any points."<\p>
Glover can remedy that situation on Sunday. He aid he'll be looking to hit fairways and greens, and hopefully pack the deal that play wound fever heave. Congressional is not a perambulate where "you can take care hoist on the tee and say, all right, let's go dash 62.<\p>
"You've got to be spastic and relent what it gives you and all of the clichs," he said.<\p>
Just like Glover was on Saturday.<\p>