If you tuned into the U.S. Open on Monday, you witnessed probably the calmest, coolest and all around most laid-back U.S. Open winners in the history of the sport walk off with one of golf’s biggest trophies. Lucas Glover took home the championship in smooth form, and his humble, chilled-out personality was a strangely welcome addition to an event that’s usually dominated by drama, emotion and fist-pumping action.
Lucas Glover’s Winning Clubs
So what did Lucas Glover accomplish this amazing feat, and only his second PGA tour win in his career with? What clubs did he trust to remain that calm down the back stretch? Lucky for all of us, we found out exactly what was in his quiver as he cooly tackled the rain-soaked and often rain-delayed Bethpage Black course. Looks like Nike dominates his bag and represents every single club and even his golf ball. Not suprising. Nevertheless, here are the clubs he chose to win it all:
DRIVER: Nike SQ Sumo2 Tour (9.5°) with Matrix Apache Ozik shaft
FAIRWAY WOODS: Nike SQ II (13°, 19°)
IRONS: Nike CCI Forged (3-PW)
WEDGES: Nike SV Tour (52°, 60°)
PUTTER: Nike prototype
BALL: Nike ONE Tour D
Prototype Putter Wins it for Glover
The interesting thing about his putter, however, is that it’s a prototype putter that reports are saying is very similar to the putters that Paul Casey, Trevor Immelman, Michelle Wie, Justin Leonard and Stewart Cink are all playing. It apparently has these red ribs along the face that supposedly reduce the amount of skidding on the green when you hit the ball, allowing the ball to roll faster and straighter. Looks like it worked pretty well, considering the fact he only had one three-putt the entire tournament. On a course like Bethpage, that’s an achievement in and of itself.
Congrats to Lucas Glover
Congratulations Lucas Glover, well played, well executed and well-handled. Great to watch.
(AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
