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Former U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover bizarrely took disconnected his shoes aft making a putt during nan last information of nan 3M Open connected Sunday afternoon, and his lengthy mentation arsenic to why he did truthful did not disappoint.
Glover, who went connected to decorativeness T-57 successful nan PGA Tour arena successful Minnesota, sank a 10-foot birdie putt connected nan 10th spread during nan last round. Instead of simply stepping to nan cup to retrieve his play ball, he first walked complete to nan fringe astir nan green, slid disconnected his shoes, and past approached nan spread to drawback his play shot from nan cup.
It was an overseas moment, to opportunity nan least.
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While Golf Channel, on pinch nan mostly of others retired there, assumed that Glover was peacefully protesting nan AimPoint green-reading strategy galore players instrumentality these days, which he is admittedly not a instrumentality of, his removal of shoes wasn't a protestation astatine all.
In fact, Glover was yet respecting nan players down him.
Lucas Glover of nan United States walks disconnected nan 2nd tee during nan 2nd information of nan 3M Open 2026 astatine TPC Twin Cities connected July 24, 2026 successful Blaine, Minnesota. (Photo by Andrew Wevers/Getty Images) (Andrew Wevers/Getty Images)
The PGA Tour later confirmed that Glover had been asked to beryllium "mindful" of his spike marks connected nan green. The removal of his shoes earlier picking up his play shot was surely 1 measurement of doing that, particularly fixed that he wears metallic spikes.
Despite nan Tour stating that Glover removing his shoes had everything to do pinch his spike marks, he wanted to clear nan aerial moreover further, and did truthful successful hilarious fashion.
"Alright, let’s clear this up. For 23 years connected nan PGA Tour I’ve worn spikes. 23 years ago, astir of america did. It hasn’t been that agelong since we were NOT allowed to pat them down. Yesterday was nan first clip I’ve ever had a complaint," Glover's hilariously lengthy statement connected Instagram began.
"I cognize location person been immoderate beautiful heated discussions and arguments betwixt different players successful years past astir spike marks and knowing really to walk, but not since we’ve been capable to pat them down. Yesterday was nan first clip I’ve ever been approached astir my spikes. In nan mediate of nan round, by an official, not a player.
"First of all, it’s not nan officials' place. I wasn’t breaking immoderate rules. Secondly, location were group successful nan groups successful beforehand of maine and down maine wearing metallic spikes arsenic well. The greens astatine 3M are bent grass, were soft, and appeared to person been watered a adjacent magnitude (because of nan forecast I’d imagine). I don’t attraction what you deterioration connected your feet, metallic aliases soft spikes, successful those conditions they are going to get hit up. I did my champion astir nan spread to pat down my harm arsenic I was leaving nan area," nan connection continued.
Lucas Glover of nan United States hits an attack changeable connected nan seventh spread during nan last information of nan ISCO Championship 2026 astatine Hurstbourne Country Club connected July 12, 2026 successful Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
"Have I mentioned that we tin pat them down now? Or moreover hole a soft spike depression? My objection yesterday had thing to do pinch Aimpoint. I person nary thought really anyone came to that conclusion. I took my shoes disconnected to get my shot retired of spread because that was virtually nan only measurement to not make immoderate marks astir nan hole. Again, nary matter what type of spikes were connected my shoes. Have I mentioned that we tin pat them down now?
"My biggest disappointment successful each of this, is that a mini faction of group are talking excessively overmuch astir this, a non issue, alternatively of Jackson Koivin.
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"Looking guardant to The Rocket Classic this week. I’ll beryllium wearing metallic spikes, and nan group playing down maine are still allowed to pat down nan marks. Did I mention that," nan connection concluded.
Lucas Glover of nan United States plays a changeable from nan 16th tee during nan first information of nan 3M Open 2026 astatine TPC Twin Cities connected July 23, 2026 successful Blaine, Minnesota. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) (David Berding/Getty Images)
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And that, friends, is really you make a connection astir what is yet a immense non-story, but still a unsocial situation, nonetheless.
Glover's countless reminders that players tin so pat down spike marks during play is simply a chef's kiss.
Mark Harris is simply a writer for OutKick.
