Lucas Glover shares hilarious explanation for taking off his shoes during middle of PGA Tour event
Open champion Lucas Glover bizarrely took off his shoes after making a putt during the final round of the 3M Open on Sunday afternoon, and his lengthy explanation as to why he did so did not disappoint.Glover, who went on to finish T-57 in the PGA Tour event in Minnesota, sank a 10-foot birdie putt on the 10th hole during the final round. Instead of simply walking to the cup to retrieve his golf ball, he first walked over to the fringe around the green, slid off his shoes, and then approached the hole to grab his golf ball from the cup.It was an odd moment, to say the least.JACKSON KOIVUN ARRIVES IN STYLE, LUCAS GLOVER TAKES OFF HIS SHOES, AND THE GREATEST GOLF DAD MOMENTWhile Golf Channel, along with the majority of others out there, assumed that Glover was peacefully protesting the AimPoint green-reading system many players implement these days, which he is admittedly not a fan of, his removal of shoes wasn't a protest at all.In fact, Glover was ultimately respecting the players behind him.The PGA Tour later confirmed that Glover had been asked to be "mindful" of his spike marks on the green.
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Open champion Lucas Glover bizarrely took off his shoes after making a putt during the final round of the 3M Open on Sunday afternoon, and his lengthy explanation as to why he did so did not disappoint.Glover, who went on to finish T-57 in the PGA Tour event in Minnesota, sank a 10-foot birdie putt on the 10th hole during the final round. Instead of simply walking to the cup to retrieve his golf ball, he first walked over to the fringe around the green, slid off his shoes, and then approached the hole to grab his golf ball from the cup.It was an odd moment, to say the least.JACKSON KOIVUN ARRIVES IN STYLE, LUCAS GLOVER TAKES OFF HIS SHOES, AND THE GREATEST GOLF DAD MOMENTWhile Golf Channel, along with the majority of others out there, assumed that Glover was peacefully protesting the AimPoint green-reading system many players implement these days, which he is admittedly not a fan of, his removal of shoes wasn't a protest at all.In fact, Glover was ultimately respecting the players behind him.The PGA Tour later confirmed that Glover had been asked to be "mindful" of his spike marks on the green. The removal of his shoes before picking up his golf ball was certainly one way of doing that, especially given that he wears metal spikes.Despite the Tour stating that Glover removing his shoes had everything to do with his spike marks, he wanted to clear the air even further, and did so in hilarious fashion."Alright, let’s clear this up. For 23 years on the PGA Tour I’ve worn spikes.
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- Open champion Lucas Glover bizarrely took off his shoes after making a putt during the final round of the 3M Open on Sunday afternoon, and his lengthy explanation as to why he did so did not disappoint.Glover, who went on to finish T-57 in the PGA Tour event in Minnesota, sank a 10-foot birdie putt on the 10th hole during the final round. Instead of simply walking to the cup to retrieve his golf ball, he first walked over to the fringe around the green, slid off his shoes, and then approached the hole to grab his golf ball from the cup.It was an odd moment, to say the least.JACKSON KOIVUN ARRIVES IN STYLE, LUCAS GLOVER TAKES OFF HIS SHOES, AND THE GREATEST GOLF DAD MOMENTWhile Golf Channel, along with the majority of others out there, assumed that Glover was peacefully protesting the AimPoint green-reading system many players implement these days, which he is admittedly not a fan of, his removal of shoes wasn't a protest at all.In fact, Glover was ultimately respecting the players behind him.The PGA Tour later confirmed that Glover had been asked to be "mindful" of his spike marks on the green.
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