Glover stays hot, seizes early lead at Barbasol

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — Lucas Glover continued the new streak that started when he switched to a protracted putter, taking pictures a 9-under 63 on Thursday for a one-shot lead within the Barbasol Championship.

The 43-year-old Glover prolonged his run of consecutive rounds within the 60s to 9. After struggling along with his placing for years, the 2009 U.S. Open champion started utilizing the broomstick two weeks in the past on the Rocket Mortgage Basic and completed tied for fourth. He adopted that with a tie for sixth final week on the John Deere Basic.

“Simply received confidence within the placing and making a few of these mid-range putts and really snug over the quick ones once more,” Glover mentioned. “Anytime you are placing nicely it takes strain off the remainder of your sport. You do not really feel a lot strain to hit it good, which isn’t doable.”

Fellow PGA Tour veterans Ryan Moore and Ryan Armour every shot 64 at Keene Hint Membership.

Glover made six birdies on the entrance 9 to show in 5-under 31. Then he holed his method from 138 yards for eagle on the par-4 twelfth and made consecutive birdies on the fifteenth and sixteenth holes.

Glover received the final of his 4 PGA Tour titles on the John Deere two years in the past.

“There hasn’t been till not too long ago a variety of low rounds, however I’ve at all times appreciated this time of 12 months and this stretch,” mentioned Glover, who’s enjoying the Barbasol for the primary time. “Getting scorching on the proper time, and 63 anytime anyplace is fairly good. I am going to take ’em.”

Armour, one of many first gamers to go off Thursday morning, and Moore have been practically as spectacular on a sunny, humid day.

Armour birdied Nos. 2-5 and closed with one other run of 4 straight birdies. Moore birdied every of the 4 par-5s in his bogey-free spherical.

“Had three actually good possibilities for eagle, which I made zero of them,” Moore mentioned, “however having two-putt birdies 3 times a day is sweet and no-stress two-putts are good.”

Daniel Brown, Wesley Bryan, Cody Gribble and Andrew Novak every shot 65.

The group two photographs off the lead included 4 European tour gamers who traveled throughout the Atlantic for this co-sanctioned occasion: Marcus Helligkilde of Denmark, Marcus Kinhult of Sweden, Angel Hildago Portillo of Spain and American John Veerman. They have been joined by People Adam Long and Bo Van Pelt and Swede Vincent Norrmanwho performs on the PGA Tour.