[PHOTO: Andy Lyons]
“I make my money with these.”
A lot has been made of Lucas Glover’s putting during his recent stretch of blazing hot form, and for good reason. His switch to a long putter has been a revelation, vanquishing his yips and heating up his performance on the greens.
Yet it wasn’t a putter Glover was holding in his hands when he said those words to Jason Baile, the director of instruction at Jupiter Hills Club in Florida and Golf Digest Best in State Teacher. It was an iron.
When Baile asked Glover what part of his game he wanted to improve on, that was where Glover’s mind went. Squeezing every last drop of juice from his ball-striking. And it’s why, while the putter has grabbed the headlines, Glover’s ball-striking has been the workhorse carrying the load.
During his past two victories, Glover has ranked 15th and 12th in Strokes Gained: Putting,…