Lucas Glover fired a four-under par 66 to seize a one-stroke lead after Saturday’s third round of the St. Jude Championship, the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoff opener.
The 43-year-old American, trying to win for the second consecutive week, birdied four of the first six holes on his way to finishing 54 holes on 14-under 196 at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee.
That put Glover, the 2009 US Open champion, one ahead of countryman Taylor Moore, who shot 65, with England’s Tommy Fleetwood third on 198 after a third straight 66.
“Scrappy would be how I would describe that day. Parts of it you could remove the ‘S,’” Glover said.
“It was a little bit of smoke and mirrors today, just to be honest. I got a lot out of what I had.
“Short game bailed me out a lot early, and missed a couple putts I thought I should have made coming in. But I’m still in a good spot.”