It was a round that began with a bogey and ended with two double bogeys over the last four holes, yet when Lucas Glover tallied up the rest of the strokes, he was thrilled with the resulting number. On a Saturday afternoon at TPC Sawgrass where the wind gusted up to 25 mph,

The key was on the greens where he picked up more than 2 ½ shots on the field in strokes gained: putting and rolled in 120 feet of putts, including 33 feet over his final four holes to close with four

Glover switched to a long putter in 2023 and resurrected his career, winning twice. But the putter has been more of a foe than friend so this season.