Lucas Glover Remains Humble As He Arrives at The Travelers Championship

CROMWELL, CT - After Lucas Glover calmly rolled in his three-foot putt to win the US Open, he didn’t jump out of his spikes with joy, toss his putter fifty feet in the air or run around the green pumping his fist.

He simply sunk the biggest putt of his life, shook a few hands, hugged his wife and family, and went off to sign his scorecard.  

Some might have viewed Glover’s celebration, or lack-there-of, as dull and boring.

Perhaps Lucas Glover didn’t provide the same theatre that other players do through their often animated, and intense celebrations, but then that's just not Lucas Glover. 

At no time during the U.S. Open did Glover stray from either his game or personality.  Why would he start on the 72nd hole?

When he arrived at the Traveler's Championship, just forty eight hours after his improbable US Open victory, Glover was still the same quiet, shy, and at times, overly polite man he always is.

Glover walked into the press room with his face barely visible under his Nike hat which was pulled down so low, it’s a wonder he could even see where he was going.

As his name was announced and all eyes turned on the newly crowned US Open champion, Glover lowered his head and looked more like a young boy who had been caught by his mother in a mischievous act than a man who had just won one of the biggest golf tournaments on the face of the planet.

Even though he had gone from a little known touring pro, to a national celebrity literally overnight, there was not a drop of arrogance or overconfidence in his demeanor.

In this day and age when we are constantly subjected to NFL and NBA players involved in taunting celebrations after every single play, when we watch baseball players sit at home rather than attend training camp because they are being paid $20 million instead of the $22 million they want, Lucas Glover can be seen as a refreshing change.

Glover sat in front of the microphone and answered questions with, “Yes, sir’s” and “No, sir’s”.

Shouldn’t it be the other way around?  After all, he was the one that just won a major championship less than two days ago.

After his US Open victory at Bethpage on Monday afternoon, Glover spent all of Tuesday in New York City making appearances on Regis & Kelly, The Letterman Show and several radio talk shows.

“I don’t crave the attention I got yesterday" Glover said during his press conference in Cromwell, CT.  "But it was there, and it was really fun.  I don’t think I could do that every day. But it was a good time”.

When asked if he every considered skipping the Traveler's Championship after he had won the Open, Glover responded by saying “No, sir.  I was committed before the US Open.  I was committed to here next weekend, John Deere, I’m going to keep those commitments.  I feel that’s the right thing to do.  Just because I won a golf tournament doesn’t change anything.  I was committed, and I’m going to honor that commitment”.

Having had less than 48-hours to celebrate his US Open win, Glover is already looking towards the future.

“I’ve got to use last week as a spring board….I don’t want to fizzle out after two wins or after one big one" Glover said.  

"I want to use that as motivation to keep getting better and back in that situation.  I’m not planning on winning five majors in the next four years.  I’m planning on getting back into contention.  And to do that, I’m going to have to keep working because everybody else is.  Just because I won one doesn’t mean I deserve to be there again”.

Lucas Glover may not be flashy, loud, or even recognizable to most non-hardcore golf fans, but who says that a major champion has to be flashy?

Locus Glover’s reserved and modest personality is just fine with him, and it should be just fine with the rest of us.