SILVIS, ILL. — Lucas Glover made his third straight birdie and knew winning the John Deere Classic was in reach with a one-shot lead and four holes to go.
But this was not the time to be thinking about ending 10 years without a PGA Tour trophy. Conditions were too soft and pure. There were too many birdies to be made, and too many players behind him.
“Push, push, push,” said Glover, the 2009 U.S. Open champ at Bethpage. “And I think that kept me from getting complacent, kept me from getting too nervy because I knew it was going to take a bunch more under par.