Lucas Glover makes ‘lucky’ albatross at John Deere

SILVIS, Ill. – Lucas Glover used a 3-iron to hole his 255-yard second shot at the par-5 10th hole in the second round of the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run.

After the round, though, Glover (64, 11 under, two off the lead) called the albatross the result of a lucky shot.

“Honestly, I was trying to hit it over short-left, chip up the green, and I pushed it five, eight yards, and it bounced and rolled and I guess it went in,” he said. “I didn't see it. I hit it solid, but I wasn't – I was just trying to make birdie, and I got lucky with a 2.”

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The albatross was the seventh on the PGA TOUR this season, which ties for the most in a single season since 1983. It also seemed to spark the threesome, as playing partner Joaquin Niemann holed out from 96 yards to eagle the 13th hole, and Seamus Power, the third member of the group, chipped in from just over 16 feet to eagle the driveable 14th.

“Yeah, our scorers had a nice time, I would say,” Glover said with a smile. “They had a good time. They were entertained. But it was fun. Those guys, Joaquin and then Seamus played great, and happy to see, and we kind of drug each other along, got some momentum going, and yeah, we had some fun.”

Niemann shot 69 and was at 7 under par. Power signed for 65 and was at 8 under. All three players are in the top 25 going into the weekend.

“Just high fives,” Glover said of the group’s reaction to his albatross. “We were all grinding at that point and trying to make the cut and be here for the weekend, and then we all kind of got it going. Yeah, we had a nice time, and everybody was happy for each other with all the good fortune on the nine holes there, so it was good.”

The albatross, he added, was rare but not unprecedented.

“I had one in college way back when, just playing with the guys,” Glover said, “but first one in years, 20 years probably.”