PGA Tour star clarifies why he took his shoes off | Golf News

Lucas Glover eliminated his shoes at the 3M Open — but was fast to make clear the gesture had nothing to do with the AimPoint approach.

The six-time PGA Tour winner has been vocal in his opposition to the strategy, a data-driven, scientific green-reading system that has gamers use their ft slightly than relying on visible judgment. Critics argue the approach slows play and can depart footprints on the greens.

While standing on the tenth inexperienced at TPC Twin Cities, Glover drained a birdie putt and, in a second that caught widespread consideration, eliminated his shoes and walked off the inexperienced in his gray Bombas socks. Many observers interpreted the act as a pointed protest against the AimPoint approach he has publicly criticized. It comes as Jackson Koivun loses big chunk of prize money from first PGA Tour win.

However, Glover set the document straight on Instagram: “No, not even close. Nothing to do with AimPoint, actually” before including: “complaints behind me about spike marks. I wear metal. Someone in the group ahead of us was too. Singled me out. Just goofing off.”

The 10-foot birdie putt moved him to six-under, though his momentum was rapidly derailed by a triple bogey on the next gap.

Koivun, competing in just his third event as a PGA Tour skilled, led a stacked subject that consists of World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Glover, and Jake Knapp.

His debut PGA Tour event as a skilled resulted in a missed cut, but he rebounded immediately with a top-10 end at the ISCO Championship.

“Honestly I’m a little more comfortable just being here before,” said Koivun at the John Deere Classic. “And, you know, there is obviously the whole professional aspect of it, but like I said, I’m just happy to be here and just excited to go play some golf.”

The Auburn alumnus generated vital buzz during his faculty profession and lately tied for low novice honors at the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club.

“College is so much fun and you have six to eight really, really close friends you’re playing and competing with every day,” said Koivun, drawing a comparability between skilled golf and his collegiate expertise.

“Out here it’s — you’re definitely by yourself. You have your select friends, but you’re still playing against each other and playing for a job.

“I undoubtedly felt that a little bit last summer season, but I feel I’ll really feel a little bit more now; just mentally preparing to settle for that this is your life now and just making an attempt to take pleasure in it every step of the way in which.”