Days After Dubbing Lucas Glover a ‘World Beater,’ 1X Major Champion Once Again Comes to His Defense Amid $75,000,000 Race

Having won six PGA Tour titles, Lucas Glover is a renowned name in the sport of golf. He has also made the Tour Championship 10 times. So when a player like Glover is called a “journeyman”, it may seem unfair. noticing the same, a one-time Major Champion has taken offense to it and has come to the golfer’s defense.

The champion had earlier said that he was “disappointed” when someone called Lucas Glover a journeyman. He said that Glover is a “world-class player” who has won a major championship and has been in contention for many others. While Glover has struggled with injuries and inconsistent play, he showed signs of a comeback this year. It remains to be seen whether he will win another major championship. However, there’s no doubt he is a talented golfer who deserves respect.

Rory McIlroy was also called a journeyman

The current Open champion, Rory McIlroy, will tee off at the Tour Championship, the last leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs, on Thursday in his home state, Atlanta. He is four under, six strokes behind the World No.1 and leader Scottie Scheffler. The race is for $75,000,000, and everybody will put in their best effort.

In his recent interview in Atlanta, the onetime major champion admitted being behind an incredible player, Scheffler. Hence, he is counting on playing his best golf to mount a chance at the crowning event. However, the highlight of the interview was not his game but a follow-up to his earlier comments about Lucas Glover.

The reporter referenced the anger Brian Harman expressed when Glover was labeled a journeyman. What would have been Rory McIlroy’s reaction, had he been called that?

“The journeyman term to me, the connotation is always negative. It always implies a guy that’s bounced back and forth, losing his card. So I just don’t like throwing that term around to a guy especially as talented as Lucas. I would have taken offense to it if it was about me as well,” Rory McIlroy said.

The major champion admits that people have actually called him that before. Perhaps the anger stemmed from a personal feeling and intensified when his friend went through the same fate. The Open champ was open about his admiration for the 2023 Wyndham Championship winner, calling him the “world beater.”

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He recounted the feats that Lucas had added to his name, including the US Open. And reading “Journeyman Lucas Glover” disappointed him. Glover won a tour after a two-year gap, therefore the term journeyman. However, it is fantastic to see one player supporting another; and learning from personal and professional experiences. What do you think?

How did Harman feel when he did not make the teams?

Another instance where Harman dived deep into details about his feelings whenever he failed to make it to a team. The reporters asked him to recall who had called him to tell him he would not be playing on the upcoming tours. 

Harman candidly named captains Jim Furyk and Steve Stricker. The former called him to inform him about a tour in Paris that he was not a part of. Similarly, the latter once told him about his elimination from the President’s Cup team.

In a humbling moment, the major champion also stated that he never felt he deserved the spot whenever he made the team. However, now he is determined to repeat history at the Tour Championship. Last year, Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler were close competitors. And McIlroy stormed off, winning the championship.

Scheffler is yet again in the running and leading the tournament. And Brian Harman respects the world No. 1 enough to admit he is competing against a fantastic player. However, that will not stop him from trying his best to win the game.

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