FedEx Cup Playoffs: Lucas Glover on a heater, looking for back-to-back at St. Jude Championship

The FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee is hosting the first of three FedEx Cup Playoff events. It appeared as though golf fans were in store for a wild weekend, with tour stars near the top.

Jordan Spieth was only one shot back of leader Lucas Glover. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy were just three shots back.

Thus far on moving day, only one player was really moving early on, and that’s the leader.

Glover opened his round in epic fashion, holing out for a birdie 3.

He didn’t stop there though. The 43-year-old pro then made birdie on both the second and fourth holes, to start his round 3-under. That has moved him to 13-under for the tournament.

Meanwhile, McIlroy had an up and down day and Scheffler fell out of contention.

Scheffler’s putting woes continued, with an ugly short par miss on the par-4 3rd. Meanwhile, McIlroy is five shots back, sitting at 9-under.

Taylor Moore and Max Homa both shot 65s Saturday, moving them up the leaderboard and into contention. But Glover is still the story for the second straight week.

Glover’s heater has seemingly come out of nowhere. Entering last weekend’s Wyndham Championship, he was 112th in the FedEx Cup Standings. He needed a win and got it, which moved him to 49th in the standings.

Now, he is looking to go back-to-back for the first time in his professional career. The 2009 U.S. Open winner has found a new gear, mostly due to his putting.

He is fourth in the field in strokes gained putting, at +1.60 and is second in strokes gained around the green.

There’s an old saying, ‘Drive for Show, Putt for Dough.’ Glover is bringing that mantra back as the big hitters are scuffling and he is ascending.

Can he keep it up and win his second straight tournament? Let us know what you think in the comments below?