Lucas Glover Takes Big Money at 2009 U.S. Open

Leads PGA Tour in par-3 birdies

Everybody figured that Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson would be the story during the rain-soaked U.S. Open at Bethpage Black. Tiger because he’s Tiger and Phil because it would be a storybook win he could dedicate to his wife Amy, who is going to have surgery performed for breast cancer.

But reality doesn’t always follow the plan. One look at the 2009 U.S. Open golf scoreboard will tell you that. Like a cash advance for surprise car repairs, Lucas Glover hung around and took the title in the end. And as a result, he’ll see by far the largest payoff in his young golfing career. His $1,350,000 payoff tops U.S. Open prize money for 2009. I’ll bet somebody in his family is going to come calling for fast cash…

In the (prize) money

For the record, here’s the prize money breakdown for golfers who finished under par. Notice that Tiger isn’t on the list (he finished at even par):

• Lucas Glover (-4), $1,350,000
• Phil Mickelson (-2), $559,830
• David Duval (-2), $559,830
• Ricky Barnes (-2), $559,830
• Ross Fisher (-1), $289,146

Brian Mull reports for Star News Online that there were more stories than you could shake a stick at in this Open. There was David Duval’s comeback to the top tier of the golfing world. As mentioned, there was the Phil Mickelson story; he’s going to go on sabbatical to be with his family now. And Tiger is always the main man, win or lose. He was on track for his 15th major victory, adding to his timeless legacy. His back-to-back birdies in the final nine excited the crowd. ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "Lucas Glover Takes Big Money at 2009 U.S. Open"