Look back at the last 18 major championships. You have only three Americans who have found themselves in the winner's circle: Tiger Woods (6), Phil Mickelson (2) and Zach Johnson (1).
We hear the media all the time talking about who will be the next American--particularly under the age of 30--to step up on the major scene and beat the likes of Tiger and Phil.
Lucas Glover did just that. Young guns like Anthony Kim and Hunter Mahan have had big wins on Tour, but up until Glover's magnificent performance today, we hadn't seen a young American excel on the major championship level with some of the best in the game in pursuit.
It's too early to tell whether Glover will be the next American who will be in contention at majors time and time again, but he's off to a good start.
Due to Woody Austin's second place finish at the PGA Championship, Lucas Glover (left) was knocked out of the tenth position in the President's Cup standings and his fate for next month's President's Cup was unknown. But team captain J
ack Nicklaus announced earlier today that the 27-year-old would be selected as a captain's pick for the President's Cup next month at Royal Montreal. In addition to Glover's selection, Nicklaus also picked Hunter Mahan (right). Mahan won at the Travelers Championship in Hartford two months ago and has not finished worse than 22nd in his last eight tournaments. Both Glover and Mahan will play in their first President's Cup.
