Lucas Glover shares hilarious explanation for taking off his shoes during middle of PGA Tour event

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Former U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover bizarrely took off his shoes after making a putt during the final round of the 3M Open on Sunday afternoon, and his lengthy explanation as to why he did so did not disappoint.

Glover, who went on to finish T-57 in the PGA Tour event in Minnesota, sank a 10-foot birdie putt on the 10th hole during the final round. Instead of simply walking to the cup to retrieve his golf ball, he first walked over to the fringe around the green, slid off his shoes, and then approached the hole to grab his golf ball from the cup.

It was an odd moment, to say the least.

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While Golf Channel, along with the majority of others out there, assumed that Glover was peacefully protesting the AimPoint green-reading system many players implement these days, which he is admittedly not a fan of, his removal of shoes wasn't a protest at all.

In fact, Glover was ultimately respecting the players behind him.

Lucas Glover of the United States walks off the second tee during the second round of the 3M Open 2026 at TPC Twin Cities on July 24, 2026 in Blaine, Minnesota. (Photo by Andrew Wevers/Getty Images) (Andrew Wevers/Getty Images)

The PGA Tour later confirmed that Glover had been asked to be "mindful" of his spike marks on the green. The removal of his shoes before picking up his golf ball was certainly one way of doing that, especially given that he wears metal spikes.

Despite the Tour stating that Glover removing his shoes had everything to do with his spike marks, he wanted to clear the air