For elite athletes in any sport, winning is the goal. Yet, some wins are not enough to solidify a remarkable career in the history books. As young emerging athletes, two-time LPGA Tour winner Leona Maguire and PGA Tour veteran Lucas Glover both won on their tours in the state of Florida.
At age 27, Maguire secured her first LPGA Tour win at the 2022 LPGA Drive On Championship at Crown Colony Golf & Country Club, while Glover at age 25 won his first PGA Tour event at the 2005 Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort. After capturing a win, the challenge then becomes to win again on a difficult golf course of a major championship or to win back-to-back at the same event.
Maguire, a solid amateur winner and Duke collegiate athlete, on a path to the LPGA Tour finished seventh on the Epson Tour in 2019. She gained her LPGA Tour Card for the 2020 season. Her second Tour win came last year in the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simple Give in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Maguire was paired with Glover in the Grant Thornton Invitational last December, where they tied for sixth at the Ritz Carlton Golf Resort, Tiburon Golf Club. In her fifth season on the LPGA Tour, Maguire has recorded a total of 21 career top 10s and is currently ranked No. 32 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings. As defending champion of the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, Maguire is ready to celebrate the tournament’s 10th anniversary this week with another win at Blythefield Country Club.
Glover, with more than twenty years on the PGA Tour has six career wins with one major win at the 2009 U.S. Open Championship held at Bethpage Black Course in Farmingdale, New York. According to Clemson World Magazine, “Glover became the first former Tiger golfer and the first native of South Carolina to win a major professional golf championship.”
Glover has struggled this year in 15 PGA Tour events played without one top-10 finish and is currently ranked No. 37 in the Official World Golf Ranking. As he returns to the USGA’s 124th U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club, North Carolina this week, Glover has his eye set on winning his second major.
Leona Maguire vs. Lucas Glover
Career Comparison
| Maguire | Glover | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 29 | 44 |
| Rookie Year | 2020 | 2004 |
| Top-10 Finishes | 21 in 89 (24%) | 61 in 532 (11%) |
| Wins | 2 | 6 |
| Major Wins | 0 | 1 |
Both Maguire and Glover have comparable performance statistics. According to KPMG Performance Insights, Maguire gains more than half a stroke on the greens per round this season, which is nearly one stroke better than Glover’s performance in 2024.
Leona Maguire vs. Lucas Glover
2024 Performance Statistics
| Maguire | Glover | |
|---|---|---|
| Driving Accuracy Percentage | 72.39% | 74.78% |
| Strokes Gained Putting | +0.56 | -0.41 |
| Putting Average - Putts per GIR | 1.79 | 1.76 |
As both players compete this week for the win, they must demonstrate their best performance while competing with the most elite players in golf.
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