LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Lucas Glover has played this game too long to get comfortable with a two-shot lead.
Not on the PGA Tour.
Not on a course where birdies have become the expectation instead of the exception.
So after following Thursday's opening-round 63 with a bogey-free 64 Friday, the 2009 U.S. Open champion wasn't talking about protecting his lead at the ISCO Championship.
He was talking about attacking.
"Scores are going to be low," Glover said. "You've got to keep the pedal down."
That's exactly what he's done through two rounds.
Glover birdied six holes Friday without a bogey to reach 13-under-par 127, opening a two-shot lead over Chan Kim and first-round co-leader Steven Fisk heading into the weekend. Jeong Weon Ko and Aaron Wise were another shot back at 10 under, while defending champion William Mouw charged back into contention with Friday's low round, a bogey-free 63, to sit four shots behind Glover.
For Glover, the fast start continues a late-career renaissance.
The 45-year-old also held the first-round lead last week at the John Deere Classic, making him the first player age 40 or older to lead PGA Tour events after 18 holes in consecutive weeks since Tiger Woods in 2018.
Now he's 36 holes from another chance to win.
"I've driven it really well," Glover said. "Iron play has been solid. When I've needed to make a putt, I've made it."
Just as important, he hasn't made many mistakes.
Through 36 holes, Glover has yet to card a bogey.
The overnight rain softened Hurstbourne Country Club, but Glover said the course's drainage kept it from becoming overly receptive.
"The course drains unbelievably," he said. "It's soft, but it's still playing great."
That combination has produced plenty of birdies.
Kim remained Glover's closest pursuer after a second consecutive round in the mid-60s. The 35-year-old entered the week balancing starts on both the PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour, acknowledging that the ISCO Championship and next week's event in the Dominican Republic could go a long way toward determining where he'll spend the rest of his season.
"This tournament and next week are probably going to determine whether I play more PGA Tour events or focus on the Korn Ferry Tour," Kim said.
Mouw climbed back into contention with his 63, and Max Homa survived the cut at 3 under after an even-par 70. Aaron Wise, who stepped away from competition in 2023 to focus on his mental health, sits tied for fourth after consecutive rounds of 65, his best position entering a weekend in several years.
The cut came at 3 under, and it wasn't kind to the local field. Louisville native Cooper Musselman spent much of Friday inside the number but two costly holes (double bogey on No. 12 and bogey on 13 -- 3 and 4 on the course) left him one shot short after a 72. Louisville's Drew Doyle also missed the weekend at 1 over.
For now, the tournament belongs to Glover. He's built a two-shot cushion on a course that keeps giving strokes back, and he knows better than to trust it.
The pedal, he made clear, isn't coming off the floor.
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