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OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. – Lucas Glover doesn’t like attention, but he received plenty of it Saturday afternoon at THE NORTHERN TRUST while sprawled on the 18th fairway after straining the patellar tendon in his right knee. While hitting a hard 5-iron on his second shot, Glover’s right foot slipped on the dry bentgrass, and he buckled to the ground. He said he felt a twinge, not a pop, but was unsure if he could put weight on his knee. “So I kind of just laid down like a sack of potatoes,� he said. “… I just wanted somebody that knew more than me to tell me what to do. I never meant to cause any problems or that much attention and I hated that it came to that. But I didn’t know and I was kind of scared.� In a scene more befitting a football game than a golf tournament, he was attended to by medics as marshals, caddies and playing partner Grayson Murray looked on. Even local policemen were on the scene, prompting Glover to joke, “I hope nobody threw anything at me or shot anything at me.� Asked what was going through his mind while he was on the ground, Glover said, “First of all, don’t do anything dumb. Wait for somebody to tell you to move. Second of all, felt bad, making Grayson wait and those other guys, having them in a weird situation. Then I felt pretty rotten about that.� Despite the pain, Glover said he never considered quitting. “First couple of guys put me on a stretcher and I laughed at them,� he said. “I mean, only way I wasn’t going to (finish) was if I couldn’t get up.� Following the lengthy delay, a limping Glover managed to finish his round with a bogey and a 2-over 72, leaving him at 2 over and in a tie for 52nd going into the final round at Glen Oaks. And yes, he plans to play Sunday. After signing his scorecard, Glover visited the physio trailer for a diagnosis and treatment, with a New York Giants team doctor on-site. He received a full ultrasound and ice, and said his knee was numb. Prior to his Sunday tee time, he will make good use of the therapy machine he travels with for ice and compression. “They said use that all night and they don’t see any reason why I can’t play with a little brace tomorrow,� Glover said. No telling how much the injury will limit him Sunday. The Giants doctor told him that swelling will be the telltale sign. At 55th in the FedExCup standings, Glover is guaranteed a spot in next week’s Dell Technologies Championship, and he wants to secure his position in the 70-man field at the BMW Championship. “I made some practice swings out there and few more in the locker room before I came out,� Glover said. “I’ll play. Just see what happens.�

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ATLANTA — Scottie Scheffler returned to East Lake on Sunday morning looking every bit like the No. 1 player, pulling away with four birdies in six holes to complete the third round with a 4-under 66 that gave him a six-shot lead in the TOUR Championship. Scheffler was delivering a steady diet of pars that put him in a tight battle with Xander Schauffele until a second stoppage due to lightning in the area Saturday. At the time, he was one shot ahead. And then he was gone. Scheffler holed birdie putts from about 5 feet on the 13th and 15th holes. He stuffed his approach to 2 feet on the 17th and then made a superb escape from the left rough over the water that left him a long pitch he nearly holed on the par-5 18th. He tapped in to reach 23-under par. That left him one round away from the $18 million prize for winning the FedExCup. Rory McIlroy birdied his last two holes for a 63 and will be in the final group with Scheffler. He was at 17 under along with Schauffele, who also had good looks for birdie and didn’t make any of them Sunday morning. Defending champion Patrick Cantlay (66) and Sungjae Im (66) were seven shots behind. Scheffler is the No. 1 seed in the FedExCup and was rewarded with a two-shot lead at 10-under par before the tournament started. He is 13 under for his raw score, which is tied for McIlroy for the best this week. McIlroy, however, was the No. 7 seed and began six shots behind. Schauffele missed an 8-foot birdie putt on the 13th hole when they resumed the round. He sent his next tee shot so far to the right that he had to hit a provisional in case it was out-of-bounds. He found it, but wound up missing a 10-foot par putt to fall three behind. And then on the par-3 15th, Scheffler hit his tee shot to 5 feet to a front left pin over the water. Schauffele also hit a good one to 10 feet and missed again. Scheffler already has won four times this year, including the Masters, to reach No. 1 in the world and is considered a shoo-in for PGA TOUR player of the year. He won just over $14 million in the regular season — already a record, and not surprising given the steady rise in prize money. He won a $4 million bonus from the “Comcast Business Tour Top 10” for leading the FedExCup in the regular season, along with a $1 million bonus for winning the Aon Risk-Reward Challenge. A victory Sunday afternoon would equate to a $37 million year for the 26-year-old Texas grad.

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