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A Navy SEAL helped Lucas Glover overcome the putting yips, save career

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – On May 14, Lucas Glover ranked 184th on the FedExCup list, 147th in the world ranking and was 199th (out of 205 players) on the PGA Tour in strokes gained: putting. None of those things were mutually exclusive.

In the world of professional golf there’s only one real trigger word and even in the most casual conversations it’s avoided at all costs, which likely made the first Zoom call between Glover and Jason Kuhn beyond awkward.

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“I know what you’re going through, I did it in baseball and I can fix you,” Kuhn, a former-college-pitcher-turned-Navy-SEAL, told the four-time Tour winner, “but it’s going to be different than anything you’ve ever heard.