Lucas Glover captured the 2011 Wells Fargo Championship, defeating longtime friend and former Clemson teammate Jonathan Byrd in a playoff at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Both players finished regulation at 15-under par 273, with Glover shooting rounds of 67-68-69-69 and Byrd posting 66-68-67-72. The playoff was set up when Byrd made a clutch birdie on the 18th hole, holing a 15-foot putt to force extra holes.
On the first playoff hole, Glover made a par while Byrd could not convert, giving Glover the victory. Glover had made a crucial 7-foot par putt on the 18th hole in regulation to stay tied for the lead.
This victory ended a 41-tournament drought for Glover, stretching back nearly two years to his 2009 U.S. Open triumph at Bethpage Black. It marked his third career PGA Tour victory.
"I'm elated. Any time you win, you're pleased. It means you beat everybody...on this golf course and in a tournament of this magnitude, I'm thrilled."
The win was particularly meaningful as it came against his former Clemson University teammate Byrd. Glover earned $1,170,000 for the victory.