Lucas Glover removes shoes at 3M after complaints about spike marks on the greens‎

When Lucas Glover removed his shoes to retrieve his ball from the hole in the final round of the 3M Open, TV commentators speculated it was in protest of the AimPoint green-reading system used by many PGA Tour players. Turns out, he went shoeless for another reason: to prevent his metal spikes from making marks on the greens following a complaint by a rules official. “Alright, let’s clear this up,” Glover posted on Instagram Monday.