Newly crowned Open champ not taking time off

FARMINGDALE, New York – New US Open champion Lucas Glover doesn’t intend to take any time off before the next major, the British Open in four weeks.

The most hectic time for any major champion – except for Tiger Woods, who has done this 14 times – are the two days after winning, and Glover is no exception.

He was atop the Empire State Building (104th floor, not the antenna) on Tuesday, and had an appearance planned with late night TV show host David Letterman. There were a number of other TV appearances during his whirlwind stop through the Big Apple.

Glover, however, will stay even busier inside the ropes.

He had planned to play this week at the Travelers Championship, and winning the US Open over five days was not going to change that. Tournament officials asked if he would play in the pro-am on Wednesday, and Glover wouldn’t even back out of that.

“That would give me a break on Tuesday, and they’re doing everything they can to bring me there,” he said. “I like the tournament, I like the course and I’m playing well. Why not play there?”

He also will stick with the AT&T National at Congressional next week, mainly because “that’s one of our biggest sponsors.”

A week off after that? Nope.

“I’ve been playing the John Deere Classic since my rookie season, and Clair has been very good to me,” he said, referring to tournament director Clair Peterson. (AP)