Lucas Glover basks in glow of U.S. Open victory

Lucas Glover won the 2009 U.S. Open. AP

U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover joined the show to discuss his newfound fame.

-- Glover said his heart was flying toward the end of the tournament, but he was able to keep his cool.

-- Glover said for him the biggest shot of the tournament was the 17th tee shot on Monday. He said he was very nervous and he was able to pull it off.

-- Glover said he's always been a scoreboard watcher and he couldn't help himself. There's no way he could sit there at 18 and not know where he was on the leaderboard.

-- Glover said this tournament was very difficult. "Mentally it was just a brutal week," Glover said.

-- Glover said that he has been a big Yankees fan since the late 1980s. His favorite player was Don Mattingly.