Lucas Glover overcame a five-stroke deficit to join Justin Rose at the top of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic leaderboard, shooting a 7-under 65 Saturday in the fourth round of the 90-hole tournament in Thousand Palms, Calif.
Glover, 27, matched Rose at 20 under, sticking his irons close to the pin on most greens at La Quinta and making a couple of 25-foot putts on others.
Rose, 26, shot a 70 at the Classic Club, the site of the final round. That followed a third round in which he had taken a two-shot lead with a 66 in cold, windy weather.
Phil Mickelson, the champion in 2002 and 2004, had nine birdies on his way to a 66 and a 13-under total. He’s making his first start of the year.
John Rollins was two shots back after a 67.
Conditions were nearly ideal for the fourth round, with temperatures in the 60s and very little wind.
Glover is shooting for his second PGA Tour victory. He won the Funai Classic in 2005. Rose is looking for his first.
