Herbert and Burns equal major scoring record with 62
Golfers Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns both shot 62 in the second round of The Open, equaling the major championship scoring record. This performance places them at the top of the leaderboard at Royal Birkdale.
Why it matters
Equaling a major championship record is a significant historical milestone in professional golf.
A remarkable second round in The Open saw Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns both equal the record for the lowest score in a major within minutes of each other.
A bogey at the last cost Australian Herbert his place in history with a new mark after a run of nine birdies but his 62 – recorded by four other men, including Ireland's Shane Lowry at the 2024 PGA Championship – propelled him into a two-shot lead on eight-under at Royal Birkdale with Lowry five shots back and Rory McIlroy finishing on one-under par.
Incredibly, within 20 minutes American Burns holed out from a greenside bunker on 18 for his sixth birdie on the back nine to also post the same number as Herbert, having covered the front nine in two under.
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