Herbert ties record for lowest round in major history with 62 in Round 2 of The Open Championship
Golfer Lucas Herbert shot a historic 8-under 62 during the second round of The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. This performance ties the record for the lowest 18-hole score in major championship history.
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Ripper GC’s Lucas Herbert shot a historic 8-under 62 at Royal Birkdale in Round 2 to take the lead while Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and others are close behind.
Lucas Herbert put his name in the record books at Royal Birkdale.
The 30-year-old Ripper GC star, a winner earlier this year at LIV Golf Virginia, fired a bogey-free 6-under 28 on the front nine in Round 2 of The Open Championship — tying the best nine-hole score ever recorded at a major championship. He made the turn with six birdies and never let up, closing out an 8-under 62 that ties for the lowest 18-hole score in major championship history.
That mark is now shared by six different players on seven occasions. Royal Birkdale has produced three of those seven: Southern Guards GC’s Branden Grace in 2017, and both Herbert and Sam Burns on Friday.
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