Herbert matches major record round despite costly late bogey

Australia's Lucas Herbert matched the record previously held by Branden Grace, Xander Schauffele (twice), Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry; Herbert bogeyed the final hole at Royal Birkdale to miss out on posting the first '61 round' in a men's major

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>Lucas Herbert equalled the lowest round in men’s major history after a dramatic finish to his second-round 62 in The 154th Open at Royal Birkdale.

>Six days on from Haeran Ryu shooting the lowest round in major history at the Amundi Evian Championship, carding a third-round 60 on her way to major victory, Herbert threatened multiple records in an extraordinary performance.

>Herbert birdied four of his opening five holes and added another from 40 feet at the seventh, then picked up a shot at the ninth to reach the turn in 28 and equal the lowest front nine in a men's major.

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>The Australian added back-to-back birdies from the 11th and posted his ninth of the day at the par-four 16th, moving him to nine under and leaving him requiring a par-par finish to break the previous men's major record of 62.

>Herbert was unable to take advantage of the par-five 17th, missing a 10-foot birdie chance, then squandered the chance for solo history when he missed from inside five feet and bogeyed the final hole.

>An eight-under 62 comes nine years after Branden Grace being the first male to post a '62 round' in a men's major at the same venue, during the third round in 2017, with Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele (twice) and Shane Lowry the others to manage it.

>Fowler and Schauffele both posted 62s during the opening round of the 2023 US Open, with Schauffele also posting a nine-under 62 in the opening round of the 2024 PGA Championship ahead of Lowry managing it in the third round.

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