Jordan Spieth’s putting woes sent him packing early from Royal Birkdale. Here are the other high-profile names who have to wait until April for their next taste of major championship golf.
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Sam Burns followed up Lucas Herbert’s round of 62 with one of his own on Friday at The Open. He broke down how he pulled off the record-tying round.
Minutes after Lucas Herbert shot 62 Friday at The Open, Sam Burns did the same in spectacular fashion.
Sam Burns chipped in from the bunker on the 18th hole during the second round of The Open to shoot 62. He tied the men’s major lowest round record and Lucas Herbert who shot 62 earlier.
Lucas Herbert tied the men’s major championship scoring record with a 62 in the second round of The Open and said he’s excited to be leading for however long it lasts.
The 30-year-old Aussie nearly became the first player, in any major championship, to break 62 before bogeying his 36th hole and settling for the fifth 62 in major history.
Here are the 72-hole records and lowest rounds in each of the four men’s major championships.
Herbert marched toward potentially the lowest round in major-championship history Friday at Royal Birkdale, his caddie, Nick Pugh, was shown on TV looking through a rangefinder, though as it turns out, it didn’t have batteries in it.
Cole’s opening 6-over 76 Thursday at Royal Birkdale included a 25-yard drive where his foot slipped. A day later, Cole shot 64 to book a spot in the weekend at this Open Championship.
Jackson Suber got a taste of links-golf vagaries in Round 2 of The Open at Royal Birkdale.
Rory McIlroy is pulling out all the stops in an effort to make the cut at The Open, including driving the 415-yard 9th green in back-to-back rounds.