Despite closing bogey, Lucas Herbert ties two major records with blistering second round at Birkdale
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.
James Nicholas withdrew prior to Friday’s second round at Royal Birkdale due to an unspecified injury.
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Akshay Bhatia holed out a wedge for an eagle, then one-upped himself with an ace. Rickie Fowler rolled in a 57-foot putt for birdie. Taylor Pendrith’s first tee shot went way left, causing him to re-hit.
Akie Iwai of Japan eagled the fifth hole and birdied the other three par 5s at Columbia Edgewater, shooting an 8-under 64 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead in The Standard Portland Classic.
Robert MacIntyre was up to the test of facing the No. 1 player in the world on Moving Day at the BMW Championship, shooting a 2-under 68 to hold a four-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler entering the event’s final round.
Relive the biggest moments and top shots from the third round at the 2025 The Standard Portland Classic at Columbia Edgewater Macan Course in Portland, Oregon.
Dive into the stats behind Robert McIntyre’s strong third round showing at the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland.
Relive the best moments from Round 3 of the BMW Championship — the second event of the PGA Tour’s FedExCup Playoffs — at Owings Mills, Maryland.
Entering the final round of the BMW Championship, there are many players who need strong performances to advance to the Tour Championship next week, including Akshay Bhatia, Rickie Fowler, Harry Hall and Taylor Pendrith.
Scottie Scheffler discusses his third-round at the BMW Championship that included a situation involving rules officials, saying he could be “a little bit more accurate” but “did a really good job of staying patient.”
Robert MacIntyre talks about battling the course and feisty fans in the third round of the BMW Championship.
MacIntyre rolled in a long birdie putt on his final hole Saturday to extend his lead to four over the world No. 1, entering the final round at Caves Valley.