Lucas Herbert

Lucas Herbert became just the second man after Branden Grace to shoot 62 in a single round at The Open.

The Australian achieved this magical feat in the second round of The 154th Open, at Royal Birkdale in 2026.

Herbert had even looked set to register the lowest score in men’s major history – but a missed par putt on 18 means a 61 remains out of reach.

His 62 was matched by Sam Burns just 20 minutes later as the pair sent the Southport spectators into raptures.

Herbert finished in a tie for sixth on six-under-par alongside Si Woo Kim and Casey Jarvis. 

He has won three times on the DP World Tour, first coming to global attention at the 2020 Omega Dubai Desert Classic by beating Christiaan Bezuidenhout in a play-off, and in October that year achieved his maiden PGA TOUR success at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.

As an amateur, Herbert represented Australia in the 2014 Eisenhower Trophy, finishing joint-second in the individual standings behind Jon Rahm.