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07/17 08:48 CDT Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns match the major championship record
with 62s at the British Open
Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns match the major championship record with 62s at the
British Open
By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
SOUTHPORT, England (AP) --- Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns each matched the major
championship scoring record of 62 on Friday in the British Open, with one
celebration far different from the other.
Herbert missed a 5-foot par putt on the tough 18th hole at Royal Birkdale that
would have given the Australian the record alone. Two groups later, Burns
capped off an astonishing birdie-birdie-birdie finish for the American by
holing out from a greenside bunker on the 18th for his 62 on the par-70 Royal
Birkdale links.
The record was first set by Branden Grace in 2017, also at Royal Birkdale. It
had been matched four times since then at two majors.
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