Lucas Herbert holds a two-shot lead after an extraordinary second round at The Open, where two players equalled major history and Bryson DeChambeau was involved in a controversial ruling. Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns equalled history with their second round at The 154th Open, becoming the latest players to join an exclusive club with a '62 round' in men's major golf. Australia's Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns of the United States both shoot eight-under 62s to equal the lowest rounds in men's major history.
Australia's Lucas Herbert admits to experiencing a whirlwind of 'emotions' at Royal Birkdale after his sensational, record-equalling eight-under-par 62. The 30-year-old came close to making golf history by reaching nine under through 17 holes, only for a closing bogey to cost him the first ever 61 in a men's major championship. Sam Burns joins Lucas Herbert in equalling the record for lowest round at a men's major, with a score of 62 during the second round of the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale golf club.
Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns equalled the lowest round in men’s major history with dramatic but vastly different finishes to second-round 62s in The 154th Open at Royal Birkdale.
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