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Six birdies in nine holes: Herbert stuns with record-equalling opening nine to take British Open lead
Southport: Australian golfer Lucas Herbert is having the round of his life at the British Open, recording six birdies in nine holes to take the outright lead and put himself in contention for the Claret Jug.
The 30-year-old, who plays for Australian team Ripper GC on the LIV Golf circuit, stunned the field on Friday morning in his second round at Royal Birkdale Golf Club by going through his opening nine holes in an astonishing 28 shots.
After beginning the day at even par alongside Australians Min Woo Lee and Cameron John, five shots off the pace, Herbert’s six-under par effort across his opening nine holes featured six birdies, including a brilliant 11-metre double-breaker putt on the par-three 7th.
Record-equalling Aussie shoots to top at British Open
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Australian Lucas Herbert has made a dramatic, record-equalling morning move in the second round of the British Open Championship at Royal Birkdale to shoot to the top of the leaderboard.
The LIV golfer from Bendigo, five off the pace overnight sitting at level par, took advantage of perfect scoring conditions on the Lancashire links on Friday morning, equalling the lowest nine-hole score in Open history with a six-under 28.
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Shouts of ‘Aussie, Aussie, Aussie’ are ringing around Royal Birkdale on Friday with Aussies charging the the secound round of The Open Championship with Lucas Herbert surging to the lead after a stunning front nine.
The bloke from Bendigo said prior to the British Open that he felt it was only a matter of time before he shone in a major and is doing exactly that on a magnificent morning at Royal Birkdale.
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