Lucas Herbert holds a two-shot lead at the British Open after carding a second-round 62 at Royal Birkdale on Friday, equaling the lowest score in men's major championship history. The Australian sits at eight under par on 132 after nine birdies and a closing bogey, missing a five-foot putt on the 18th that would have given him a 61.
Sam Burns matched Herbert's 62, holing out from a greenside bunker on the final hole for birdie to reach five under. Burns, whose wife gave birth to their second child on July 3, posted eight birdies including three on his last three holes.
Bryson DeChambeau, who received a two-shot penalty for improving his lie in long grass on the fifth hole, is tied for fifth at five under. Jackson Suber, Cameron Young, and Ryan Gerard sit at six under, while defending champion Scottie Scheffler is four under after consecutive 68s.