Lucas Herbert matched a record at the 154th Open that has stood since 2017. Playing two groups later, Sam Burns went on to do the same.

Herbert and Burns shot the major championship scoring record of 62, but their finishes were very different. Herbert was filled with emotions after the round. 

“I've got a lot of emotions, whether its relief or pride, or disappointment. But I'm in a great position going into the weekend and got my name in the record books," Herbert said in an interview with the BBC Radio 5 Live's reporter, Jonathan Jurejko." There are a lot of things to be proud of, and when the dust settles that's what I'll focus on the most."

The pair matched the record of Branden Grace, who achieved the score back in the third round of the 2017 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale itself. 

Finishing the first nine holes in just 28 strokes, Herbert also matched Denis Duirnan's front-nine score set in 1983. 

However, the Australian needed just a 5-foot par putt at the 18th to have the record all to himself. However, he missed and settled at 62. Herbert was truly disappointed, as mentioned in the interview with BBC Radio 5 Live.

On the other hand, Burns was surprised by his performance.

"I caught myself by surprise," Burns said after his record-equalling 62. "Yeah, I honestly feel like I played a pretty solid round of golf yesterday and then just a terrible finish there on 16, 17, 18. I thought coming into the day if I could get it to red numbers for the golf tournament, that would be a pretty good spot. I think the finish there the last three holes was just a bonus." 

While Herbert missed the putt, Burns registered back-to-back birdies to match the record.

With his spectacular performance, he ended up tied for 4th at 5-under. 

Both had their say on the final hole.

Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns comment on the final hole

Herbert and Burns finished at the same destination, but their journeys were entirely different. The final hole was the difference.

"The putt on the last, I thought it was kind of the left side of the hole," Herbert said, as per ESPN. "I thought the wind was off the left a little as well which might push it. It just kind of jagged a little left early on me early and never came back. I didn't hit a bad putt. I can at least sleep easy tonight knowing I didn't hit a bad putt, I just misread it." 

Herbert failed to land the 5-foot par putt and registered his only bogey of the round at the final hole.

Burns, on the other hand, did marvelously well to secure a birdie on the last.

"It's a hard hole," Burns said. "It was a tricky bunker shot because I had to land it in the fringe there and use the slope down to the hole. Definitely very lucky for it to go in." 

The American holed out from the bunker left of the 18th green and successfully finished his charge to join Herbert.

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Written by

Avishek Sarkar

Edited by

Kalp Thaker