Herbert narrowly misses record round as he seizes Open lead

SOUTHPORT, July 17 : Australia's Lucas Herbert fell agonisingly short of the lowest round in men's major history with a stunning eight-under-par 62 firing him to the top of the British Open leaderboard on Friday.The 30-year-old, who began the day on level par, had a par putt of around five feet on Royal Birkdale's 18th green to make history, but it slid past for his only bogey of the day.Despite an incredible round of golf he looked dejected as he shook hands with his playing partners, having equalled the men's major record low round achieved on several occasions, including by Branden Grace at the 2017 Open also at Royal Birkdale.With benign conditions on the sun-baked course, Herbert unleashed a breathtaking blitz of birdies. He rolled in six as he reached the turn in 28 shots - equalling