The Open: Record-equalling Lucas Herbert leads after round of 62, Lowry five back

Lucas Herbert equalled an Open record to fire himself into the lead at Royal Birkdale. PA Golf Rory McIlroy has rallied at Royal Birkdale. LAST UPDATE | 14 mins ago The 42 A REMARKABLE SECOND round at The Open saw Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns both equal the record for the lowest score in a major within minutes of each other. A bogey at the last cost Australian Herbert his place in history with a new mark after a run of nine birdies but his 62 – recorded by four other men – propelled him into a two-shot lead at Royal Birkdale. Follow The Open leaderboard here Incredibly, within 20 minutes American Burns holed out from a greenside bunker on 18 for his sixth birdie on the back nine to also post the same number, having covered the front nine in two under. And even more remarkably it was the sec