At Royal Birkdale, Australia's Lucas Herbert and American Sam Burns both carded eight-under-par rounds of 62 during the second round of The Open, equalling the record for the lowest round in men's major championship history. Herbert had a putt on the final hole to become the first player ever to shoot 61 in a major, but he missed it and made bogey, while Burns capped his own record-equalling round with a dramatic chip-in birdie from a greenside bunker shortly afterwards.

The two players became only the sixth and seventh men to shoot 62 at a major, joining South Africa's Branden Grace, who also achieved the feat at Royal Birkdale in 2017. Herbert's 62 gave him the clubhouse lead on eight under par, while Burns sits three shots back on five under after a rocky start of three over on Friday; overnight leader Jackson Suber, who added a 69 to his opening 65, lies between them on six under. Herbert, who plays on the LIV Golf circuit, admitted to feeling "relief, pride and disappointment" despite his historic round, whereas Burns said he had been unaware he was closing in on the record at all.