Australia’s Lucas Herbert adopted a formidable exhibiting finally week’s Open at Royal Birkdale with a record-setting victory on the LIV Golf UK occasion in Staffordshire.
Herbert, who completed tied for sixth within the remaining males’s main of the yr, 4 pictures adrift of champion Ryan Fox, romped to the LIV trophy in Rocester with a rating of 30 underneath par.
That was the bottom profitable rating because the circuit was established in 2022 and left the 30-year-old six strokes away from Tyrrell Hatton and 9 in entrance of Bryson DeChambeau.
Herbert additionally set the LIV document for many birdies in a event (30) and most mixed birdies and eagles (32) after a 10-under, blemish-free 62 on Sunday.
He had begun the occasion with an 11-under 61 that contained 10 birdies and an eagle and his worst spherical all week was a three-under 69 on Saturday.
Herbert shot an eight-under 62 within the second spherical of the Open earlier this month and mentioned after his victory at Rocester, his second of the LIV season after triumphing in Virginia in Could: “I simply needed to hold that into this week the very best I might.
“It was good to play like that today when I was being pushed by two of the best players in the world.”
Hatton carded a 9 underneath 63 on Sunday and mentioned: “I wanted to get off to a fast start, which I did, but unfortunately Lucas did as well.
“It might have been superb to win in entrance of residence followers, however I attempted my greatest. Lucas was unbelievable this week.”
