The Open: Lucas Herbert equals major history to lead as Bryson DeChambeau involved in Royal Birkdale rules drama | Golf News
Lucas Herbert holds a two-shot lead after an extraordinary second round at The Open, where two players equalled major history and Bryson DeChambeau was involved in a controversial ruling.
DeChambeau had his strategy questioned pre-tournament and arrived looking to avoid the ‘Bryson Slam’ of missing every major cut, with the two-time major champion responding by following an opening-round 67 with a birdie-birdie finish to a four-under 66.
It lifted him to seven under and within a shot of Lucas Herbert, who equalled the lowest round in men’s major history despite bogeying the final hole of an eight-under 62, only for a lengthy rules review seeing DeChambeau handed a two-shot penalty for inadvertently improving his lie at the fifth.
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Bryson DeChambeau was given a two-shot penalty after inadvertently improving his lie in thick rough on the fifth hole at The Open
Herbert leads Jackson Suber, Cameron Young and Sam Burns, who matched the Australian’s 62, while a visibly frustrated DeChambeau dropped back to five under and three off the halfway lead.
A star-studded leaderboard sees world No 1 Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Jon Rahm, Bob MacIntyre, Matt Wallace and Alex Fitzpatrick all within four of the halfway lead, as McIlroy sits seven behind after a three-under 67.
Just nine strokes separate everyone who made the cut, with PGA champion Aaron Rai (+2), US Open winner Wyndham Clark (+3), Justin Rose (+3), Matt Fitzpatrick (+4) and 2017 champion Jordan Spieth (+10) among those to make an early exit.
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When is The Open live on Sky Sports?
Sky Sports is once again the exclusive home of The Open in the UK and Ireland, with wall-to-wall action from the final men’s major of the year throughout the weekend on Sky Sports Golf.
‘Saturday at The Open’ will kick off the third-round coverage from 9am on Sky Sports Golf, with early play on Sky Sports+ and the Sky Sports App ahead of full coverage on Sky Sports Golf from 11am.
Featured Groups will also be available on Sky Sports+ or the Sky Sports App, with coverage then starting for Sunday’s final round from 8am on Sunday on Sky Sports Golf.
