Southport, EnglandAP —
The British Open came to life Friday when Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns took their place in history by tying the major championship record with 62s, and Bryson DeChambeau getting penalized two shots after his round for inadvertently improving the path of his swing.
In the midst of all the late drama was Jon Rahm getting an official conduct warning for throwing his club after a bad tee shot.
Herbert was slightly disappointed with his record-tying round because he missed a 5-foot par putt that would have given him a 61. Burns didn’t even know he tied a record. But there was no mistaking the frustration of DeChambeau, who tends to draw attention no matter what he does.
DeChambeau was hand-slapping with the gallery when he finished birdie-birdie for a 4-under 66, leaving him one shot behind Herbert going into the weekend. That changed when officials asked him to review his shot from the fifth hole.
