Australian golfer Lucas Herbert produced one of the finest front-nine performances in Open Championship history during the second round at Royal Birkdale. The LIV Golf star carded a remarkable six-under-par 28 on Friday morning, matching a record that had stood alone for more than four decades.

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Australia's Lucas Herbert equalled the record for the lowest round in major golf history with an eight-under par 62 to storm into the lead at the British Open on Friday.

Herbert equalled Denis Durnian’s front-nine record, set in 1983.

Lucas Herbert surged up the leaderboard at Royal Birkdale on Friday