HERBERT FIRES A 61

Lucas Herbert is riding a wave of great golf at the moment, following his best ever finish in a major in The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale last week, he shot a stunning 11-under-par 61 to take the first round lead in the LIV Golf United Kingdom tournament at the JCB Country Club.

When asked if momentum can actual be carried from one week and venue to another he replied……”Yeah, I think so. I think when you start playing good, you can dial in things a lot more.

Rather than trying to hit it in a 40-yard gap with driver, you can hit it into a 20-yard gap, and it gets better and then you hit it into a 10-yard gap.

Eventually the misses sort of get zoned in, and then shots feel easier at times.

You get good bounces when you need them, as well. It’s one of those little patches for me where it feels like when I need a good bounce, I get one. If I misread a putt a little, it tends to not break the way I thought it would and find an edge to go in.

It’s kind of fun to ride that wave of momentum right now.”

He finds himself three strokes ahead of Bryson DeChambeau who shot a not so shabby 64 and the two are paired together in the last game for round two and Herbert is looking forward to it….”Every time I play with him it’s a fun battle. He brings a lot of energy with the crowd. I’m kind of looking forward to tomorrow. Hopefully the English crowds get out and feel the energy, too.

Photo: G. Ruddy.