Aussie rules in Britain with ‘Down Under’s’ Lucas Herbert smashing LIV Golf scoring records thanks to his super impressive final round 62 for a 30-under victory tally in capturing LIV Golf UK on the host JCB Golf and Country Club course at Rocester in England.
Herbert led from start to finish to capture a second wire-to-wire title in six weeks posting a 30-under tally to win by six shots from local favourite Tyrrell Hatton in second place at 24-under and Bryson DeChambeau at 21-under.
In fact, Herbert didn’t just win as he brilliantly rewrote the LIV Golf record book doing it, setting the league record for most birdies in a single tournament with 30, and the record for most combined birdies and eagles in a tournament with 32.
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It’s a fitting result after a strong stretch of golf that began at Royal Birkdale, where Herbert tied the major championship scoring record with his own 62, and carried through four rounds at JCB Golf & Country Club that included a 61 in the opening round and never let up from there.
Herbert’s four rounds of 61-66-69-62 leave little room for argument about who is currently one of the hottest players in the world. He credited the belief he built at The Open for carrying straight into this week.
“Last week gave me a lot of confidence that I can mix it with the best guys,” he said. “Just wanted to really carry that into this week the best I could. I think I got out of my own way the first two rounds and I started thinking about it yesterday. It was just good to play like that today when I was being pushed by two of the best players in the world.”
Asked how he managed to look so composed under pressure with Bryson DeChambeau and Tyrrell Hatton both chasing him, Herbert admitted the calm was mostly an act.
“I think it was a bit of a trick in hiding it. I was definitely feeling it out there,” he said. “I knew it wasn’t going to be a day where even par, 1-under was going to get it done for me. I knew I had to go out there and get it. Just kept pushing myself the whole way, and here we are.”
He also pointed to a bit of good fortune sprinkled through the week, including a pulled tee shot on 10 that somehow kicked down into a good lie and set up an eagle.
“It was one of those weeks, just when you needed a good break,” Herbert said. “I played great this week, but also, I got a lot of good breaks, which is really nice. It’s good to take advantage of those when they come.”
And Herbert’s long-time caddy Nick Pugh certainly lapped-up the champagne celebrations as you can see immediately hereunder….
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The individual title was only half of Ripper GC’s celebration. The Aussie squad also claimed the team title at 52 under, holding off Legion XIII by four shots, giving Ripper its third win of the season and first in Europe. Ripper GC Captain Cameron Smith was complimentary about what Herbert pulled off in helping carry the team there.
“Herby is playing some unbelievable golf. To have a 61 and a 62 in the same week when it’s blowing 30, 40 Ks an hour is pretty impressive,” Smith said. “We just all got on the back of that and played well enough to scoop up the win.”
Marc Leishman, who contributed steadily across all four days, admitted the team result mattered more to the group than any individual finish once the win was out of reach.
“It feels unbelievable. Obviously, Herby and Cam have had unbelievable weeks, and me and Trav kind of backed it up a little bit,” Leishman said. “It’s funny, at the end of the tournament when you don’t have a chance to win it, you’re not even looking at the individual leaderboard. I was looking at the team leaderboard and pretty happy with where we were sitting.”
Travis Smyth, who struggled with his own game but still played a role in the team’s title, called it a dream realized.
“This is the team I’ve always wanted to play on, being Aussie. All the boys, the whole team is Australian, so it’s like a dream come true, honestly,” Smyth said. “I didn’t play well this week, but obviously everyone else had unbelievable weeks. To be able to get up on that podium and lift a trophy with the boys is unbelievable.”
Bloody marvellous, Lucas and the Ripper team.
