Lucas Herbert has pulled off a late-evening wonder shot at Royal Birkdale to keep his British Open hopes flickering while American Sam Burns was sweeping into pole position to lift the Claret Jug.
Australian Herbert, who'd held an overnight two-shot lead after equalling the lowest round ever recorded at a men's major championship on Friday with his 62, was still setting the pace halfway through his third round on Saturday (Sunday AEST).
But it all began falling apart in the run-in after Herbert had bogeyed 15 and 16, and looked sure to drop another at the par-five 17th after he drove into thick rough, had to take a penalty drop and was left with a mercilessly tough blind three-iron to the green from a wispy lie on a dune from 244 yards.
