In-form Herbert breaks LIV Golf record with win in UK
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- Lucas Herbert won LIV Golf UK with a record 30-under-par total, finishing six strokes clear of Tyrrell Hatton and nine ahead of Bryson DeChambeau in Staffordshire — the lowest winning score since the circuit was established in 2022.
- Herbert set two LIV records: 30 birdies in a tournament and 32 combined birdies-and-eagles, capping the week with a bogey-free 10-under 62 on Sunday.
- Herbert opened the event with an 11-under 61 containing 10 birdies and an eagle; his worst round all week was a 3-under 69 on Saturday.
- Herbert followed a tied-sixth finish at last week's Open at Royal Birkdale — won by Ryan Fox — with his second LIV victory of 2026 after winning in Virginia in May.
- Tyrrell Hatton, playing in front of home fans, carded a 9-under 63 on Sunday and acknowledged that "Lucas was incredible this week."
Why it matters: Herbert's 30-under total is the lowest winning score in LIV's history since the circuit was established in 2022, and his second title of 2026 after Virginia in May. Coming a week after a tied-sixth at The Open, it marks a career-high run for the 30-year-old Australian against a field that included two of the tour's biggest names.
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