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07/18 08:39 CDT Ryan Fox matches major championship record with a 62
in the
British Open
Ryan Fox matches major championship record with a 62
in the British Open
By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
SOUTHPORT, England (AP) --- Ryan Fox added his name Saturday to the growing
list of players who share the major championship scoring record when he became
the third player this week with a record-tying 62 in the British Open at Royal
Birkdale.
Fox started early with barely a trace of wind and he took advantage. He went
out five birdies on the front nine, and birdied two of his last three holes for
62 on the par-70 Birkdale links. Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns each had 62 some
20 minutes apart on Friday.
There now have been eight rounds of 62 in major championship history, half of
them at Royal Birkdale. Branden Grace was the first to set the record with a 62
at Royal Birkdale in 2017.
Fox was in a pot bunker off the fairway on the 18th and still managed to find
the green, leaving a birdie putt of nearly 50 feet for a 61. He left it short
by about 5 feet and holed the par putt.
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