Two record-equalling 62s at The Open - and two different reactions

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Figure caption, Herbert feels 'all the emotions' after record-equalling round at The Open By Jonathan Jurejko BBC Sport golf reporter at Royal Birkdale Published 9 minutes ago In the space of about 20 minutes, two players added to men's major golf history at Royal Birkdale - but the reactions on the 18th green could not have been more contrasting. When Australia's Lucas Herbert missed a five-foot par putt on the last, there was a grimace from him and a groan from the galleries. The bogey meant he had missed a golden chance to become the first man to shoot 61 at one of the sport's blue-riband events. Shortly afterwards, Sam Burns of the United States chipped in from a greenside bunker to also record an eight-under-par round. Burns punched the air as a rapturous roar - which ripped across the course - reverberated in his ears. His brilliant birdie meant he matched Herbert's score as the pair became only the sixth and seventh men to shoot 62 at a major. "I've got a lot of emotions, whether its relief or pride, or disappointment," Herbert told BBC Radio 5 Live. "But I'm in a great position going into the weekend and got my name in the record books. "There are a lot of things to be proud of and when the dust settles that's what I'll focus on the most." Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Lucas Herbert's bogey on the 18th at Royal Birkdale stopped him becoming the first man to shoot 61 at a major The Open round two: Herbert & Burns equal record scores, Scheffler heads out Herbert and Burns joined South Africa's Branden Grace as the only player to shoot a 62 at the Open, which also came at Royal Birkdale in 2017. Herbert, a self-confessed "golf nerd", knew how close he was to history and despondently stooped down with his hands on his knees after missing the putt. However, the LIV golfer quickly assessed the bigger picture and takes salvation from the fact he set the clubhouse lead at eight under par. Burns is three shots behind on five under after starting at three over par on Friday, with overnight leader Jackson Suber, who followed his opening 65 with a 69, sandwiched between them on six under. The different journeys taken by Herbert and Burns to the same record-equalling destination was further underlined when the 29-year-old American spoke to the media shortly afterwards. "I didn't know 62 was the record. I had no idea," said Burns. Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Sam Burns came agonisingly short of victory at the US Open in June - finishing one shot behind champion Wyndham Clark Herbert tried to 'stay present' with history beckoning Herbert looked set to become the first player to shoot a 61 in a major and only needed a par on the 18th to create history. However, the final hole has statistically being playing the hardest on the course in round two and he pushed his tee-shot well right of the fairway - flirting with out of bounds and ultim