Ryan Fox becomes third golfer to make history during British Open in stunning accomplishment

SOUTHPORT, England — Another day at the British Open, another 62 posted.A day after two players — Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns — tied the major championship record for lowest round with 62s, Ryan Fox matched it Saturday.Fox, a 39-year-old from New Zealand, carded nine birdies and had one bogey en route to his 62.The round got him to 8-under par and tied for the lead with the lead group not teeing off for another 80 minutes.“Being picky, I’d want a couple of drives back today maybe, but outside of that, I feel like I didn’t really miss a shot,’’ Fox said.“I had a couple of great shots down the stretch, putted really nicely.

When you’re out in the morning, when the wind’s down around here, there’s almost some pressure on to shoot a score.“To be honest, I warmed up better yesterday,’’ Fox said of his second round Friday.“I was going well yesterday.

I was 4-under through 11 (and) I kind of struggled a bit coming home.Golf doesn’t make sense like that.“The days sometimes you flush everything on the range and get a little aggressive early, and it doesn’t work, and you shoot 2-over, and you’re like it felt really good.

Today, I kind of hit a couple of really good shots early and just kind of kept it rolling.I had one of those days where everything felt like I finished on a good number, like there was no real in-between shots with lines out of the fairway.

That makes it easier.’’Fox was paired with Xander Schauffele, who shot 62 in the 2023 U.S.Open and the 2024 PGA and posted a 4-under-par 66 on Saturday.“It was nice,’’ Fox said.

“Xander and I had a lot of fun out there today.Both made a bunch of birdies and kind of fed off each other.

I would have taken 62 on a Saturday, that’s for sure.’’As Schauffele said Saturday: “You’d take a 62 anywhere.If it’s in a major it’s a cherry on top.

But on a Saturday it’s even better.’’Schauffele said Fox “came out hot’’ in his round.“He was hitting it ...