{"id":710292,"date":"2026-07-25T09:40:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T09:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/710292\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T09:40:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T09:40:40","slug":"lucas-herbert-cards-66-in-round-2-to-take-four-shot-lead-over-bryson-dechambeau-at-liv-golf-united-kingdom-in-rocester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/710292\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucas Herbert cards 66 in Round 2 to take four-shot lead over Bryson DeChambeau at LIV Golf United Kingdom in Rocester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lee Westwood speaks to TNT Sports<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I played okay, I had seven weeks off coming into this, so I feel a bit rusty. These greens are pretty firm and it is a long golf course.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I made three bogeys in the middle of the round, but other than that I am pretty pleased.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When Lucas gets on a roll, he can shoot scores like that, he has brought his form here, and he is running away. Thankfully, it is a four-round tournament.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The greens are not getting any softer, it is paramount that you hit fairways.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Teams Leaderboard<\/p>\n<p>-37\u00a0Ripper GC<\/p>\n<p>-28\u00a0Crushers GC<\/p>\n<p>-19\u00a0OKGC, Legion XIII<\/p>\n<p>-9 Majesticks Golf Club<\/p>\n<p>-8\u00a0Cleeks Golf Club<\/p>\n<p>-7 Torque GC, 4Aces GC<\/p>\n<p>-2 RangeGoats Golf Club, Fireballs GC, Korean Golf Club<\/p>\n<p>-1\u00a0OKGC, HyFlyers GC<\/p>\n<p>Players Leaderboard<\/p>\n<p>-17\u00a0Lucas Herbert<\/p>\n<p>-13\u00a0Bryson DeChambeau<\/p>\n<p>-10 Tyrrell Hatton<\/p>\n<p>-9 Byeong Hun An, Harold Varner III<\/p>\n<p>-8 Cam Smith, Peter Uihlein, Marc Leishman, Dean Burmester<\/p>\n<p>Herbert: I could not quite get yesterday to happen again<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A little bit of a shaky start, I could not quite get yesterday to happen again today. If I had not played so well yesterday, you would not have been too upset through today.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have just tried to keep perspective on it, I still played decent. I was able to build momentum on the back nine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The things I have been looking for with my change in equipment are there. It takes a bit of trust, but it is easy to trust.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Right now it is a two-horse race. Bryson and I have work to do to ensure it stays that way, as I have seen it happen before when other guys come back in. We are only halfway, and we have got a lot of work to do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-transparent size-full object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-8fe6dad2-fb85-45b7-b71e-ad367b4bbc83.jpeg\" alt=\"picture\" data-testid=\"image-high-res\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Lucas Herbert<\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Image credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Herbert finishes a brilliant round with a par<\/p>\n<p>Herbert holds his nerve to put for par at the 18th hole and finishes the round on 66.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian is 17 under overall and leads DeChambeau by four shots.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Disappointing end for Varner III<\/p>\n<p>Varner III who played brilliantly throughout the first nine today, finishes the day with a bogey that takes him to 69 for the day.<\/p>\n<p>Varner III sits level fourth on -9.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; DeChambeau finishes with a par<\/p>\n<p>DeChambeau makes par at the 18th to finish on 67 for the second round, leaving him 13 under going into the third round.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Poulter birdies the last<\/p>\n<p>Poulter, who has had a mixed round today, birdies the last hole to finish on 71.<\/p>\n<p>The Englishman is on -5 overall.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Smith ends with a birdie<\/p>\n<p>Smith finishes his round off with a birdie to notch a score of 67 for the second round.<\/p>\n<p>Smith is on eight under going into the third round.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Herbert hits another birdie!<\/p>\n<p>Herbert sinks yet another birdie put to extend his lead over DeChambeau to four shots.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian is currently 17 under par and has had yet another fantastic round.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Varner III finishes with a par<\/p>\n<p>Varner III taps in at the 18th for a par, finishing the second round at 10 under overall.<\/p>\n<p>It has been a fine performance today from the American, who sits in joint third on the leaderboard.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Hatton misses birdie chance<\/p>\n<p>Hatton misses a huge chance for a birdie at the 18th hole and finishes the round on 68.<\/p>\n<p>The Englishman is in with a chance.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Magic from Herbert<\/p>\n<p>Herbert hits a cracking tee shot at the 17th hole to set himself up for another birdie chance.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian has been brilliant again today.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-transparent size-full object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-d02d734b-11f0-43e2-b541-4985a371c5f6.jpeg\" alt=\"picture\" data-testid=\"image-high-res\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Lucas Herbert<\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Image credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; DeChambeau misses birdie chance<\/p>\n<p>DeChambeau misses a tricky birdie putt at the 16th, wasting the chance to close the gap on leader Herbert.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Varner III so unlucky<\/p>\n<p>Varner III misses a very long putt by an inch as he searched for a birdie.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunate.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Smith birdie extends Ripper lead<\/p>\n<p>Cam Smith bags a birdie at the second hole to extend the Rippers&#8217; lead over the Crushers to six shots.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; DeChambeau falls further behind<\/p>\n<p>DeChambeau drops another shot to move to 13 under, which extends Herbert&#8217;s lead to three shots.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Rahm finding some form<\/p>\n<p>Rahm banks a third straight birdie, leaving him at -2 overall.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Wayward DeChambeau tee shot<\/p>\n<p>DeChambeau skews his tee shot to the left at the 15th and he will have a tricky second shot.<\/p>\n<p>Can Herbert capitalise?<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Herbert birdies to extend lead<\/p>\n<p>Herbert birdies the 14th hole to move to 16 under par and extend his lead to two shots over DeChambeau.<\/p>\n<p>A putting masterclass from the Australian.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Surratt chips in for birdie<\/p>\n<p>Surratt chips in on the 17th for yet another birdie and he fires to nine under par.<\/p>\n<p>Herbert continues his brillianceHerbert is not messing aroundYou can watch the action LIVE on TNT Sports and <a class=\"typo-tk-rs-body-md focus-visible:text-focused-text-fill-01 focus-visible:bg-focused-surface-fill-01 hover:underline focus-visible:outline-none text-content-block-default-text-fill-04 hover:text-content-block-default-text-fill-01 active:text-content-block-default-text-fill-03\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hbomax.com\/gb\/en\/sports?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=sportsEditorial-referral&amp;utm_source=tntsports.co.uk&amp;utm_content=article_Body-Link_url\" data-testid=\"body-hyper-link\">HBO Max<\/a>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; DeChambeau hits back<\/p>\n<p>DeChambeau hits back with a birdie to reduce Herbert&#8217;s lead to one shot.<\/p>\n<p>These two are having quite the battle.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Herbert hits eagle to go back ahead!<\/p>\n<p>Herbert produces a fantastic putt to eagle the 13th and move to -15 and two shots clear of DeChambeau.<\/p>\n<p>That was huge.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Rahm birdies!<\/p>\n<p>Rahm birdies the at hole nine to go to level par overall, as he tries to reduce the gap to DeChambeau.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Leishman extends Rippers&#8217; lead<\/p>\n<p>Leishman knocks in for Birdie at the 15th hole to extend the Rippers&#8217; lead to four shots.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Byeong Hun clmbing the leaderboard<\/p>\n<p>Byeong Hun picks up his fourth birdie of the day at the 13th hole to move to -10 and within three shots of the lead.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; DeChambeau follows suit<\/p>\n<p>DeChambeau responds with a birdie of his own to level the lead.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Herbert birdies<\/p>\n<p>Herbert narrowly misses an eagle putt at the 12th, but taps in for birdie to put the pressure on DeChambeau.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Bryson bogey<\/p>\n<p>DeChambeau birdies the 11th, the first shot he has dropped since the 16th hole in round one.<\/p>\n<p>The Crushers captain drops back to -12 and ties the lead with Herbert.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Birdie for Varner III<\/p>\n<p>Varner picks up a birdie at the 11th hole to move to -9 and within four shots of the lead.<\/p>\n<p>Bryson on the chargeMagical from Cam Smith<\/p>\n<p>Incredible from the Australian<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Another birdie for Caleb Surratt<\/p>\n<p>Caleb Surratt birdies the 14th hole as his fine round continues; the young American is now nine under and just four shots off the lead.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; DeChambeau on the charge<\/p>\n<p>DeChambeau birdies the 10th hole, with a brilliant up and down to move 13 under and into the outright lead.<\/p>\n<p>As things stand, the American would move within 100 points of League leader Jon Rahm.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Cam Smith, that is incredible!<\/p>\n<p>What a moment! Cam Smith produces a piece of magic to chip in for eagle on his approach shot on the 15th hole.<\/p>\n<p>That was sublime.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Halfway point<\/p>\n<p>Here is a reminder of the leaderboard as we reach the halfway point.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch all the action LIVE on TNT Sports and <a class=\"typo-tk-rs-body-md focus-visible:text-focused-text-fill-01 focus-visible:bg-focused-surface-fill-01 hover:underline focus-visible:outline-none text-content-block-default-text-fill-04 hover:text-content-block-default-text-fill-01 active:text-content-block-default-text-fill-03\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hbomax.com\/gb\/en\/sports?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=sportsEditorial-referral&amp;utm_source=tntsports.co.uk&amp;utm_content=article_Body-Link_url\" data-testid=\"body-hyper-link\">HBO Max.<\/a>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Big miss from Herbert<\/p>\n<p>Herbert misses a simple put at the ninth hole, causing him to score his third bogey of the second round.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian and DeChambeau are now tied for the lead at -12.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-transparent size-full object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-27af19de-2248-40d8-88f3-074de3c8d258-85-2560-1440.jpeg\" alt=\"picture\" data-testid=\"image-high-res\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Bryson DeChambeau<\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Image credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Brilliant bunker shot <\/p>\n<p>Herbert produces some magic out of the bunker on the ninth hole after a wayward tee shot.<\/p>\n<p>What a brilliant shot that was to almost guarantee par.<\/p>\n<p>Never in doubt for Hatton&#8230;LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Herbert birdies!<\/p>\n<p>Herbert birdies the eighth hole to retake the outright lead over DeChambeau, moving to -13.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Hatton birdie!<\/p>\n<p>Hatton picks up another birdie to close the gap on the two leaders.<\/p>\n<p>The Englishman thought he had missed the put originally!<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Another eagle for Burmester<\/p>\n<p>Burmester produces a second eagle of the afternoon at the 13th hole, moving him to -6 overall.<\/p>\n<p>Cheeky celebration from Cam SmithLIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Hatton falls a shot back<\/p>\n<p>Hatton bogeys the eighth hole, meaning the two leaders are four shots ahead.<\/p>\n<p>That was a frustrating hole for Hatton.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Another Bryson birdie<\/p>\n<p>DeChambeau makes it -4 for his round this afternoon, with a three on the seventh hole, to move level with Herbert at the top of the leaderboard.<\/p>\n<p>The American means business today.<\/p>\n<p>Hatton collecting birdies and parts of the course<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Herbert hits back<\/p>\n<p>Herbert hits back with a birdie of his own at the sixth and he retakes the outright lead, moving to -12.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; DeChambeau levels with Herbert<\/p>\n<p>DeChambeau birdies the sixth hole to go label with Herbert at the top of the leaderboard.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Rahm hits first birdie of the day<\/p>\n<p>League leader Jon Rahm produces a brilliant chip on the second hole to give himself a tap-in birdie; his first of the day.<\/p>\n<p>A brilliant moment for Westwood<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Hatton makes up ground<\/p>\n<p>Hatton birdies the sixth hole to move to -9 and just two shots off leader Herbert.<\/p>\n<p>It has been a nice start for Hatton today.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Burmester makes eagle<\/p>\n<p>Dean Burmester makes a fantastic eagle on the 10th hole to move to -4.<\/p>\n<p>What a hole from the South African!<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Herbert slips up<\/p>\n<p>Herbert bogeys the fifth to move back to 11 under, just one shot ahead of DeChambeau and Varner III.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Lahiri birdies<\/p>\n<p>Lahiri birdies the 8th hole to move 7 under, bringing the Crushers back within three shots of Rippers.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch all the action on TNT Sports and HBO Max<a class=\"typo-tk-rs-body-md focus-visible:text-focused-text-fill-01 focus-visible:bg-focused-surface-fill-01 hover:underline focus-visible:outline-none text-content-block-default-text-fill-04 hover:text-content-block-default-text-fill-01 active:text-content-block-default-text-fill-03\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hbomax.com\/gb\/en\/sports?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=sportsEditorial-referral&amp;utm_source=tntsports.co.uk&amp;utm_content=article_Body-Link_url\" data-testid=\"body-hyper-link\">HBO Max<\/a>\u00a0is the streaming home of TNT Sports &#8211; watch this fabulous golf LIVE.LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Herbert extends the lead<\/p>\n<p>Herbert birdies the fourth to extend his lead back to two shots after that bogey on the previous hole.<\/p>\n<p>That was important for the Australian.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Varner III is on fire<\/p>\n<p>Varner III picks up his fourth birdie in four holes this afternoon to move level with DeChambeau on -10.<\/p>\n<p>This has been electric golf from the American.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Hatton drops back<\/p>\n<p>Hatton bogeys the fifth hole to move back to -8. The Englishman will be frustrated with that.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Leishman birdies<\/p>\n<p>Leishman secured a much-needed birdie on the sixth to move Ripper GC back to a three shot lead over Crushers.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Varner III and Hatton creeping up<\/p>\n<p>Varner secures a third straight birdie to move nine under par, while Hatton drops a fantastic putt to also secure birdie and go to nine under as well.<\/p>\n<p>These two are putting pressure on the leaders.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; DeChambeau closes gap on Herbert<\/p>\n<p>DeChambeau secures a birdie on the third hole to move within one shot of leader Herbert, who makes his first bogey of the week.<\/p>\n<p>Pressure building.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Crushers closing on Ripper<\/p>\n<p>Anirban Lahiri makes a birdie on the sixth hole to move six under par and the Crushers are now just a shot behind Ripper.<\/p>\n<p>Lahiri was an inch away from an eagle too.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Hatton closes the gap<\/p>\n<p>Hatton almost chips in for an eagle, then tidies the hole up to secure his second birdie of the day and to move eight under.<\/p>\n<p>Hatton is now just four shots off the lead.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Harold Varner III means business<\/p>\n<p>Varner III has come out of the blocks firing, securing a birdie on the first two holes.<\/p>\n<p>He remains four shots off leader Herbert, but he is keeping the pressure on.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Leaders continue to impress<\/p>\n<p>Both Herbert and DeChambeau birdie the second hole, with the pair producing brilliant approach shots to give themselves a tap in for birdie.<\/p>\n<p>Herbert moves to -12, while DeChambeau is now -9.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Poulter birdies<\/p>\n<p>Ian Poulter sinks a 10ft putt for birdie on the 10th hole to move five under par.<\/p>\n<p>The Majesticks star needed that.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Harold Varner III in for birdie<\/p>\n<p>Harold Varner III produces a brilliant birdie on the fourth hole to move level with Tyrell Hatton on seven under.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Brilliant Bryson<\/p>\n<p>DeChambeau produces a brilliant putt that almost drops in for birdie. The American has a tap in for a par on the first.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Richard Lee birdies<\/p>\n<p>A flurry of early birdies here, as Richard Lee also birdies the first to move to six under.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Hatton birdies!<\/p>\n<p>Hatton birdies his first hole of the day with a brilliant putt to move to seven under overall.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Herbert underway<\/p>\n<p>The current leader has got his second round underway and he starts with a perfect tee shot down the middle.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Westwood birdies!<\/p>\n<p>Westwood hits a birdie on his opening hole at the ninth. <\/p>\n<p>Brilliant start for the Majesticks man!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"typo-tk-rs-body-md focus-visible:text-focused-text-fill-01 focus-visible:bg-focused-surface-fill-01 hover:underline focus-visible:outline-none text-content-block-default-text-fill-04 hover:text-content-block-default-text-fill-01 active:text-content-block-default-text-fill-03\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hbomax.com\/gb\/en\/sports?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=sportsEditorial-referral&amp;utm_source=tntsports.co.uk&amp;utm_content=article_Body-Link_url\" data-testid=\"body-hyper-link\">HBO Max<\/a>\u00a0is the streaming home of TNT Sports &#8211; watch the round below.LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Westwood hits a beauty!<\/p>\n<p>Lee Westwood hits a fantastic shot on the ninth hole, to give himself a great birdie chance.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Hatton starts well<\/p>\n<p>Tyrell Hatton hits a brilliant tee shot to get his round underway, straight down the middle.<\/p>\n<p>LIV Golf United Kingdom LIVE &#8211; Shotgun start<\/p>\n<p>Here we go&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood take on the TNT Sports pub quiz<\/p>\n<p>Marc Leishman speaks to TNT Sports<\/p>\n<p>Marc Leishman has been discussing his putting technique with TNT Sports. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Speed is key with these greens, obviously you have to start it on the right line, but speed is a big thing. Speed is almost as important as line.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Trusting your instinct is huge, you don&#8217;t think about it too much when you throw a ball.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Crowds are building<\/p>\n<p>The JCB Golf &amp; Country Club is hosting LIV Golf United Kingdom for the third time. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the seventh different venue to host three or more tournaments in the league.<\/p>\n<p>The crowd and excitment is building ahead of a huge day in Rocester.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-transparent size-full object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-b48ee442-78ff-4fce-a76a-b33c2ab8fbb2.jpeg\" alt=\"picture\" data-testid=\"image-high-res\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">LIV Golf United Kingdom tee marker<\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Image credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>20 minutes to go<\/p>\n<p>20 minutes until the shotgun start.<\/p>\n<p>Excited for another day of brilliant golf.<\/p>\n<p>Brilliant from Hatton<\/p>\n<p>Last time out&#8217;s winner produced this piece of magic yesterday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-transparent size-full object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-be36d8da-ccc3-46a4-95dd-df01485f0e71-85-2560-1440.jpeg\" alt=\"picture\" data-testid=\"image-high-res\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">&#8216;Fabulous&#8217; &#8211; Hatton produces his second eagle of the afternoon <\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Video credit: TNT Sports<\/p>\n<p>DeChambeau will be quietly confident<\/p>\n<p>All the talk yesterday was about leader Herbert and rightly so, but DeChambeau will be quietly confident going into the second round.<\/p>\n<p>The Crushers star had a brilliant round himself yesterday, shooting 64 and remains just three shots behind Herbert.<\/p>\n<p>DeChambeau is still chasing down League leader Jon Rahm and could do with victory this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Watch yesterday&#8217;s highlights below<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-transparent size-full object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-2b55b5d5-cb89-4a27-81a7-75290a5e0076-85-2560-1440.jpeg\" alt=\"picture\" data-testid=\"image-high-res\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Highlights: Herbert shines during Round 1 of LIV Golf United Kingdom <\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Video credit: TNT Sports<\/p>\n<p>Jon Rahm falling behind<\/p>\n<p>Jon Rahm has the chance to be crowned Individual Championship winner for the third successive year this weekend, if he was to win and Bryson DeChambeau came third or worse.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Spaniard struggled in the first round, scoring +1, leaving him a whopping 12 shots off the lead.<\/p>\n<p>It looks like he will have to wait at least another week to pick up the title, unless something magical happens today.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-transparent size-full object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-c0eb9221-731b-4307-bf77-d18d0ab77fab.jpeg\" alt=\"picture\" data-testid=\"image-high-res\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Jon Rahm of Legion XIII participates during day four of the LIV Golf Andalucia at Real Club Valderrama in Sotogrande, Spain, on June 7, 2026. <\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Image credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>It could have been even better for Herbert<\/p>\n<p>Imagine if this putt went in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>A reminder of the leaderboard after Round One<\/p>\n<p>Teams Leaderboard<\/p>\n<p>-19\u00a0Ripper GC<\/p>\n<p>-15\u00a0Crushers GC<\/p>\n<p>-8\u00a0OKGC, Legion XIII<\/p>\n<p>-4\u00a0Korean Golf Club<\/p>\n<p>-3\u00a0Fireballs GC, Majesticks Golf Club<\/p>\n<p>-2\u00a0Southern Guards GC, 4Aces GC<\/p>\n<p>-1\u00a0Cleeks Golf Club, RangeCoats Golf Club, HyFlyers GC, Torque GC<\/p>\n<p>Players Leaderboard<\/p>\n<p>-11\u00a0Lucas Herbert<\/p>\n<p>-8\u00a0Bryson DeChambeau<\/p>\n<p>-6\u00a0Harold Varner III, Tyrrell Hatton<\/p>\n<p>-5\u00a0Byeong Hun An, Richard T. Lee<\/p>\n<p>-4\u00a0Luis Masaveu, Abraham Ancer, Charles Howell III, Marc Leishman, Ian Poulter, Scott Vincent, Caleb Surratt, Bjorn Hellgren, Anirban Lahiri.<\/p>\n<p>Lucas Herbert looking to continue fine form<\/p>\n<p>Leader Lucas Herbert shot an incredible 61 yesterday, which is a whopping 11 under par.<\/p>\n<p>The Australia produced a bogey-free round, as he pushed into the lead ahead of Bryson DeChambeau.<\/p>\n<p>Last week Herbert became just the second man to shoot 62 in a single round at The Open and his form has continued into this week.<\/p>\n<p>In case you missed this moment<\/p>\n<p>There was an awkward moment during play yesterday as Bryson DeChambeau nearly struck Ian Poulter with his tee shot.<\/p>\n<p>Poulter took it well, but if the ball went a couple of inches the other way, then he could have been in trouble.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-transparent size-full object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-d5709185-5c8e-4add-85c2-c317f0ecf452-85-2560-1440.jpeg\" alt=\"picture\" data-testid=\"image-high-res\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">&#8216;It would have hurt, a lot&#8217; &#8211; Poulter reacts after nearly being hit by DeChambeau&#8217;s drive<\/p>\n<p class=\"typo-tk-rs-caption-xs\">Video credit: TNT Sports<\/p>\n<p>ROUND 2 GROUPINGS<\/p>\n<p>We get underway in Rocester at 1315 BST.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the grouping details below.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 <a class=\"typo-tk-rs-body-md focus-visible:text-focused-text-fill-01 focus-visible:bg-focused-surface-fill-01 hover:underline focus-visible:outline-none text-content-block-default-text-fill-04 hover:text-content-block-default-text-fill-01 active:text-content-block-default-text-fill-03\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tntsports.co.uk\/golf\/liv-golf\/\" data-testid=\"body-hyper-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">LIV Golf<\/a> season continues in the United Kingdom with the 10th event of the campaign, at JCB Golf &amp; Country Club in Rocester. <\/p>\n<p>Lucas Herbert fired a 61 on the first day of action. Here is all the news from Round 2.<\/p>\n<p>How to watch and stream LIV Golf You can watch every round of the LIV Golf season live on TNT Sports. It is available both live and on-demand on\u00a0<a class=\"typo-tk-rs-body-md focus-visible:text-focused-text-fill-01 focus-visible:bg-focused-surface-fill-01 hover:underline focus-visible:outline-none text-content-block-default-text-fill-04 hover:text-content-block-default-text-fill-01 active:text-content-block-default-text-fill-03\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hbomax.com\/gb\/en\/sports?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=sportsEditorial-referral\" data-testid=\"body-hyper-link\">HBO Max<\/a>.\u00a0Here is the <a class=\"typo-tk-rs-body-md focus-visible:text-focused-text-fill-01 focus-visible:bg-focused-surface-fill-01 hover:underline focus-visible:outline-none text-content-block-default-text-fill-04 hover:text-content-block-default-text-fill-01 active:text-content-block-default-text-fill-03\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tntsports.co.uk\/watch\/schedule.shtml\" data-testid=\"body-hyper-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TNT Sports schedule and TV guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lee Westwood speaks to TNT Sports &#8220;I played okay, I had seven weeks off coming into this, so&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":710293,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[59,5904,57,58,50,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-710292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-gb","tag-golf","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/710292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=710292"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/710292\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/710293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=710292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=710292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=710292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}