Grace breaks major single round record with 62

Golf - The 146th Open Championship - Royal Birkdale - Southport, Britain - July 22, 2017 South Africa’s Branden Grace acknowledges the crowd on the 18th hole after completing his third round and score the lowest ever round in a major championship REUTERS/Andrew Boyers

SOUTHPORT, England (Reuters) - South African Branden Grace set a new record for the lowest score by a man in a round of major championship golf with his 62 at the British Open on Saturday.

Grace, ranked 35th in the world, made eight birdies in his bogey-free, eight under par third round at the par-70 Royal Birkdale course.