Australia’s Lucas Herbert has suffered an all-time nightmare at the PGA Tour showpiece Players Championship, finishing dead last after shooting a combined +23 in the opening two rounds.
World number 51 Herbert’s opening round was already tough, with a triple bogey on the final hole seeing him card an 10-over 82. His second round at TPC Sawgrass was somehow even worse, a 13-over 85.
It included a five-over par eight at the iconic Island Green 17th, and another meltdown on the tricky fourth hole, shooting five-over nine. That included sending another three balls into the water. And his scorecard could have been worse, if not for a birdie on his final hole of the day.
Remarkably, it wasn’t the worst round of the day, with American Max McGreevy hitting a 17-over 89. Having gone three under in the opening round, it showed just how tough conditions were in the brutal winds on the famed…
