Matthew Lewis/R&ASOUTHPORT, ENGLAND – JULY 22: Branden Grace of South Africa walks onto the 18th green during the third round of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 22, 2017 in Southport, England. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)SOUTHPORT, England — Move over, Johnny Miller.
Branden Grace became the first player to shoot 62 in a men's major championship, eclipsing the mark first set by Miller by a stroke in windless, soft conditions on Saturday at Royal Birkdale.
The 29-year-old South African, meanwhile, had no clue.
“I didn't know what was going on on 18,” he said. “I promise you.
“I was just so in the zone of playing, hole after hole. I knew I was obviously playing really well, and making the turn in five-under was pretty special. And I thought if I could make a couple more on the back nine, then it's going to be a great score.”
Grace, playing in the 13th group out on a day littered with low scores, began his day with a birdie on the..