Herbert shoots 61, leads DeChambeau by 3; Ripper with 4-shot team lead at LIV Golf UK Presented by JCB

Lucas Herbert shot a career-best bogey-free 11-under 61, featuring nine birdies and an eagle, to take a three-shot lead over Bryson DeChambeau (8-under 64) after the opening round of LIV Golf UK Presented by JCB at JCB Golf & Country Club in Rocester, England. Herbert's round is his lowest-ever relative to par. His team, Ripper GC, posted a collective 19-under to lead Crushers GC by four shots in the team competition, with Talor Gooch's OKGC and Jon Rahm's Legion XIII tied for third, 11 shots back.