Lucas Herbert well placed in Italy
Lucas Herbert – file photo courtesy of PGA of Australia
Australia’s Lucas Herbert has bounced back from two missed cuts in his last three starts with a second round of 67 at the Italian Open in Rome and finds himself in a share of 5th place with just a few players to complete their second rounds tomorrow after a weather disruption.
Herbert, who now plays the PGA Tour on a regular basis, missed the cut at last week’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, but despite a bogey at the last today after pulling his second into the water at the par 5, his seven birdies in round two have set up the possibility of a third DP World Tour title.
The 26 year old is currently ranked 53rd in the world after reaching a high of 40 late in 2021 and is perhaps unlucky not to have caught the attention of International Presidents Cup captain Trevor Immelman.
Herbert trails the in form leader, Rory McIlroy, by four shots and the current US Open Champion Matt Fitzpatrick by three so he has a big task to chase them an others down but he has made an encouraging start.
Jason Scrivener, tied for 27th and Maverick Antcliff 33rd, are the other Australians who will make the weekend while Scott Hend appears likely to miss by one shot, Min Woo Lee by two and Zach Murray further back again.
