Introduction
Lucas Herbert (born 5 December 1995) is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2020 Omega Dubai Desert Classic.
Amateur career
Herbert had a successful amateur career. As an amateur he lost in a playoff for the Lexus of Blackburn Heritage Classic, a tournament on the 2013 PGA Tour of Australasia. He represented Australia in the 2014 Eisenhower Trophy where the team finished tied for 6th place. Herbert tied for the second-best individual score, three strokes behind Jon Rahm. He turned professional in late 2015.
Professional career
After turning professional, Herbert played mostly on the PGA Tour of Australasia. In late 2016, he was runner-up in the Isuzu Queensland Open behind amateur Brett Coletta. A year later, in the 2017 NSW Open Championship, he was again runner-up, this time to Jason Scrivener and followed this with good finishes in the Emirates Australian Open and Australian PGA Championship.
Since 2018, Herbert has played on the European Tour. 2018 was a successful season, finishing 47th in the Order of Merit and ending the year in the world top-100. He was runner-up in the Portugal Masters and was third three times including the Sky Sports British Masters. A good result in the SMBC Singapore Open gave him an entry into the 2018 Open Championship where he made the cut. He also qualified for the 2018 U.S. Open but missed the cut.
Herbert had a 7th place finish in the 2019 Omega Dubai Desert Classic in January to reach a career high of 73 in the world rankings. However he only had one other top-10 finish, in the Omega European Masters, and finished 107th in the European Tour Order of Merit.
In January 2020, Herbert won his first European Tour event, the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, where he beat Christiaan Bezuidenhout in a playoff.
Amateur wins
- 2011 Tamar Valley Junior Cup, Victoria Junior Amateur
- 2012 New South Wales Boy's Amateur
Source:
Professional wins (1)
European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Jan 2020 | Omega Dubai Desert Classic | −9 (69-71-71-68=279) | Playoff | Christiaan Bezuidenhout |
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020 | Omega Dubai Desert Classic | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order before 2019.
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||
| PGA Championship | T71 | |
| U.S. Open | CUT | |
| The Open Championship | T51 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Mexico Championship | T58 |
| Dell Technologies Match Play | |
| FedEx St. Jude Invitational | |
| HSBC Champions |
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 2014