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With great scoring conditions at Royal Birkdale there are a few guys extending solid runs of shooting under 70 in the Open Championship.

Scottie Scheffler is actually closing in on the record, as his 68 yesterday made it six straight sub-70 rounds in The Open for the world number one and defending champion.

Bryson DeChambeau is only one behind Scheffler, even with his two-shot penalty, with Tommy Fleetwood joining him on five.

Most consecutive sub-70 rounds in The Open (*active streak).

• 7 - Ernie Els
• 6 - Scottie Scheffler*, Nick Price, Henrik Stenson, Brian Harman
• 5 - Bryson DeChambeau*, Tommy Fleetwood*
• 3 - Shane Lowry*, Robert MacIntyre*

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Lucas Herbert's drive at the ninth was so good that he is taking putter out for his second shot from just off the green.

It's beautifully judged as he tickles it up to the hole and can tap in for birdie.

The Australian was leading outright at the start of his round, and nine holes in, he's back in front by himself.

Par for playing partner Jackson Suber.

Tommy Fleetwood holes his short par putt to keep his card bogey-free, while Jon Rahm - who went with the more aggressive approach to try to get to the green in two - sinks his birdie putt from six feet.

The Spaniard is back to level par for the day.

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Bryson DeChambeau misses the 10th fairway, then narrowly the 10th green but manages to get up and down for a par.

Sam Burns goes the other route and hits the fairway and the green, leaving 23 feet for par, but he just misses. Both make par.

Eight pars in a row as Bob MacIntyre's round continues to tick along.

Five holes left for the 29-year-old Scot.

Catriona Matthew
Captain of Team Europe at the 2019 & 2021 Solheim Cup on BBC Radio 5 Live

This hole is easily reachable in two but Tommy Fleetwood tried to force it in.

Maybe he didn't need to be that aggressive with his third shot.

It's a shame he's in the bunker but he is on the up slope so should be able to deal with it.

And deal with it, he does, as Fleetwood escapes from the bunker and leaves himself four feet for par.

Kim Si-woo falls out of that share of the lead almost immediately after joining it, carding his first bogey of the day at the 11th.

A chip from off the green left him with a 10-footer for par, which did not drop.

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Cameron Young belts a tee shot just shy of 350 yards at the ninth.

However, he completely overcooks a chip on the green and the ball skids away from the pin robbing him of a birdie chance.

The American has a grizzled expression after frustratingly tapping in for par.

Ryan Gerard makes his eighth par of the round - can he get in among it on the back nine?

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Scottie Scheffler sees another decent long-range putt just slide by the edge and stay up. Just the one birdie today and a longest made putt of 5ft9in.

Still on five under but how long until he gets frustrated with the lack of anything of any range dropping in the cup?

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That warning has not affected Lucas Herbert as he takes aim from 25 feet. It's an outstanding effort but lips round the cup and stays out.

The Australian twizzles his club - he certainly thought it was in.

Partner Jackson Suber has a grisly-looking six feet for par. Nerveless. Stays at seven under.

Graeme Storm
Two-time European Tour winner on BBC Radio 5 Live

Lucas Herbert and Jackson Suber have been given an official warning.

It's to get it in early so that they have to catch up with the game ahead. If they do fall back, they will go on the clock and a rules official will come on a buggy and time them.

Fortunately for them, there's a big wait on the ninth. The game ahead has only just teed off so they are back in position.

That warning will stay though and if they do fall behind, they will be chased along by a rules official.

Kim Si-woo holes a 20-footer on the 10th for a third birdie of the day and, coupled with Sam Burns' bogey at the ninth, the South Korean is into a four-way tie for the lead.

Sam Burns didn't hold that solo lead for too long, as a bogey on the ninth drops him back to eight under and in a tie for top spot on the leaderboard.

Bryson DeChambeau has glorious chance for birdie from four feet but it doesn't even graze the hole, as he powers it through the break almost the same distance past! He does make the one back though for par.

Bob MacIntyre missed from 12 feet for birdie at the 11th and he's faced with the same distance to save par at the very next hole.

This time, he rolls it in - terrific work from MacIntyre. Those are the types of putts to build a challenge on.

Now can he find a couple of birdies on the way home?

Ben Croucher
BBC Sport journalist at Royal Birkdale

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Marshals have a range of different jobs at the Open, from directing spectators, finding balls and ensuring everyone is quiet on shots.

Some are called ‘Green Marshals’ who are in place at the crack of dawn, patrolling the most precious patches of turf on the property.

One of their jobs? Ensuring nobody steals the flag before play. No, really.

Which begs the question. If you did steal it, how on earth would you smuggle it out? And what would you then do with it afterwards?

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Ryan Gerard makes an interesting par on the eighth.

The American's tee shot landed in among the spectators on one of the banks to the side of the fairway - seemingly plopping itself into a plastic bag being clutched by a fan.

Gerard manages to find the green with his second shot before two putting from about 46 feet.

Tommy Fleetwood gets a lovely bounce off the bank as he sends an iron towards the 13th green. A yard shorter with his approach and he'd have been bang in trouble in a greenside bunker. Instead, he's got 30 feet left for birdie.

And Fleetwood's in for a safe par.

Jon Rahm got some luck as his tee shot only just avoided the sand and he takes advantage of that break with a fine second shot that leaves him 15 feet away.

No joy from there for the two-time major champion, who is just about still in the mix at three under for the championship.

Iain Carter
BBC golf correspondent on BBC Radio 5 Live at Royal Birkdale

I think Rory McIlroy was speaking for a lot of pros there [17:12 BST]

All the uncertainty last night delayed the tee times. The whole process was delayed by what Bryson DeChambeau did, the way he behaved and I know a lot of pros that wanted to get to bed but couldn't until they knew.

Graeme Storm
Two-time European Tour winner on BBC Radio 5 Live

If any golf shot today deserved a birdie on the end of it, it was that one. Amazing iron shot.

It's probably playing just a sand wedge for Lucas today but he pitched it to absolute perfection.

We know Lucas can play - he's won three times on DP World Tour, won on PGA Tour and doing well on LIV Golf. He's accustomed to this environment.

There's the Lucas Herbert from yesterday!

The overnight leader carded six birdies on the front nine on his way to a record-equalling round of 62. It's taken him eight holes today but he's finally picked up a shot today.

What a stunning approach to the par-three seventh and he duly puts it in from three feet.