THOMASTOWN, Ireland – Australian Lucas Herbert completed a wire-to-wire victory at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open on Sunday, shooting 4-under 68 in the final round to win by three strokes and also secure a place at The Open Championship.
It was Herbert’s second title on the European Tour, after the Dubai Desert Classic in January 2020.
Starting the last round with a one-shot advantage, Herbert briefly lost the outright lead when he was joined by Francesco Laporta after the Spaniard’s stunning run of six straight birdies from No. 5.
Herbert then found himself tied for the lead on 17 under with American playing competitor Johannes Veerman, who holed a long right-to-left putt on No.