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Branden Grace shoots first 62 in a major

Move aside 63, there's a new magic number in major championship golf.

South Africa's Branden Grace became the first golfer to shoot 62 in a major, carding eight birdies -- and no bogeys -- during the third round of The Open at par-70 Royal Birkdale on Saturday. He sits at 4 under entering Sunday's final round.

Decade63s (or better)
2010s9**
2000s5
1990s8
1980s7
1970s3
Before 19730
** Five in last five majors

There had been 31 golfers to record a 63 in major championship history, with the first being Johnny Miller at the 1973 U.