Branden Grace put together a magical round on Saturday at Royal Birkdale, becoming the first player in major championship history to shoot a 62. Prior to Grace's 62, there were 10 instances of a player shooting 63 in a major. One of those was Johnny Miller's 63 in the final round at Oakmont to win the 1973 U.S. Open.
Miller, an Open Championship winner at Royal Birkdale as well, was on the broadcast for Grace's 62, and in classic Johnny Miller fashion, added his own set of qualifiers to the record-breaking round, including calling the course setup "really easy."
"He played really, really well no doubt: Eight birdies, no bogeys, 10 out of 14 fairways, 16 out of 18 greens, 28 putts. Twenty-eight putts is quite a few putts to shoot 62," Miller said of Grace's round.
"He did it with his ball-striking. He had to go through the gauntlet and those putts that he made coming in were really strong and he drove the ball terrifically and made the course really easy. It was set up really, really easy today, folks, but still a heck of a round."
Miller is known for being blunt as a broadcaster, quick to nitpick the superstars of today. Golf fans on Twitter picked up on Miller's tone as Grace made his charge, and spent a good portion of the day reveling in the saltiness displayed on the broadcast.
Justin Thomas, who missed the cut at Royal Birkdale but did break Johnny Miller's U.S. Open record to par earlier this year with his own 63, knew Miller didn't want to see another record fall and suggested we might have a "Buffalo Wild Wings" situation on our hands.
Johnny Miller about to go full Buffalo Wild Wings commercial on @BrandenGrace on 18. If you've seen the commercial, you get it #62watch
— Justin Thomas (@JustinThomas34) July 22, 2017
Here are some of the best of the rest, via Twitter:
Live look at Johnny Miller in the booth loving all this 62 talk. #TheOpen pic.twitter.com/4qqhmRuTzN
— Caleb Hunt (@calebhunt) July 22, 2017
Dan Hicks is such a G for yelling about how Grace stands ALONE and shot the first EVER 62 with Johnny sitting right next to him. pic.twitter.com/nSfqSpeL7s
— Trevor Reaske (@TrevorReaske) July 22, 2017
Johnny Miller soon pic.twitter.com/D8ZsxKBC8V
— SportsChannel8 (@SportsChannel8) July 22, 2017
'Don't tell Johnny I said this.' 😂
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) July 22, 2017
Bones thinks a 62 is in play today at #TheOpen: https://t.co/CdMiZnEqkp pic.twitter.com/N7VhOK0qto
Johnny Miller had to call the round when someone shot a 62. pic.twitter.com/6rB8z2ikZc
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) July 22, 2017
— No Laying Up (@NoLayingUp) July 22, 2017
Listening to Johnny Miller watch guys take runs at his 63 is like listening to a father watch his daughter's prom date unfold.
— Jay Busbee (@jaybusbee) July 22, 2017
"That's an easy putt he's left himself with," said Miller as he choked the life out of his Branden Grace voodoo doll.
— Conor O'Neill (@ConorONeillTN) July 22, 2017