Summary Brown had an eagle and eight birdies in his round Wednesday to beat Ian Poulter's course record.
MELBOURNE: New Zealander Mark Brown shot a course-record 62 on Wednesday to win the Australasian regional qualifying tournament for July s British Open.
Brown finished the two-round International Final Qualifying tournament at Melbourne s Kingston Heath Golf Club at 10-under par, capturing one of three qualifying places available to the 72-strong field.
Australian Steven Jeffress finished at 9-under after a second round 67 and compatriot Stephen Dartnall shot 69 to finish 8-under and to claim the other two qualifying spots.
Brown had an eagle and eight birdies in his round Wednesday to beat Ian Poulter s course record of 64 set at the 2012 Australian Masters.
"I made a lot of birdies and when I was six under after nine it started to get serious," Brown said.
The Australasian tournament is one of a series of regional events on five continents that give players a chance to qualify for the Open Championship at Muirfield from July 18 to 21.
