Lucas Herbert drove 11 hours overnight from Melbourne to Sydney to qualify for the Australian Open

By Michael Chammas
Updated December 6 2014 - 10:08am, first published November 24 2014 - 4:56pm
Successful drive: Lucas Herbert has qualified for the Australian Open.
Successful drive: Lucas Herbert has qualified for the Australian Open.
Successful drive: Lucas Herbert has qualified for the Australian Open.
Successful drive: Lucas Herbert has qualified for the Australian Open.
Successful drive: Lucas Herbert has qualified for the Australian Open.
Successful drive: Lucas Herbert has qualified for the Australian Open.
Successful drive: Lucas Herbert has qualified for the Australian Open.
Successful drive: Lucas Herbert has qualified for the Australian Open.

A double bogey on the final hole of the Australian Masters on Sunday cost amateur Lucas Herbert direct qualification into the Australian Open, but an 11-hour drive from Melbourne to Sydney reignited his dream.

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