He expressed empathy for spectators following his pursuit of the historic mark.
"But I felt like I'd kind of let everyone down a little bit there on the last miss because it just felt like everyone wanted to be a part of watching that bit of history," said Herbert.
Herbert highlighted his strong start, which featured six birdies across the opening nine holes. "Yeah, it was a lot of fun.
Those first 12 holes, I don't know if I've played golf that well before, so it was very, very cool to experience that," he said.
American golfer Sam Burns matched Herbert's score minutes later with his own round of 62, capped by a chip-in on the 18th hole.
"I had no idea," said Burns regarding the record score.
Three American players—Jackson Suber, Cameron Young, and Ryan Gerard—sit two strokes behind Herbert at six under par.
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Burns, DeChambeau, and Si Woo Kim remain three shots back at five under, while Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, and Jon Rahm are positioned four strokes off the lead at four under.
