Harman Lights Up Liverpool

07/24/2023

By: Jeff Yoder

36-Year-Old American Brian Harman (-13) Wins 151st Open Championship in Runaway Fashion

Take a bow, Brian Harman! The 36-year-old American underdog dominated the 151st Open Championship this weekend at Royal Liverpool. Harman held a staggering lead before a solid rain-soaked clinching round (-1) on Sunday. While the links course at Hoylake tattered scorecards for some of golf’s biggest names, Harman shot an unscathed 13-under to register a six-stroke win by Sunday’s conclusion. He was hardly tested after Friday’s 6-under 65 that put him 10-under and five shots clear of the field. The Georgia native had just two PGA Tour wins to his name despite a 14-year pro career, but he was the only golfer to avoid setbacks at The Open. No one else came within three strokes during the weekend, and no one else posted four consecutive rounds below par, either.

Harman’s 1st Major: The stunning upset from Harman was the first major win of his career, and it was his first win of any kind since the Wells Fargo Championship in 2017 (six years). Harman was a 125-1 underdog at The Open, and his six-stroke win was the largest margin of victory for an American at The Open Championship since Tiger Woods in 2000 (8 strokes).

Open Championship (Final Leaderboard)

1. Brian Harman (-13)

T2. Tom Kim (-7)

T2. Sepp Straka (-7)

T2. Jason Day (-7)

T2. Jon Rahm (-7)

T6. Rory McIlroy (-6)

T6. Emiliano Grillo (-6)

Other Notable Scorecards: C. Young (-5), M. Homa (-4), T. Fleetwood (-4), H. Matsuyama (-3), V. Hovland (-3), X. Schauffele (-2), S. Im (-1), S. Scheffler (E), R. Fowler (E), J. Spieth (E), A. Scott (+1), P. Reed (+1), C. Smith (+1), P. Cantlay (+1) | Full Leaderboard

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