American Brian Harman secured his first major title with a six-shot victory at Royal Liverpool.
Here, the PA news agency takes a closer look at the new Open champion.
Early days
Baseball was @HarmanBrian’s passion growing up.
But after an honest conversation with his father, Harman pursued golf and never looked back. pic.twitter.com/Kd1UknSAgJ
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 23, 2023
Harman, now 36, made his PGA Tour bow while still an amateur at the 2004 MCI Heritage. He played on the victorious 2005 and 2009 Walker Cup teams. His first tour win arrived a decade later at the John Deere Classic, a victory which qualified him for an Open debut – at Hoylake. His second – and last up to this weekend – win was at the Wells Fargo Classic in 2017. Despite that, Harman had still won almost 29million US dollars prior to his Open victory – worth 3m USD (£2.3m).
Hole lotta fun
12,500 to 1. The odds of making a hole-in-one.@HarmanBrian made two aces in the same round @FedExChamp in 2015 ?#TOURVault pic.twitter.com/MsshJGIaaH
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 23, 2023
In 2015 he became only the third player in PGA Tour history to have two holes in one in the same round at The Barclays at Plainfield Country Club, New Jersey.
Previous record
Huntin’, shootin’ and fishin’
Golf is the only thing he does left-handed. Harman is a keen hunter, killed his first deer aged 12, and owns a farm in St Simon’s Island in his native Georgia. He responded to missing the cut at the Masters in April by returning to his farm in Georgia and killing a pig and a turkey. However, he insists he has a “deep respect” for animals and is “not a fan of people who kill for sport”. Many of his family members are world-class scuba divers and spear fishers.
