BREAKING: Brian Harman is a major champion for the first time. The 36-year-old American won the British Open by six strokes after shooting 1-under 70 in a soggy final round at Royal Liverpool. He was 13-under par for the tournament.
The 36-year-old American won the British Open by six strokes after shooting 1-under 70 in a soggy final round at Royal Liverpool. He was 13-under par for the tournament.
Sepp Straka was playing the last hole in second place at 8 under, one shot ahead of Jason Day and 21-year-old Tom Kim of South Korea. Kim shot 67 and Day had two holes to play.Rory McIlroy will go yet another year without winning a major. The gap was down to three shots after he made bogeys on the second and fifth holes, but Harman recovered with consecutive birdies on the sixth and seventh. The American lefty drained putts of 14 feet and 24 feet to regain control at the top.Harman’s closest challenger was Sepp Straka, who was at 2 under for the day and 7 under for the tournament.
Brian Harman found the fairway off the tee as he began the final round of the British Open with a five-shot lead.
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