The knock on Brian Harman has been that he thinks to much. He's even admitted as much himself. It happened when he took a one-shot lead into the final round of the 2017 U.S. Open, when he was no match for Brooks Koepka that Sunday.
So when Harman, who hasn't won a tournament anywhere in six years, launched his drive on the par 5 fifth hole into a gorse bush, forcing him to take a penalty drop, suddenly his Sunday stroll to victory in the 151st British Open was in doubt. A bogey, his second on the day, meant the five-shot lead he'd taken into the round was down to three. With rain pouring down, Harman's mind presumably swirling and with the mighty Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm — the world's Nos.
A crowd of players behind him tried to step on the gas, but without Harman backing up, every charge proved futile. By the time Harman reach No. 13,Ninety minutes later, the native of Savannah, Georgia, was hoisting the jug as the Champion Golfer of the Year — a six-stroke winner over Rahm, Tom Kim, Sepp Straka and Jason Day.Every major is really two separate tournaments: the Monday-to-Wednesday public relations battle, followed by the Thursday-to-Sunday golf.
Martin Slumbers, CEO of the R&A, England's equivalent to the USGA, gave a hint of golf's new direction, conceding that further Saudi investment in golf is not just a possibility but an inevitability."The world of sport has changed dramatically in the last 12 months, and it is not feasible for the R&A or golf to just ignore what is a societal change on a global basis," Slumbers said.
. Security — and player Billy Horschel — quickly collared the protesters, and grounds crews used leaf blowers to clear off the confetti on the 17th.As for the tournament itself, it started with 6-foot-8 amateur Christo Lamprecht and local hero Tommy Fleetwood bursting out to the early lead in Round 1. With a traffic jam right behind them, the tournament was up for grabs.
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