![]() ![]() And when it was over, Harman walked up toward the 18th green to a standing ovation, and tapped his hand to his heart to acknowledge the fans as he walked off the green. ![]() He never wavered in rain or sunshine or wind over the final two days. Playing with Tommy Fleetwood of England on Saturday, Harman said he heard a few comments he described as unrepeatable. He started the round in the rain with a smattering of boos from the grandstand, fans either wanting a big star or perhaps not paying attention to the masterclass performance Harman had delivered. ![]() He never trailed over the final 51 holes, leading by five shots after the second round and five shots after the third round. Harman took the lead on Friday morning with the second of four straight birdies early in the second round. Rahm birdied his last hole for a 70 to make it a four-way tie for second place with Tom Kim (67), Sepp Straka (69) and Jason Day (69). “I’m going to have a couple of pints out of this here trophy, I believe,” Harman said. Now he has the claret jug, and “I'm not going to let it out of my sight for the time being.” “Someone mentioned that I’ve had more top 10s than anyone since 2017, so that’s a lot of times where you get done, you’re like, ‘Damn it, man, I had that one.’ It just didn’t happen for whatever reason,” he said. This is only his third title in his 12 years on the PGA Tour. Harman had gone 167 tournaments over six years since his last win, the 2017 Wells Fargo Championship. Not many would have imagined Harman's name engraved on the claret jug at the start of the week. He is the oldest first-time major winner since Sergio Garcia was 37 when he won the Masters in 2017. Harman, the great outdoorsman, made winning look as easy as shooting fish in a barrel. “He won by six, so there’s nothing really any of us could have done,” said Masters champion Jon Rahm, one of four players who had to settle for the silver medal. 14.īy then, everyone else was playing for second. When he dropped another shot on the 13th hole and his lead was down to four shots, Harman made two more birdies, the first one from 40 feet on No. When his second bogey in the opening five holes reduced his lead to three, Harman answered with two straight birdies. ![]()
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