Koepka, a three-time Ryder Cup participant, has only had opportunities to accrue points this year at the major championships as he plays on the LIV Golf League.
British Open champion Brian Harman was able to put a more compelling—and colourful—spin on Lucas Glover’s resurgence by paraphrasing a line from the film, “The Shawshank Redemption.”
Brian Harman wasn’t treated kindly by the Royal Liverpool crowds during his Open Championship conquest. Luckily, the reception back home in the United States was more fitting for the Champion Golfer of the Year.
American Brian Harman produced a stunning six-shot victory to lift his maiden major title at the Open Championship, the year’s final men’s major, at Royal Liverpool. In capturing his third PGA Tour win, the 36-year-old became only the fifth left-hander to triumph in a major championship and he achieved the feat in style by outclassing a world-class field with some terrific golf over the weekend, which was played under treacherous links weather.
Beneath that veneer of positivity, there must surely linger some doubt. What does the Belfast boy need to do to turn things round? It is obvious: he needs to putt better.
It was a week that every professional golfer hopes to have – one where you’re in control of all facets of your game during a four-day span on the game’s biggest stage where everything seems as easy as ever.
Jason Day has joined an historic group of golfers to have finished second in all four major championships after sharing runner-up honours at the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool.
Adam Scott walked into the interview area at Royal Liverpool soaking wet, over par and having missed out on winning the elusive claret jug for another year.