In doing so, he joined the likes of Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, Peter Thomson, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy to raise the Claret Jug at Royal Liverpool. Harman, who became the 15th American to win The Open in the last 20 years, maintained the successful 100% conversion rate of 54-hole leaders who have taken a five-stroke-or-greater advantage into the final round at majors since 2000. This year alone, he missed the cut at the Masters and PGA Championship before finishing 42nd at the U.S. Since he last won on the PGA Tour 2,268 days ago, Harman had made 167 starts with 32 top 10 finishes. He became the first American since Stewart Cink in 2009 to claim his first major at an Open, and at age 37, became the oldest first-time major winner since Sergio Garcia won the 2017 Masters at age 37. Harman at 13 under entered the winner's circle to grasp his first major triumph with a six-stroke victory over Jon Rahm, Jason Day, Tom Kim and Sepp Straka, who all tied for second. But when that final putt dropped, he was undoubtedly the best golfer this week, silencing all doubters and claiming the Claret Jug. Harman was not the most popular player in Hoylake, England he was neither the best ball striker nor the most impressive driver.
Despite not having won on the PGA Tour since 2017 and entering the week with 175-1 odds to claim his first major championship, Brian Harman on Sunday rode a sterling putting performance all week at Royal Liverpool to victory at the 151st Open Championship and the title of Champion Golfer of the Year for 2023.
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