American left-hander Brian Harman claimed the Claret Jug and the title of Champion Golfer of the Year after shooting a one-under-par 70 on a damp Sunday on the Wirral. The 36-year-old from Georgia, ranked 26th in the world, started the final round with a five-shot lead and although the gap was briefly closed to three mid-way through the afternoon, Harman barely had to get out of third gear to win the 151th Open championship by an impressive six shots come […]
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Runaway second round leader Brian Harman gave his pursuers brief hope that he might come back to the pack when making bogeys at two of the first four holes on Saturday afternoon, but the left-handed American soon regained his composure and reeled off four birdies over the next 14 holes to maintain his five-shot lead going into Sunday’s final round at the 151st Open at Royal Liverpool. Just when it looked like the pressure of leading the season’s final major […]
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Woburn’s Mark Stockdale made the most of home advantage to win the England Men’s Amateur U25 Championship after finishing on eight under after 54 holes at the Bedfordshire club.
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Brian Harman will take the joint-biggest half-way lead at The Open for 89 years into the weekend after the American shot a course record 65 at Royal Liverpool to seize control of The 151st Open.
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Devon’s James Ruth made defending his English PGA Championship title this week look easy after leading from start to finish to claim back-to-back victories at Bowood. The Wiltshire venue is proving to be a firm favourite for Ruth after an utterly dominant week, which saw the Plymouth-born pro break the course record. A magnificent 61 (-11) on Tuesday was followed up with a 71 yesterday, giving 38-year-old Ruth a healthy five-shot lead over his nearest rival, 2018 winner Matthew Cort, […]
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