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Brian Harman Shared the One Fan’s Heckle That Pushed Him to Win British Open

‘That helped.’

Andy Nesbitt

Brian Harman Shared the One Fan’s Heckle That Pushed Him to Win British Open
Brian Harman Shared the One Fan’s Heckle That Pushed Him to Win British Open /

Brian Harman finished his dominant play at the British Open with a solid one-under par, 70 in Sunday’s final round, which gave him a stunning six-shot victory and the first major championship of his career. 

Harman, who had some fun celebration plans for Sunday night, got off to a slow start in Saturday’s third round and was often heckled by fans at Royal Liverpool. After his win, Harman revealed the one mean thing a fan said to him that inspired him to turn things around and finish the tournament in style. 

Harman said after his second bogey on Saturday he walked past a fan who said, “Harman, you don’t have the stones for this.” That fired him up:

Yup, that certainly did help. 

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Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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