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Brian Harman Had the Perfect Plan for How He’ll Celebrate His British Open Win

Harman had some ideas for what he’s going to do with the Claret Jug.

Gabrielle Herzig

With a dominant six-shot victory at the British Open, Brian Harman surely has some celebrations in store when he returns home to Georgia. 

The 36-year-old cruised to his first major championship victory on Sunday at Royal Liverpool, drilling clutch putts without revealing a hint of emotion. But when it came time to accept the Claret Jug and the official title of Champion Golfer of the Year, Harman gave viewers a hint of how he might reflect on the win later on Sunday night.

Speaking on the 18th green at Hoylake, Harman thanked his wife and family for their support, but also added a line that got an animated reactions from the surrounding crowd.

“First, I’m gonna have me a couple pints out of this here trophy, I believe,” Harman said. 

Harman might not have had the same spectator support as some of the local favorites in the field this week, but the perfectly relatable comment surely helped him gain a few more fans across the pond Sunday afternoon. 

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Gabrielle Herzig
GABRIELLE HERZIG

Gabrielle Herzig is a Breaking and Trending News writer for Sports Illustrated Golf. Previously, she worked as a Golf Digest Contributing Editor, an NBC Sports Digital Editorial Intern, and a Production Runner for FOX Sports at the site of the 2018 U.S. Open. Gabrielle graduated as a Politics Major from Pomona College in Claremont, California, where she was a four-year member and senior-year captain of the Pomona-Pitzer women’s golf team. In her junior year, Gabrielle studied abroad in Scotland for three months, where she explored the Home of Golf by joining the Edinburgh University Golf Club.

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