The No 26 ranked player lifts the Claret Jug with a final score of 13-under 271
Brian Harman of the US poses for a photograph with the Claret Jug on the 18th green after winning the 151st Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, July 23 2023. Picture: WARREN LITTLE/GETTY IMAGES
Harman jumped five shots ahead by opening the week with rounds of 67 and 65, then refused to fall back to the chasing pack. With Sunday the rainiest day of the championship, nobody in the field shot better than a 67, leaving Harman to close out the career-changing victory with ease. In similar fashion to his rocky start on Saturday, Harman was 2 over through five holes on Sunday. His drive at the par-5 fifth hole — the easiest on the course — found a gorse bush, leading him to take an unplayable lie penalty. That narrowed his lead to three shots over Rahm at the time.
McIlroy finished in the top 10 for the seventh time in his past eight Majors. August will mark a full nine years since he won his last Major title. The towering 22-year-old was joint leader of the tournament after plundering seven birdies at a sun-kissed Hoylake on Thursday before rounds of 79, 76 and 74 sent him tumbling down the field.
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