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Sunday 23 July 2023PGA Tour · DP World TourYear in Review
Harman wins the Open
Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 July 2023 · Brian Harman’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $16,500,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/13°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 34 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/13°C · wind 18 km/h WNW, gusts 38 · 4.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/14°C · wind 18 km/h SSW, gusts 41 · 15.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/14°C · wind 25 km/h W, gusts 41 · 17.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- The Open
1860–2026 in our record, 154 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Tom Kim KOR · 277Playing on a sprained ankle, eagled the 5th in a closing 67 to tie for second, six back 2023 Open Championship - Wikipedia
- Sepp Straka AUT · 277Was alone in second until a closing bogey on the 18th for 69 2023 Open Championship - Wikipedia
- Jon Rahm ESP · 277Holed a 23-foot birdie putt on the 18th for 70 to share second 2023 Open Championship - Wikipedia
- Jason Day AUS · 277Holed out from the rough on the 9th and shot 69 to share second 2023 Open Championship - Wikipedia
156 started · cut +3, 76 made it
Same week
Men's major
The Open
Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Jason Day, Tom Kim, Jon Rahm, Sepp Straka
From the papers
ESPN (Mark Schlabach)
23 July 2023
I've always had a self-belief that I could do something like this,
ESPN (Mark Schlabach)
23 July 2023
I'd be lying if I didn't hear some things that weren't super nice today toward me,
ESPN (Mark Schlabach)
23 July 2023
I hear them, but at the same time, I don't try to let that influence the decision I'm about to make.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Harman | 67 · 65 · 69 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| T2 | Tom Kim | 74 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T2 | Jason Day | 72 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T2 | Sepp Straka | 71 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T2 | Jon Rahm | 74 · 70 · 63 · 70 | 277 | −7 |
| T6 | Rory McIlroy | 71 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| T6 | Emiliano Grillo | 66 · 74 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| T8 | Shubhankar Sharma | 68 · 71 · 70 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T8 | Cameron Young | 72 · 68 · 66 · 73 | 279 | −5 |
| T10 | Max Homa | 68 · 73 · 70 · 69 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Matthew Jordan | 69 · 72 · 69 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Tommy Fleetwood | 66 · 71 · 71 · 72 | 280 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1987-01-19, Savannah, Georgia; USA; turned pro 2009; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 1; world No. 26 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table, 2023); ESPN: 'the 26th-ranked player in the world').
What’s in the bag
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