Brian Harman

Brian Harman (born January 19, 1987) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is one of the few left-handed players on tour.

Brian Harman
Personal information
Born (1987-01-19) January 19, 1987
Savannah, Georgia
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Nationality United States
ResidenceSea Island, Georgia
SpouseKelly Van Slyke
ChildrenCooper Marie
Career
CollegeUniversity of Georgia
Turned professional2009
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking20 (January 14, 2018)[1]
(as of June 21, 2020)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT44: 2018
PGA ChampionshipT13: 2017
U.S. OpenT2: 2017
The Open ChampionshipT26: 2014

Amateur career

In college, Harman was a three-time 2nd Team All-American on the University of Georgia golf team. He won the 2005 NCAA Preview and the 2006 Isleworth Invitational. He also won the yearly award for highest Grade Point Average three times.

In 2003, Harman won the U.S. Junior Amateur.[2] He won the Players Amateur in 2005,[3] and the Porter Cup in 2007, shooting a tournament record 22-under-par 258.[4]

Harman played on the winning 2005 and 2009 Walker Cup and 2007 Palmer Cup teams.

Professional career

In 2010, Harman played mostly on the EGolf Professional Tour finishing in the top-10 in 11 of his 14 starts. He gained his first pro victory at the Manor Classic where he won by three shots. He also played in three Nationwide Tour events in 2010. His best showing came at the Stadion Athens Classic at UGA where he placed T-18th on his former college course.

Harman was known for a unique situation at the 2012 Players Championship. He was the first alternate when D. A. Points withdrew just minutes before his tee time. Playing partners Carl Pettersson and Robert Garrigus had already teed off and after consulting with the PGA, tournament officials allowed Harman to tee off alone for the first round.[5] Harman eventually got partnered with Ryan Moore and Bud Cauley for round two after Paul Casey withdrew. Harman made the cut and finished T51.

Harman later qualified for his first major, the 2012 U.S. Open. His first PGA Tour win was the 2014 John Deere Classic. In 2015, Harman held the 54 hole lead at the Travelers Championship, but would miss the playoff, won by Bubba Watson, by one stroke and finished in solo third.

On August 30, 2015, at The Barclays at Plainfield Country Club in Edison, New Jersey, Harman became the third player in PGA Tour history to have two aces in the same round.[6][7]

On May 7, 2017, Harman won the Wells Fargo Championship held at Eagle Point Golf Club in Wilmington, North Carolina, for his second PGA Tour win. Harman made a 28-foot putt on the 18th hole to win by one stroke over Dustin Johnson and Pat Perez, who finished at 9-under-par.

Harman held the 54-hole lead at the 2017 U.S. Open played at Erin Hills in Erin, Wisconsin.[8] He entered the final round one stroke clear of three players, at 12 under par, and was the first time he had played in the final group of a major during the final round. He finished in a tie for second place with Hideki Matsuyama, four strokes behind winner Brooks Koepka, following a final round 72.

Personal life

Harman resides in Sea Island, Georgia with his wife Kelly Van Slyke.

Amateur wins (5)

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 Jul 13, 2014 John Deere Classic 63-68-65-66=262 −22 1 stroke Zach Johnson
2 May 7, 2017 Wells Fargo Championship 71-69-70-68=278 −10 1 stroke Dustin Johnson, Pat Perez

eGolf Professional Tour wins (1)
  • 2010 Manor Classic[9]

Other wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 Dec 9, 2018 QBE Shootout
(with Patton Kizzire)		 −30 (59-66-61=186) 1 stroke Emiliano Grillo and Graeme McDowell

Results in major championships
Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament CUT T44
U.S. Open CUT CUT T2 T36
The Open Championship T26 CUT CUT CUT
PGA Championship T40 CUT T13 T71
Tournament 2019
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00000021
PGA Championship00000153
U.S. Open01011142
The Open Championship00000051
Totals010112167
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2017 PGA – 2018 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
The Players Championship T51 CUT CUT T8 T54 T53 CUT T8
  Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.

Tournament20142015201620172018
Championship T5
Match Play R16
Invitational 65 T50 62
Champions 8 72
  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

References
  1. "Week 2 2018 Ending 14 Jan 2018" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. 2003 Junior Amateur
  3. Players Amateur champions Archived February 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Porter Cup champions Archived April 15, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  5. McCabe, Jim (May 10, 2012). "Alternate Harman squeezes into Players field". Golfweek.
  6. Porath, Brendan (August 30, 2015). "PGA Tour pro makes incredible two holes-in-one in same round at Barclays". SB Nation.
  7. Staats, Wayne (October 29, 2018). "These are the only three golfers to make two holes-in-one in same PGA Tour round". PGA of America. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  8. http://golfweek.com/2017/06/17/pga-tour-live-blog-2017-us-open-at-erin-hills-round-3/
  9. The Manor Classic presented by Office Depot - 2010 leaderboard
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