Brian Harman

Had not won on the PGA Tour for more than six years when he teed off at Royal Liverpool in The 151st Open but the left-hander left everyone trailing in his wake, delivering the performance of his life to lift the Claret Jug.

The victory, by a commanding six-stroke margin, saw Brian Harman move into the game’s top ten for the first time.

It followed a joint-sixth place at St Andrews the previous summer and also a tie for second in the 2017 US Open, where he led by one with a round to go but was then overtaken by Brooks Koepka.

He became one of four rookies in Zach Johnson’s Ryder Cup team in Rome and had two wins alongside Max Homa.

Harman was 2003 US junior champion and suffered only one defeat at the 2005 and 2009 Walker Cups.

His first PGA Tour victory was in the 2014 John Deere Classic, which ensured his place in The Open at Hoylake a week later.

Finished tied for third at the 2021 Players Championship two strokes behind winner Justin Thomas and back at the same event last season shared second spot, one behind Scottie Scheffler.

He was also only one shot behind halfway leader Justin Rose in the 2021 Masters, but slipped back to joint 12th.