Brian Harman

Had not won on the PGA Tour for over six years when he teed off at Royal Liverpool last July but the left-hander left everyone trailing in his wake, delivering the performance of his life to lift the Claret Jug by a commanding six-stroke margin and move into the game’s top 10 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.

Became one of four rookies in Zach Johnson’s Ryder Cup team in Rome in September 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 gave him the final exempt spot in The Open at Hoylake a week later.

Tied for third at the 2021 Players Championship two strokes behind winner Justin Thomas and, this March, shared second spot in the same event 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.