Masters 2026: Brian Harman is still living rent-free in Europe’s head | Golf News and Tour Information
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Brian Harman at present sits 11 again of Rory McIlroy on the Masters, ok for T-31. He’s made a powerful comeback to get there, however he is utterly out of the match. Yet, in some way, he is still living rent-free in all of Europe’s head.
Harman, who opened the week with a 79 on essentially the most tough day at Augusta National to date this week, has climbed again with rounds of 69 and 67, giving himself a semi-legitimate likelihood to make a run at his career-best consequence in this occasion (T-12 in 2021). Given the very fact he is a Georgia boy by means of and by means of, and the very fact he is a lefty, you’d suppose his report can be higher at this golf match, nevertheless it has been by far his worst main.
His greatest has been the Open Championship, which he gained at Hoylake in 2023, a lot to the chagrin of the European followers and media, the latter of which started referring to him as “The Butcher of Hoylake.” A play on Harman’s searching interest, in addition to the very fact he dusted the remainder of the sector, together with European fan favorites McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Tommy Fleetwood.
For some unusual motive, that was still on one (possible European) reporter’s thoughts on Saturday in Georgia, resulting in a hilarious trade the place the aforementioned “Butcher” nickname got here up and Harman revealed an ideal story about it.
Q. Do you’ve fond recollections of Hoylake?
HARMAN: Oh, yeah, plenty of fond recollections of Hoylake.
Q. “The Butcher of Hoylake.”
HARMAN: Yeah, yeah, you guys coined that nickname and thought it was going to make me upset, and after the match we threw a “Brian the Butcher” themed social gathering that everybody — I’ll get you a Koozie.
Q. So you had been happy we did it?
HARMAN: Yes, I’m. Yeah, very happy.
Q. Deer jerky for all of the British guys?
HARMAN: There you go, yeah. Yeah, wild venison for everybody. It’s too unhealthy you aren’t getting to choose your menu at The Open Championship.
Man, these individuals really want to let it go. Then once more, an American has gained three of the final 4 claret jugs, which could clarify the bitterness.
