HOYLAKE: First-time major champions could be excused for celebrating with some lavish spending - perhaps a new sports car, boat or house. Not under-stated American Brian Harman. After the unheralded 36-year-old won the British Open at rain-drenched Royal Liverpool on Sunday, he said part of his U
HOYLAKE: First-time major champions could be excused for celebrating with some lavish spending - perhaps a new sports car, boat or house.After the unheralded 36-year-old won the British Open at rain-drenched Royal Liverpool on Sunday, he said part of his US$3 million prize would be used to pay for his new tractor.
"I'm a bow hunter, no new rifles. I had a nice week a couple weeks ago and I bought a new tractor for my hunting place," he told reporters after a romping six-stroke win in which he never allowed his pursuers to get close. Harman, whose scuba diving skills might have been necessary if Sunday's fourth round had gone on much longer, certainly will not be putting his feet up and bathing in the glow of his new-found status as major champion.
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