Brian Harman processes Wind, cold on Texas Open for the first win from the British Open

Brian Harman On Sunday they dealt with the wind and the cold with a couple of key birds on the back nine on Sunday in Valero Texas OpenClosing up with 3-volume 75 to win with three goals, his first title from the British Open 2023.

Harman started the final round with three hits, and soon became a tight battle with Andrew Novakwho went for his first Pga tour Victory and place in Masters.

Harman never lost the lead, although he fell to a shot with a bumbered on no. 6 and a double deadline in the ninth hole, when he had to take a penalty crash after the shot of the T -shirt withdrew and could still only improve it on Fairway.

But at the 12th hole he opened a 15-foot bird to give him some breathing space, and he dropped from the bunker to the Par-5, and his lead returned to three hits.

He followed it with a couple of Bogey, but in the end he left mistakes Novak.

“Just proud of how I acted with these conditions,” Harman said. “This golf course gave me everything I wanted today and happy to go to the top.”

Novak, two shots behind two for playing, swallowed 17. With a bad chip and a par-5 18. With a bad ride. Shot 76 and fell in a tie for third place Maverick McNealy (72).

Ryan Gerard Made his only port on the last hole for 69 to finish the winner. It was one of only seven rounds below the couple on the San Antonio TPC.

Harman was still under pressure with two holes to play, especially leaving the back. His teenagers collapsed through the bunker and rudely, and he threw in about 12 feet by a pair of stress.

Novak was driving over green, but his streak on the shelf hit the slope and flipped over his feet. His bird’s chip ran 6 feet and missed that Putt had been behind three.

18. Novak pulled his T -shirt into the barren area of ​​trees and peeling brushes. He retreated to the navigable path, tried to reach the green and entered the stream closely. He had to stand on the boulder to play on the greenery, and missed a 10 -foot part Partt.

Patrick Fishburn He had the end of the 68 orla-flicker and was part of a large group related to fifth place. The eagle came to the 17th hole, where Fishburn opened 105 feet. It was the longest path that someone had made on Pga tour Since 2008.

Harman struggled from his great breakthrough in Hoylake and was on the verge of falling from the first 50. He is now moving to the masters with a much -needed victory.

Associated press reporting.

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