Brian Harman had fan kicked out of The Open: "You are out of here!"
Brian Harman has revealed more details about how he was heckled during the 151st Open en route to lifting the Claret Jug at Royal Liverpool.
There is absolutely no denying a large majority of golf fans at Royal Liverpool didn't want Brian Harman to claim the 151st Open.
The American was widely heckled after taking the 36-hole lead as Tommy Fleetwood and Rory McIlroy were roared on.
We knew it was bad and Harman later told us so, revealing there was one comment in particular that lit a fire in his belly.
But we didn't know it was this bad.
Harman has now revealed he actually asked for a spectator to be ejected such was the torrent of abuse he was receiving.
The 36-year-old left hander told Golf's Subpar over a four-hole stretch there was one person in particular that took things too far.
He told the podcast:
He added:
Harman overcame an early wobble in the final round and ultimately cruised to a six-shot victory.
He wasn't the only player to be heckled during the tournament. Rickie Fowler, too, was also on the receiving end of some abuse.
Though Fowler was chastised about not investing in Leeds United with fellow PGA Tour pros Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas.
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