Even if Brian Harman was a disappointing Open winner for the majority of spectators at Royal Liverpool, his victory is good for the game of golf. In an age of power hitting where distance, apparently, dominates, Harman possesses a more technical, old-school game of precision from tee to green, combined with phenomenal putting prowess. His short game is simply superb and that is what won him The Open at Hoylake.
The distance debate has been rumbling for years. In fact, looking back at archive copies of Golf Monthly, the R&A was considering the problem of the ball travelling too far after the 1936 Open at Hoylake.
