Former Open Champion Brian Harman Wins PGA Tour Event

Brian Harman tuned up for this week's Masters with a three-shot victory in blustery conditions at the Texas Open in San Antonio.

The 38-year-old, who won the 2023 Open Championship, finished with a three-over par 75 in his final round but it was still good enough to finish clear of the pack.

Harman's title was his fourth career PGA Tour title and his first tournament success since he claimed the Claret Jug at Royal Liverpool a couple of years ago.

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Fellow American Ryan Gerard finished in second on six under after he shot a nine-under round of 69, with compatriots Andrew Novak and Maverick McNealy a further shot back.

"The last two days felt like they took an eternity, with the wind it felt like a nightmare out there," Harman told Sky Sports.

Justin Rose carded a final-round 76 to finish three over for the tournament while fellow Englishman Tommy Fleetwood struggled as he shot 81 to finish eight over.

What You Need to Know About Brian Harman

Brian Harman was born in Savannah, Georgia on January 19, 1987. He was a fine amateur golfer, playing in the Walker Cup in 2005 and 2009 and the Palmer Cup in 2007. Golf is the only thing he does left-handed.

He turned professional in 2010 and started off on the little-known eGolf Tour, finishing in the top 10 in 11 of 14 starts.

He qualified for his first major, the US Open, in 2012 - five years later he was second in the same tournament, having held the 54-hole lead. He had a final round of 72 to lose out to Brooks Koepka.

His first PGA Tour win came at the 2014 John Deere Classic. The following year he held the 54-hole lead at the Travelers Championship but eventually finished one behind winner Bubba Watson. In August 2015, Harman had two holes in one and the same round at The Barclays. In 2017 he won the Wells Fargo Championship an Eagle Point, holing a 30-footer on the final green to pip Dustin Johnson and Pat Perez. He won the QBE Shootout with Patton Kizzire in 2018.

Since Harman’s win at the 2017 Wells Fargo Championship 2,268 days ago, he had made 167 starts and recorded 32 top-10 finishes.

He finished second at the Mayakoba Championship in 2022 and the following week was tied runner-up at the RSM Classic.

In 2023 he had missed eight cuts before arriving at Royal Liverpool for The Open Championship but had also had three runner-up finishes. But he put on a putting masterclass to win The Open by six strokes, becoming only the third left-hander after Bob Charles and Phil Mickelson to win the sport’s oldest major..

His victory in Texas was his first since that success at Royal Liverpool - and his first top-10 finish of 2025. He has made 377 starts on the PGA Tour, winning four times, with five runner-up finishes, nine thirds, 28 top fives and 56 top 10s. He has made 268 cuts and has career earnings of $40.45m. He is 19th in the FedEx Cup standings and 22nd in the world rankings.

His caddie, Scott Tway, is the brother of former PGA champion Bob Tway.

He averages 290.7 yards from the tee and finds 60.34% of fairways and hits 69.37% of greens in regulation. He gets up and down from the sand 63.38% of the time, averages 29.16 putts per round, has a stroke average of 70.49 and averages 3.81 birdies per round.