Brian Harman is the Champion Golfer of the Year! What a display of grit, battling the elements, the unpredictability of links golf and a large crowd that were clearly not on his side (until the very end when Fleetwood and McIlroy didn't stand a chance, that is). He was 120/1 at the start of the week, therefore I hope Harman's unwavering performance won some of you some cash.
I didn't win a penny – for The Open or the Barracuda! Tommy Fleetwood was looking strong for a while but fell by the wayside, and Scheffler showed he is human after all, finishing outside the top-12 in a golf tournament for the first time since November 2022. As for the Barracuda, Akshay Bhatia got his debut win on Tour, locking up his full card for another two years. The youngster is a talent, and I can't wait to see what's next for him. Stableford golf is so hard to handicap!
This week, Blaine, Minnesota is the destination for the PGA Tour's 3M Open, a tournament that was won by Tony Finau last year.'
Justin Thomas is a big talking point this week, committing to play just last week after missing the cut at The Open (and shooting +11 in the opening round!). As it stands, JT is outside the top-70, therefore needs points to make it into the FedExCup Playoffs, which is quite hard to believe considering he's made it all the way to the Tour Championship (top-30) for the last seven years.