25 Things You Didn't Know About Brian Harman

1. Brian Harman was born 19th January 1987 in Savannah, Georgia.

2. The American enjoyed an extremely successful amateur career, with the standout victory being the 2003 US Junior Championship. Harman was also a member of two winning US Walker Cup teams (2005 and 2009).

3. Despite being right-handed, Harman plays golf left-handed. It is the only sport he plays with this hand.

4. His hobbies include fishing and hunting. He often bow hunts with current PGA Tour pro, Patton Kizzire. "I've been a Hunter my entire life. I enjoy the strategy of it," he said at the 151st Open. "Yeah, we eat a lot of wild meat at my house, so I enjoy butchering, and I do a lot of hunting."

5. He learned to skin a deer at the age of 8 and now owns a hunting facility. "Back home at the hunting place that I own, we plant food for the animals," he said. "We have prescribed fire for the animals. Everything we do is for the wildlife, and then when we harvest it, we respect it and take care of it and feed our families with it."

6. Harman made his PGA Tour debut whilst he was still an amateur. This came at the 2004 MCI Heritage.

7. He attended the University of Georgia, where he was a three-time 2nd Team All-American, winning the 2005 NCAA Preview and the 2006 Isleworth Invitational.

8. Harman is a huge sports fan and follows all teams from Atlanta, as well as the Georgia Bulldogs.

9. At the 2012 Players Championship, Harman was involved in a peculiar scenario. Being the first reserve, Harman was too late to join Carl Pettersson and Robert Garrigus after their playing partner, D.A. Points, withdrew just minutes before his tee time. As the duo had already teed off, tournament officials allowed Harman to tee off alone in his first round.

10. The American's family are all world-class scuba divers and spear fishers.

11. At the 2015 Barclays, Harman became only the third player in PGA Tour history to make two holes-in-one in one round. One came at the 183-yard third hole and the other at the 218-yard 14th hole.

12. Harman's caddie is a man called Scott Tway, brother to Bob Tway, the golfer who won the 1986 PGA Championship in dramatic fashion.

13. The American lives in his home state of Georgia with his wife Kelly and their two children: daughter Cooper and son Walter.

14. Harman is sponsored by Titleist, MegaCorp, Columbia, NetJets and GTL (Guaranteed Trust Life). Harman primarily uses Titleist clubs with a TaylorMade putter. 

15. He won his maiden PGA Tour title at the 2014 John Deere Classic, where he beat Zach Johnson by a single stroke. That victory secured him a debut start at The Open at Royal Liverpool.

16. His second PGA Tour victory came at Quail Hollow in the 2017 Wells Fargo Championship. Harman beat Dustin Johnson and Pat Perez by one.

17. His career-best world ranking is 20th.

18. He held the 54-hole lead at the 2017 US Open at Erin Hills. He eventually finished T2nd for his best ever Major finish.

19. His only other top-10 finish in a Major came at the 150th Open at St Andrews in 2022. He came T6th.

20. He lists his proudest achievement as continually making the FedEx Cup Playoffs. "This year will be the 12th straight year that I've made the FedExCup Playoffs," he said after the third round at the 151st Open. "I'm not sure how many guys have done that. I'm proud of that."

21. He is a short hitter by modern standards. Harman has averaged between 288-292 yards off the tee over the past five years, which puts him well outside of the top 100. The longest hitters on the PGA Tour hit their drives around 30 yards further.

22. He has won around $29m on the PGA Tour.

23. As well as his two official PGA Tour wins, he also won the 2019 QBE Shootout with friend Patton Kizzire.

24. Harman always uses a quarter to mark his ball.

25. He ball of choice is the Titleist Pro V1.