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Defending champion Brian Harman believes the heckling he was subjected to during last year’s Open will prove to be “an anomaly”. Harman received what he termed “unrepeatable” abuse during his victory at Royal Liverpool 12 months ago, but used it as motivation to claim his first major title in dominant fashion at Hoylake. The left-hander revealed in his post-championship press conference that one incident in particular helped him get back on track following a slow start to the third round.

Brian Harman kisses the Claret Jug after winning The 151st Open at Royal Liverpool (Richard Sellers/PA) “It helped snap me back into (thinking) ‘I’m good enough to do this. I’m going to do this. I’m going to go through my process, and the next shot is going to be good’.



” Asked if he expected similar issues during his title defence at Royal Troon, Harman said: “It doesn’t bother me. I’m ready to take whatever in my stride. I’m here to play the best golf that I possibly can.

That’s my main focus. “I’ve always loved the fans over here. I’ve spoken a bunch of times about how I find them the most knowledgeable fans of any that we play in front of.

“I kind of chalk last year up as more of an anomaly than anything else.” Defending champ Brian Harman facing the media at Royal Troon. Says he was “a little sad” to hand back the Claret Jug which he calls the “coolest trophy in all of sports”.

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