With a six-shot win, American Brian Harman took home the Claret Jug at the 151st Open in England on Sunday.
“He won by six, so there's nothing really any of us could have done,” Rahm said.
The finish, even without any drama, was fitting. Harman hit his approach from 194 yards into a pot bunker right of the 18th green, only the third bunker he was in over 72 holes. That's the biggest key to Royal Liverpool. And he made the putt, giving him only 106 for the week. Rahm, playing in the group ahead, looked to get one of those breaks that fall to major winners. His drive had landed between bushes, allowing for a shot just short of the green and a birdie.
He dropped another shot on the par-3 13th that reduced his lead to four shots with five to play. And then he made birdie from 40 feet on the tough 14th, and followed with an 8-foot birdie on the 15th. McIlroy was one shot better each round — 71-70-69-68 — to tie for sixth with Emiliano Grillo . That wasn't nearly enough to match a performance like Harman delivered.
He closed with a 73 and tied for eighth with Shubhankar Sharma of India, who had 17 pars and one birdie in his round of 70.
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