Brian Harman: Golf's most consistent player finally wins his first major

Brian Harman's long wait for tournament silverware ended on Sunday night, winning the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool.

The American ended his six years wait for a title, securing his maiden major victory at the 151^st Open.

The world number 26 dominated the field from the opening to the closing round, completing the victory with a six-shot win.

Harman finished on -13 for the four days, beating out John Rahm, Sepp Straka, Jason Day, and Tom Kim, who all finished on -7.

The new Champion Golfer of the Year was five shots ahead, heading into the final day, and remained at least three shots ahead even after a shaky start to his round.

According to skysports.com, Harman said: "You know, I've always had a self-belief that I could do something like this. It's just when it takes so much time, it's hard not to let your mind falter, like maybe I'm not winning again."

"I'm 36 years old. The game is getting younger. All these young guys coming out, hit it a mile, and they're all ready to win. Like when is it going to be my turn again?"

It's been a painful six years for Harman, who last won at the 2017 Wells Fargo Championship and struggled to believe he could win again.

The American has had 50 top-ten finishes since he turned professional in 2010, and since the 2017-18 season, Harman has consistently been in the running for silverware.

Harman said: "I think someone mentioned that I've had more top 10s than anyone since 2017, so that's a lot of times where you get done, you're like, dammit, man."

The golfer from Georgia, USA, cashed in on a $3 million check for his exploits over the weekend but will celebrate as he only knows how.

Harman is a country boy from Georgia who is a keen hunter and farmer. As far as celebrations are concerned, he will be celebrating it with his new farming toy and his family.

When speaking after winning the championship, Harman said: "I had a nice week a couple of weeks ago and I bought a new tractor for my hunting place, so I'll get home and I'll be on the tractor mowing grass."

"We've got about 25 acres of food plots that need, and, gosh, I don't know how many miles of roads, but I'd call it probably 40 acres total that needs to get mowed."

After holding off some of the world's best golfers over the weekend, with none seriously challenging him, Harman will be confident he can add to his maiden major.

Next for Harman and the PGA Tour is the 3M Open in Minneapolis, starting on Thursday. The next men's major is in spring, starting with The Masters.