“It is a hill that I will die”: Brian Harman does not lose any sleep because of hunting drama while defeating himself in open arguments

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Brian Harman is fitting in The hunt for the open championship.

A blasty bogey-free six-below 65 round in the second round on Friday in Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland accelerated the American's chase for a second Claret jug when the 38-year-old wants to expand his dominant triumph two years ago.

Golfer in Savannah, who was born in Georgia, had driven to his first big crown in Merseyside in northwestern England. The non -Zalance of his six stroke victory at Hoylake, which served in a strong contrast to the enemy atmosphere during the tournament.

While he laughed at “unspeakable” heckel behind the ropes at this time, many of which were seen from the Sugn to see how the local hero Tommy Fleetwood won, Harman admitted on Friday that he was surprised at the reaction to his love for hunting.

Harmans Off-Course passion was referred to by a British tabloid as a “butcher of Hoylake” and became an ongoing topic of press conferences.

“I was curious why everyone asked so many questions,” he said reporters when he returned to eight Unter-Par-Pot as clubhouse manager on Friday.

“I didn't know that everyone was so angry about it. It is a hill on which I will die. I'll sleep like a baby tonight.”

Harman was aware of the nickname and further explained that when hunting he uses only an arc and an arrow instead of rifles, followed “rare” animals and that the main purpose for food is in contrast to sport.

“I knew how to hammer a deer when I was eight years old … I enjoy it, starting to end,” said Harman Reporter in Hoylake 2023.

“At home on the hunt that I own, we plant food for the animals. We have prescribed fire for the animals. Everything we do is for the wildlife, and when we harvest it, we respect it and take care of it and feed our families with it.”

Regardless of this, Harman does not seem to have kept a resentment about the reception that he received two years ago, an forgiveness that is undoubtedly associated with his preference for the unique challenge of Open Golf.

World No. 26 saw again in the middle of the stormy conditions and the test holes, which have become synonymous for the oldest championship of sport.

“I love the golf here. It suits me,” said Harman. “Of course it is important here, but it is not as important as some other tournaments, and it doesn't matter because the floor is so firm that the ball rolls.

“There are only a million different ways to play here, while you somehow capture some other majors in the way:” Well, I will swing as hard as possible and try to beat this 7 iron as high as possible and hope that it stops. ”

With an enormous history for the northern Irish stal maintenance Rory McIlroy, who conquered portrus and is only a host in the 153-year history of the tournament, it is an incredibly similar situation like 2023 when Harman fired a second round 65 on the way to spoil Fleetwood's homecoming.

And once again Harman does not think bitterness of having to play the villain.

“The golf knowledge for fan here is incredible,” said Harman. “They all play. They love the game. And an open champion here is really cool. They know who they are. They have respect for them.

“I love to come here. As far as Golf is as pure as possible.”