Brian Harman

Harman entered the week with just one top 25 in his last 14 stroke-play events. It's been a slump for the straight shooter but TPC River Highlands was the perfect cure. The Georgia Bulldog gained 4.4 strokes on approach, 3.5 strokes around-the-green, and 4.9 strokes putting. All three ranked 13th or better for the week. This was far from his first taste of success at the course, going in the books as his sixth career top 10 at TPC River Highlands. 

The smooth-swinging lefty had his ball on a string today. He piped 12-of-13 fairways (T5) and landed 15 GIR (T4). From there, he also ranked top 25 in strokes gained around-the-green and putting. "I finally started hitting it a little bit better. I hadn't really been putting well, either. I knew my prep this week, I knew I'd putt pretty good just by the way is ball is rolling. The ball-striking has been hit or miss, and today was a good day." Harman had arrived with missed cuts in three of his last four starts but is off to the races this week in Los Angeles. He had one top 15 on his tournament resume, in seven tries with that one big finish being a runner-up finish in 2017 (Erin Hills).

Harman piped 12-of-14 fairways during the final round. He ranked T3 in fairways hit for the week. He currently sits at 1st in the field for strokes gained off-the-tee. "I would have had a chance to win this week. Just missed a few putts the last couple days. I played great the last two days. Look forward to a couple weeks off and then I'll be back in Charlotte." Harman had a pair of runner-up finishes in the fall but this will be his first top 10 of the calendar year. He's projected to jump from 27th to roughly 20th in the FedExCup standings.

The smooth-swinging lefty piped 10-of-14 fairways and landed 16 GIR. It was a steady day striking and he sealed the deal with nearly three strokes gained putting. Harman played well at the WGC-Match Play but lost that magic last week with a missed cut at the Masters, "I prepared for Augusta as good as I'd ever prepared for it. I was really excited and just laid an egg. So, yeah, you just have to be patient. You just never know when it's going to happen." Harman has a long history with Harbour Town including a pair of top 10s (T7/2014, T9/2017).