Golf-No stress, no fuss, Harman's boring approach works Open wonders again

Golf - The 153rd Open Championship - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland, Britain - July 18, 2025 Brian Harman of the U.S. reacts on the 18th green after finishing his second round REUTERS/Russell Cheyne TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (Reuters) -American Brian Harman did what Brian Harman does best to take the clubhouse lead at the British Open on Friday -- hit fairways, sink putts and leave the stressing to others.

Two years after seizing the halfway lead at Royal Liverpool and going on to lift the Claret Jug by a whopping six strokes, the 38-year-old from Savannah, Georgia is at it again, this timer across the Irish Sea at Royal Portrush.