Brian Harman battles back from horrible Masters start
Brian Harman has staged a remarkable comeback from a first-round 79 in the Masters. Where does he stand through three rounds?
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The only thing Brian Harman was thinking when he walked to the fifth tee of the Augusta National Golf Club at 10-over par during the second round of the Masters Tournament on April 10 was that he could put his dreams of winning on the back burner for another year. "I was frustrated that my golf tournament was pretty much over," said the St.
Simons Island, Ga. , resident and former University of Georgia player who was making his 400th career PGA Tour start this week. But that never meant he wouldn't keep plugging away.
Harman may not be able to win, but he won't back down. More: Masters 2026 hub: Scores, stories and more Beginning with a tap-in birdie at No. 5 in the second round, Harman has toured his last 32 holes at 11-under par and with a career-best Augusta round of 67 on April 11, he completed a long journey back to red numbers at 1-under 215.
Harman was tied for 29th at the time he finished, jumping 16 spots from a tie for 47th to start the round. Brian Harman overcomes opening 79 Harman had the highest first-round score of any of the 54 players who made the cut and was the seventh player since 2007 to shoot 79 in the first round and survive to the weekend. The best finish among those players was Sandy Lyle in 2007, who recovered to finish solo 43rd.
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