Brian Harman takes on different kind of pitch – Wednesday’s sporting social
Open champion Brian Harman swapped sports in an American sporting tradition.
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Cricket
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Golf
Open champion Brian Harman swapped sports in an American sporting tradition.
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Snooker
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