Norm Macdonald predicted Brian Harman’s main stunner 5 years in the past

Norm Macdonald had a clairvoyant forecast on Brian Harman.

Harman had odds so long as 200-1 to win the British Open within the lead-up to the season’s fourth main, and he delivered a dazzling performance at Royal Liverpool Golf Club this previous weekend to earn the Claret Jug.

Macdonald, the late, nice comic, was an avid golf viewer and likewise a fan of Harman.

In a 2018 Twitter dialog with former PGA Tour professional Robert Damron, Macdonald bemoaned that golf announcers couldn’t focus on Harman with out mentioning how quick he stands at 5-foot-7.

“Fast query. You weren’t the tallest golfer. Have you ever observed commentators can’t speak about Brian Harman ( overdue to win) with out mentioning peak?” Macdonald requested Damron.

The tweet caught the attention of an appreciative Harman.

“Not every single day {that a} comedy legend sticks up for you!! Thanks Norm!” Harman responded.

Macdonald then made his fateful prediction.

“I really like watching you, Brian. You’ve got all of it. You possibly can hit it a mile, and feather it across the greens, however what is going to win you your majors, the Masters seemingly being your first, is your straightforward perfection with the blade. Respect,” Macdonald tweeted.

Harman fulfilled this promise in spades.

Harman bested the remainder of the sphere in strokes gained by placing with 11.57, according to Golf Channel, and made 58 of his 59 putts from inside 10 toes in the course of the event.

There’s a merciless irony in Macdonald’s loss of life earlier than his prediction got here true, albeit at a special main than the Masters. Macdonald, an uncompromising comedian with a razor-sharp wit, died of cancer at 61 years old in 2021.

Whereas Macdonald was a notoriously unsuccessful gambler, it’s straightforward to ascertain a state of affairs the place this is able to have been his huge rating.