OPEN champion Brian Harman celebrated winning his first major title by queuing for an American meat restaurant in the Wirral town of West Kirby.

American Harman, 36, triumphed in Liverpool by SIX shots on Sunday as he claimed the Claret Jug – six years on from finishing runner-up at the 2017 US Open.

And, as an alligator hunter who has shot the likes of pigs and turkeys, he swiftly sought out some game at Hickory’s Smokehouse following his big win.

According to BBC Sport, “the butcher of Hoylake” posed for a host of selfies in the restaurant, before being taken to a table.

Alongside fellow pro golfers Sepp Straka and JT Poston, he then proceeded to drink beer from the trophy.

The Claret Jug sat at the end of the table for the rest of their meal as Harman revelled in the biggest win of his career.

Speaking after his victory, he said: “I’m 36 years old. The game is getting younger.

“All these young guys coming out, hit it a mile, and they’re all ready to win.

“Like when is it going to be my turn again?

“It’s been hard to deal with. I think someone mentioned that I’ve had more top-10s than anyone since 2017.

“So that’s a lot of times where you get done, you’re like, dammit, man, I had that one; it just didn’t happen for whatever reason.”

Harman is now set to represent the US in the Ryder Cup in Italy in September.

And he demonstrated his ability to cope with facing a top-level opponent when he teed off in a pair with Tommy Fleetwood on Saturday.

He said: “I enjoy match play. I’ve done well in all the match play tournaments I’ve played in.

“I had a really good junior record and amateur record in match play. I enjoy the head-to-head competition.”