Brian Harman's bizarre camera gesture leaves golf fans divided as Scottie Scheffler joins in

Brian Harman has sparked a mixed reaction among golf fans after making a bizarre gesture towards a TV camera while signing his scorecard alongside Scottie Scheffler following the final round of the 3M Open.

Former Open champion Harman, who finished tied for third at 20-under par, was caught on camera raising his middle finger towards the lens while sitting in the recorder's hut after completing his round at TPC Twin Cities in Minnesota. 

World No.1 Scheffler, who finished runner-up, appeared to find the moment amusing, chuckling before raising his fist in celebration as Harman made the gesture.

The clip quickly spread across social media, with many fans left wondering what prompted the pair's reaction.

Some speculated Harman and Scheffler were simply fed up with having a camera trained on them as they signed their scorecards after both fell short of 21-year-old Jackson Koivun's remarkable first victory on the PGA Tour. 

Regardless of the reason, the clip quickly divided opinion online.

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Koivun secured his maiden PGA Tour title in just his third professional start and only his 13th PGA Tour appearance, closing with a tournament-record 25-under par to finish three shots clear of Scheffler.

Harman shared third place alongside Hideki Matsuyama and Chandler Phillips on 20-under par. 

The post-round clip, however, soon became one of the biggest talking points from Sunday's finish.

A number of fans criticised Harman's decision to flip off the camera, particularly at a time when Tours continue to place a strong emphasis on player conduct and professionalism.

Some even questioned whether the gesture could result in a warning under the Tour's code of conduct, despite the incident taking place after play had finished while the players were signing their scorecards.

"What was the point of that?" wrote one confused fan.

"Extremely childish. Well done, lads," posted another.

"So classy... not," added a third.

But plenty of others saw the funny side.

Some fans admitted the clip actually made them warm to Harman, whose deliberate pace of play has often divided opinion throughout his PGA Tour career.

"I've never been a Harman fan, but that's actually pretty funny," wrote one user.

Another posted: "This has genuinely made me like Brian Harman a little bit more."

"I wasn't expecting that from him. Brilliant," commented another fan.

Others suggested people were overreacting, insisting the gesture was nothing more than a light-hearted joke between two players after a long week on the course.

The incident also prompted plenty of jokes about Harman's notoriously slow pace of play.

"Yeah... fans feel the same way when we're forced to watch Harman take 30 minutes to play a shot. Right back at ya, Brian," one fan joked.

Another quipped: "Now if he could only pull the trigger with his clubs as quickly as he does his finger."

One fan even suggested the reaction would have been far greater had Bryson DeChambeau been involved.

"If Bryson did this there would be an entire Netflix series made out of it with Rory interviewed," the fan wrote.

Whether Harman intended the gesture as a joke or simply a playful response to the cameras, it clearly struck a chord online.

While some viewers felt it was an unnecessary and childish moment from two of the game's biggest stars, others welcomed seeing a more relaxed side to Harman and Scheffler away from the intensity of competition.

Either way, the brief exchange ensured there was one final talking point from the 3M Open long after Koivun had celebrated a remarkable maiden PGA Tour victory in just his third start as a pro and 13th ever on the circuit.