In the end, it was not just the raging bull from Spain who charged for Open champion Brian Harman but also a quiet Austrian who sneaked in from the shadows.
No one had talked about Sepp Straka as a challenger this week at Royal Liverpool, not even after he arrived from victory in the John Deere Classic on the PGA Tour.
Everyone preferred to talk about Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood, or the hometown hero Matthew Jordan, yet it was Straka who finished closest to the champion golfer of the year, six back on seven-under par alongside Spaniard Jon Rahm, Tom Kim and Jason Day.