Pádraig Harrington
Pádraig Harrington | ||
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Personal information | ||
Full name | Pádraig Peter Harrington | |
Born | Dublin, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland | 31 August 1971|
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | |
Sporting nationality | Ireland | |
Residence | Dublin, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland | |
Spouse |
Caroline (m. 1997) | |
Children | 2 | |
Career | ||
Turned professional | 1995 | |
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Rookie of the Year 2022 | |
World Golf Hall of Fame | 2024 |
Pádraig Peter Harrington (born 31 August 1971) is an Irish
Background
Harrington was born in Dublin, Ireland, the youngest of five sons of Patrick and Breda Harrington. His father, "Paddy" (1933–2005), a Garda who played Gaelic football for Cork in the 1950s, was also a boxer and hurler, and played to a five handicap in golf.[3]
He grew up in Rathfarnham, an area on Dublin's southside and the birthplace of two other professional golfers, Paul McGinley and Peter Lawrie. Harrington attended the same local secondary school as McGinley (though not in the same year), giving their school, Coláiste Éanna, the unique distinction of having produced two Ryder Cup captains. Encouraged by his brothers and father, Harrington's interest and passion for golf grew as he developed his game at nearby Stackstown G.C.
Professional career
European Tour (1996–2007)
After a successful amateur career, including winning the
His first victory came quickly, in the 1996
However, in 2000 Harrington discovered a winning touch with two
2002 was another successful year on the European Tour with particular success towards the end of the season including winning at the
Harrington continued this winning form into 2003 winning the first event of the 2003 season at the
Harrington won a further two events on the European tour in 2004 at the
In 2005 having joined the
In 2007 Harrington won the Irish Open for the first time, in doing so Harrington became the first home winner of the Irish Open for 25 years.[25]
Harrington won the European Tour Golfer of the Year award in 2007 and 2008.
In both 2003 and 2004 he was the runner up in The Players Championship, and in the latter year he won enough money on the PGA Tour as a non-member to earn an invitation to the end of season Tour Championship.
PGA Tour
He took membership of the PGA Tour in 2005 and in March he won his first PGA Tour official money event at the
Harrington spent over 300 weeks in the world top ten between 2001 and 2010.[26][27] and achieved his best ranking of third following his second Open Championship victory. He has also played for Europe in six Ryder Cups; losing in 1999 and 2008, but winning in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2010. He has also won the par-3 contest at Augusta National, held the day before The Masters, in 2003 (tie), 2004 and 2012 (tie).
Major championship breakthrough
At the 2007 Open Championship, Harrington defeated Sergio García in a four-hole playoff at Carnoustie Golf Links, becoming the first Irishman to win The Open Championship in 60 years, and the first ever from the Republic of Ireland. Both players went into the playoff having shot a 7-under 277 for the championship. Harrington subsequently won by one stroke in the playoff.
A year later at the
Just three weeks after winning the Open Championship, Harrington won the PGA Championship over the South Course of the Oakland Hills Country Club, for his third major. Although at five over par after two rounds, he shot eight under par for the weekend, carding successive scores of 66 in the third and fourth rounds. His three under par 277 was two shots ahead of Sergio García and Ben Curtis. Harrington became the first European to win the PGA Championship in 78 years (Tommy Armour in 1930), and was the first winner from Ireland.
Aside from Tiger Woods, who has won consecutive majors three times (2000, 2002, and 2006), Harrington was the first golfer to win two majors in the same year since Mark O'Meara in 1998 and the first to win consecutive majors in the same year since Nick Price in 1994. This feat has since been achieved by Rory McIlroy in 2014, winning the Open Championship and PGA Championship, as well as Jordan Spieth who won the Masters and the U.S. Open in 2015. Harrington's victory in the PGA Championship secured his position as the number one player in Europe, earning him a spot in the 2008 European Ryder Cup team under captain Nick Faldo.
2009: First winless year for a decade
Harrington started his 2009 season with a tied-fifth finish in the
Harrington arrived at
2010–present
Harrington missed the cut in three out of the four majors in 2010. In an inconsistent season, he had five top-10s on the PGA Tour, but also missed six cuts. He was a controversial wild-card pick by European captain Colin Montgomerie for the 2010 Ryder Cup. He won two matches and lost two matches as Europe regained the Ryder Cup. It was his sixth Ryder Cup and fourth time being on the winning team. He won his first tournament in two years at the Iskandar Johor Open in Malaysia on the Asian Tour. He finished the year ranked 25th in the world.
Harrington started his 2011 season with an opening round 65, for a first round lead at the
Harrington made his first start of the 2012 PGA Tour season at the
At the 2012 U.S. Open, Harrington was in contention to win a fourth major championship, when rounds of 74-70-71 on the first three days got him into contention on Sunday. After bogeying two of the first six holes, Harrington played the stretch from hole 7–17 in 5-under-par to find himself two behind the leader. Needing a birdie at the last to finish ahead of the clubhouse leader Michael Thompson, Harrington took the pin on at the 18th and found a plugged lie in the greenside bunker, which resulted in a bogey finish at 3-over-par. Ultimately this did not cost him the championship as he finished two shots behind Webb Simpson on 1-over-par. Harrington later stated that he thought he had to birdie the last to get to 1-over-par as the reason for taking such an aggressive line on the 18th. He eventually finished in a tie for fourth place, which represented his best showing at a U.S. Open.
In October 2012 Harrington won the
In March 2015, Harrington won his first title on the European or PGA Tours in seven years at the
On 8 January 2019, Harrington was named as the captain for the
In 2022, Harrington started playing on PGA Tour Champions. He finished second to Steve Stricker in his first senior major, The Tradition. On 26 June 2022, he won his first senior major, the U.S. Senior Open, beating Stricker by one stroke.[38]
In March 2023 it was announced that Harrington would be elected World Golf Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2024.[2]
Personal life
Harrington has known his wife Caroline since childhood. They were married in 1997 and have two sons: Patrick, born in 2003, and Ciarán, born in November 2007.[39]
Harrington's eldest brother, Tadhg, is a professional golf coach who owns and teaches at the Harrington Golf Academy in Dublin, Ireland.
Harrington is a distant cousin of former
Harrington's given name "Pádraig" is the
Harrington's caddy since 2004 is Ronan Flood. Flood married Susie Gregan, the sister of Harrington's wife, in 2007.[41]
After leaving school, Harrington mixed amateur golf with studying Accounting. He passed his final exams in 1994 to gain admittance to ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants).
Harrington has undergone laser eye surgery in a bid to improve his game.[42][43]
Charity work
Harrington became a Global Ambassador for Special Olympics, the world's largest sports organisation for people with intellectual disabilities, in May 2010. He has conducted a number of golf clinics for Special Olympics athletes and coaches.[citation needed]
Harrington is patron of Irish charity Oesophageal Cancer Fund (OCF) since 2006, having lost his father to oesophageal cancer in 2005. He actively promotes Lollipop Day, the designated day for oesophageal cancer fundraising in Ireland celebrated every February and raises funds through various events and activities through The Pádraig Harrington Charitable Foundation, which are distributed to deserving beneficiaries throughout Ireland and the rest of the world.[citation needed]
Amateur wins
- 1991 Sherry Cup
- 1994 West of Ireland Amateur Championship
- 1995 Irish Amateur Open Championship, Irish Amateur Close Championship
- Leinster Boys Championship
Professional wins (39)
PGA Tour wins (6)
Legend |
Major championships (3) |
Other PGA Tour (3) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 13 Mar 2005 | The Honda Classic
|
−14 (73-69-69-63=274) | Playoff | Joe Ogilvie, Vijay Singh |
2 | 26 Jun 2005 | Barclays Classic
|
−10 (71-65-68-70=274) | 1 stroke | Jim Furyk |
3 | 22 Jul 2007 | The Open Championship | −7 (69-73-68-67=277) | Playoff | Sergio García |
4 | 20 Jul 2008 | The Open Championship (2) | +3 (74-68-72-69=283) | 4 strokes | Ian Poulter |
5 | 10 Aug 2008 | PGA Championship | −3 (71-74-66-66=277) | 2 strokes | Sergio García, Ben Curtis |
6 | 2 Mar 2015 | The Honda Classic (2)
|
−6 (67-66-71-70=274) | Playoff | Daniel Berger |
PGA Tour playoff record (3–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2004 | Buick Classic
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Sergio García, Rory Sabbatini | García won with birdie on third extra hole Harrington eliminated by par on second hole |
2 | 2005 | The Honda Classic
|
Joe Ogilvie, Vijay Singh | Won with par on second extra hole Ogilvie eliminated by par on first hole |
3 | 2007 | The Open Championship | Sergio García | Won four-hole aggregate playoff; Harrington: E (3-3-4-5=15), García: +1 (5-3-4-4=16) |
4 | 2015 | The Honda Classic
|
Daniel Berger | Won with par on second extra hole |
European Tour wins (15)
Legend |
Major championships (3) |
Tour Championships (1) |
Other European Tour (11) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 12 May 1996 | Peugeot Spanish Open
|
−16 (70-64-67-71=272) | 4 strokes | Gordon Brand Jnr |
2 | 2 Apr 2000 | Brazil São Paulo 500 Years Open | −14 (69-68-65-68=270) | 2 strokes | Gerry Norquist |
3 | 22 Oct 2000 | BBVA Open Turespaña Masters Comunidad de Madrid
|
−21 (67-64-66-70=267) | 2 strokes | Gary Orr |
4 | 11 Nov 2001 | Volvo Masters Andalucía
|
−12 (67-71-66=204)* | 1 stroke | Paul McGinley |
5 | 6 Oct 2002 | Dunhill Links Championship
|
−19 (66-66-68-69=269) | Playoff | Eduardo Romero |
6 | 24 Nov 2002 (2003 season) |
BMW Asian Open1 | −15 (66-70-68-69=273) | 1 stroke | Jyoti Randhawa |
7 | 18 May 2003 | Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe
|
−19 (65-66-70-68=269) | Playoff | Thomas Bjørn |
8 | 7 Dec 2003 (2004 season) |
Omega Hong Kong Open 1
|
−13 (66-75-64-70=275) | 1 stroke | Hennie Otto |
9 | 12 Sep 2004 | Linde German Masters
|
−11 (67-69-67-66=269) | 3 strokes | Nick O'Hern |
10 | 8 Oct 2006 | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (2) | −17 (66-69-68-68=271) | 5 strokes | Bradley Dredge, Edward Loar, Anthony Wall |
11 | 20 May 2007 | Irish Open | −5 (73-68-71-71=283) | Playoff | Bradley Dredge |
12 | 22 Jul 2007 | The Open Championship | −7 (69-73-68-67=277) | Playoff | Sergio García |
13 | 20 Jul 2008 | The Open Championship (2) | +3 (74-68-72-69=283) | 4 strokes | Ian Poulter |
14 | 10 Aug 2008 | PGA Championship | −3 (71-74-66-66=277) | 2 strokes | Sergio García, Ben Curtis |
15 | 23 Oct 2016 | Portugal Masters | −23 (66-63-67-65=261) | 1 stroke | Andy Sullivan |
*Note: The 2001 Volvo Masters Andalucía was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
European Tour playoff record (4–4)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1999 | Linde German Masters
|
Sergio García, Ian Woosnam | García won with birdie on second extra hole Woosnam eliminated by par on first hole |
2 | 2000 | Brazil Rio de Janeiro 500 Years Open | Roger Chapman | Lost to par on second extra hole |
3 | 2001 | Carlsberg Malaysian Open
|
Vijay Singh | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
4 | 2002 | Dunhill Links Championship
|
Eduardo Romero | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
5 | 2003 | Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe
|
Thomas Bjørn | Won with par on first extra hole |
6 | 2006 | BMW International Open | Retief Goosen, Henrik Stenson | Stenson won with eagle on first extra hole |
7 | 2007 | Irish Open | Bradley Dredge | Won with par on first extra hole |
8 | 2007 | The Open Championship | Sergio García | Won four-hole aggregate playoff; Harrington: E (3-3-4-5=15), García: +1 (5-3-4-4=16) |
Japan Golf Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 19 Nov 2006 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | −9 (67-66-71-67=271) | Playoff | Tiger Woods |
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2006 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Tiger Woods | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Asian Tour wins (4)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 24 Nov 2002 | BMW Asian Open1 | −15 (66-70-68-69=273) | 1 stroke | Jyoti Randhawa |
2 | 7 Dec 2003 | Omega Hong Kong Open 1
|
−13 (66-75-64-70=275) | 1 stroke | Hennie Otto |
3 | 17 Oct 2010 | Iskandar Johor Open | −20 (64-67-68-69=268) | 3 strokes | Noh Seung-yul |
4 | 7 Dec 2014 | Bank BRI Indonesia Open
|
−16 (64-66-67-71=268) | 2 strokes | Thanyakon Khrongpha |
1Co-sanctioned by the
Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2001 | Carlsberg Malaysian Open
|
Vijay Singh | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
Other wins (11)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 23 Nov 1997 | World Cup of Golf (with Paul McGinley) |
−31 (137-137-136-135=545) | 5 strokes | Scotland – Colin Montgomerie and Raymond Russell |
2 | 18 Oct 1998 | Smurfit Irish PGA Championship |
E (70-73-73=216) | Playoff | Michael Bannon, Francis Howley, Des Smyth |
3 | 8 Dec 2002 | Target World Challenge |
−20 (65-69-63-71=268) | 2 strokes | Tiger Woods |
4 | 18 Apr 2004 | Irish PGA Championship (2) | −5 (70-70-76-71=287) | 1 stroke | Philip Walton |
5 | 5 Jul 2005 | J. P. McManus Pro-Am | −14 (67-63=130) | 6 strokes | Tim Clark |
6 | 18 Sep 2005 | Irish PGA Championship (3) | −3 (71-70-71-73=285) | Playoff | Stephen Hamill, Damien McGrane |
7 | 14 Jul 2007 | Irish PGA Championship (4) | −5 (69-68-70-72=279) | Playoff | Brendan McGovern |
8 | 28 Oct 2007 | Hassan II Golf Trophy | −12 (67-67-72-74=280) | 3 strokes | Darren Clarke |
9 | 12 Jul 2008 | Ladbrokes.com Irish PGA Championship (5) |
+1 (75-68-70-72=285) | 4 strokes | Philip Walton |
10 | 11 Jul 2009 | Ladbrokes.com Irish PGA Championship (6) |
−1 (68-70-73-72=283) | 7 strokes | Brian McElhinney |
11 | 24 Oct 2012 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | −9 (66-67=133) | 1 stroke | Webb Simpson |
Other playoff record (3–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1998 | Smurfit Irish PGA Championship
|
Michael Bannon, Francis Howley, Des Smyth |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 2005 | Irish PGA Championship | Stephen Hamill, Damien McGrane | Won with par on first extra hole |
3 | 2007 | Irish PGA Championship | Brendan McGovern | Won with par on first extra hole |
4 | 2007 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Ángel Cabrera | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
5 | 2008 | PGA Grand Slam of Golf | Jim Furyk | Lost to eagle on first extra hole |
PGA Tour Champions wins (7)
Legend |
Senior major championships (1) |
Charles Schwab Cup playoff events (2) |
Other PGA Tour Champions (4) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 26 Jun 2022 | U.S. Senior Open | −10 (71-65-66-72=274) | 1 stroke | Steve Stricker |
2 | 21 Aug 2022 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open | −16 (66-67-67=200) | 3 strokes | Thongchai Jaidee, Mike Weir |
3 | 11 Sep 2022 | Ascension Charity Classic | −14 (65-66-68=199) | 1 stroke | Yang Yong-eun |
4 | 13 Nov 2022 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | −27 (66-64-62-65=257) | 7 strokes | Alex Čejka |
5 | 25 Jun 2023 | Dick's Sporting Goods Open (2) | −18 (69-66-63=198) | 1 stroke | Joe Durant |
6 | 5 Nov 2023 | TimberTech Championship
|
−16 (67-66-64=197) | 7 strokes | Bernhard Langer, Charlie Wi |
7 | 24 Mar 2024 | Hoag Classic Newport Beach
|
−14 (63-67-69=199) | 1 stroke | Thongchai Jaidee |
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2023 | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship
|
Steve Stricker | Lost to par on first extra hole |
2 | 2023 | The Senior Open Championship | Alex Čejka | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
European Senior Tour wins (1)
Legend |
Senior major championships (1) |
Other European Senior Tour (0) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 26 Jun 2022 | U.S. Senior Open | −10 (71-65-66-72=274) | 1 stroke | Steve Stricker |
European Senior Tour playoff record (0–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2023 | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship
|
Steve Stricker | Lost to par on first extra hole |
2 | 2023 | The Senior Open Championship | Alex Čejka | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
Major championships
Wins (3)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | The Open Championship | 6 shot deficit | −7 (69-73-68-67=277) | Playoff1 | Sergio García |
2008 | The Open Championship (2) | 2 shot deficit | +3 (74-68-72-69=283) | 4 strokes | Ian Poulter |
2008 | PGA Championship | 3 shot deficit | −3 (71-74-66-66=277) | 2 strokes | Sergio García, Ben Curtis |
1Defeated García in a four-hole playoff by 1 stroke: Harrington (3-3-4-5=15), García (5-3-4-4=16)
Results timeline
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Masters Tournament | ||||
U.S. Open | CUT | T32 | ||
The Open Championship | T18 | T5 | CUT | 29 |
PGA Championship | CUT |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | T19 | T27 | T5 | CUT | T13 | CUT | T27 | T7 | T5 | T35 |
U.S. Open | T5 | T30 | T8 | T10 | T31 | CUT | 5 | CUT | T36 | CUT |
The Open Championship | T20 | T37 | T5 | T22 | CUT | CUT | 1 | 1 | T65 | |
PGA Championship | T58 | CUT | T17 | T29 | T45 | CUT | CUT | T42 | 1 | T10 |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | T8 | CUT | CUT | ||||
U.S. Open | T22 | T45 | T4 | T21 | |||||
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T39 | T54 | CUT | T20 | T36 | CUT | CUT |
PGA Championship | CUT | T64 | T18 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T13 | CUT | CUT |
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | ||||
PGA Championship | CUT | T4 | CUT | T50 | |
U.S. Open | T27 | ||||
The Open Championship | CUT | NT | 72 | CUT | T64 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 9 |
PGA Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 12 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 13 |
The Open Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 16 |
Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 83 | 50 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (1999 Open Championship – 2001 Open Championship)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (2002 Masters – 2002 Open Championship)
Results in The Players Championship
Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Players Championship | T33 | T22 | T2 | 2 | T63 | CUT | T52 | CUT | T49 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T75 | T42 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Championship
|
T30 | T5 | NT1 | 21 | T6 | T6 | 67 | T17 | T19 | T20 | T3 | T10 | T39 | ||||
Match Play
|
R64 | R64 | R64 | R32 | QF | R32 | QF | R32 | R32 | R64 | R64 | R64 | R64 | ||||
Invitational
|
T12 | T27 | T17 | T47 | T39 | 74 | T24 | T27 | T14 | T20 | T2 | T9 | T59 | T70 | |||
Champions | T25 | T16 |
1Cancelled due to
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Senior major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | U.S. Senior Open | 5 shot lead | −10 (71-65-66-72=274) | 1 stroke | Steve Stricker |
Results timeline
Tournament | 2022 | 2023 |
---|---|---|
The Tradition | 2 | T5 |
Senior PGA Championship | T20 | 2 |
U.S. Senior Open | 1 | T18 |
Senior Players Championship | ||
The Senior Open Championship
|
2 | 2 |
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Team appearances
Amateur
- Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1988 (winners), 1989 (winners)
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Ireland): 1991, 1993, 1995
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1991, 1993, 1995 (winners)
- European Youths' Team Championship (representing Ireland): 1992,[44]
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1992 (winners), 1994 (winners)
Professional
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Ireland): 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
- World Cup (representing Ireland): 1996, 1997 (winners), 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
- Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 1999, 2002 (winners), 2004 (winners), 2006 (winners), 2008, 2010 (winners), 2021 (non-playing captain)
- Record: 25 matches, 10.5 points
- All formats (W–L–H): 9–13–3 = 10.5 pts
- Singles: 3–3–0 = 3 pts
- Foursomes: 3–4–3 = 4.5 pts
- Fourballs: 3–6–0 = 3 pts
- Seve Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2000, 2002 (winners), 2003 (winners), 2005 (winners)
Awards and honours
- International:
- 2006:
- European Tour Order of Merit
- 2007:
- European Tour Golfer of the Year
- Association of Golf Writers Player of the Year
- 2008:
- PGA Player of the Year
- PGA Tour Player of the Year
- European Tour Golfer of the Year
- Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA) Player of the Year
- Association of Golf Writers Player of the Year
- European Tour Shot of the Year – 5w on 71st Hole in Open Championship
- 2022:
- 2006:
- National:
- 1996 Texaco Ireland Sportstar Golf Award
- 1999 Texaco Ireland Sportstar Golf Award
- 2001 Texaco Ireland Sportstar Golf Award
- 2002 Texaco Ireland Sportstar Golf Award, RTÉ Sports Person of the Year
- 2004 Texaco Ireland Sportstar Golf Award (shared with Darren Clarke & Paul McGinley)
- 2005 Texaco Ireland Sportstar Golf Award
- 2006 Texaco Ireland Sportstar Golf Award
- 2007 Texaco Ireland Sportstar Golf Award, RTÉ Sports Person of the Year
- 2008 Texaco Ireland Sportstar Golf Award, Irish Golf Writers Professional of the Year Award, RTÉ Sports Person of the Year
See also
- List of golfers with most European Tour wins
- List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins
- List of men's major championships winning golfers
- List of people on stamps of Ireland
- Golf in Ireland
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External links
- Official website
- Pádraig Harrington at the European Tour official site
- Pádraig Harrington at the PGA Tour official site
- Pádraig Harrington at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Pádraig Harrington at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Irish Examiner.com – "The making of a Major champion" – 28 July 2007