Eire's Padraig Harrington dominated the ISPS Handa Senior Open, one of many majors for "over-50s," ending with a 264 (67, 65, 65, 67, -16) on the par-70 Sunningdale GC course, within the city from which the course takes its identify, England.
Padraig Harrington, outcomes
Within the match organized collectively by the Legends Tour and the PGA Tour Champions, Harrington took the lead within the second spherical after which managed the state of affairs, stopping his opponents from coming again. He completed with a 67 (-3, one eagle, three birdies, two bogeys), prevailing by three pictures over American Justin Leonard and Denmark's Thomas Bjorn, who completed second with 267 (-13).
Australian Scott Hend completed fourth with a 268 (-12), South African Ernie Els and Australian Cameron Percy in fifth with a 269 (-11), and New Zealander Steven Alker, who had led within the opening spherical, completed seventh with a 270 (-10). Emanuele Canonica, who completed a hundred and tenth with a 146 (72 74, +6), made the reduce after two rounds.
Padraig Harrington, 53, from Dublin, gained his third Main title in his class (his second this 12 months after the U.S. Senior Open) and his eleventh on the PGA Tour Champions, the place he at the moment performs. Earlier than becoming a member of the "over-50" ranks, he gained three profession Majors, and, excluding these, three PGA Tour occasions and 12 European Tour (now the DP World Tour). His record of victories additionally consists of one on the Japan Golf Tour, two on the Asian Tour (plus two mixed with the European circuit), one World Cup (with Paul McGinley, 1997), and ten others world wide. For his achievement, he obtained a verify for €381,190 out of a prize pool of roughly €2,427,000 (formally $2,850,000).
Pádraig Harrington, born August 31, 1971 in Ballyroan, is an Irish golfer who turned skilled in 1995. His best achievement was a victory on the 2007 British Open at Carnoustie in Scotland. He retained his title a 12 months later on the Royal Birkdale Golf Membership in England. On the 2008 PGA Championship, he edged Sergio Garcia and Ben Curtis by two strokes to win the match for the primary time in his profession and his third Grand Slam title.
