| Pádraig Harrington | |
|---|---|
 Harrington at the2007 Open Championship | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Pádraig Peter Harrington |
| Born | (1971-08-31)31 August 1971 (age 54) Dublin,County Dublin, Ireland |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) |
| Sporting nationality |  Ireland |
| Residence | Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1995 |
| Current tours | PGA Tour European Tour PGA Tour Champions |
| Professional wins | 43 |
| Highestranking | 3 (20 July 2008)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 6 |
| European Tour | 15 |
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 |
| Asian Tour | 4 |
| PGA Tour Champions | 11 |
| European Senior Tour | 3 |
| Other | 11 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 3) | |
| Masters Tournament | T5:2002,2008 |
| PGA Championship | Won:2008 |
| U.S. Open | T4:2012 |
| The Open Championship | Won:2007,2008 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| (For a full list of awards, seehere) | |
Pádraig Peter Harrington (born 31 August 1971) is an Irishprofessional golfer who plays on theEuropean Tour,PGA Tour and thePGA Tour Champions. He has won threemajor championships:The Open Championship in2007 and2008 and thePGA Championship, also in2008. He spent over 300 weeks inthe top-10 of the world rankings, and reached a career-high ranking of the third spot in July 2008. Harrington was a member of six consecutiveRyder Cup teams between 1999 and 2010. In 2024, he was inducted into theWorld Golf Hall of Fame.[2]
Harrington was born inDublin,Ireland, the youngest of five sons of Patrick and Breda Harrington. His father,"Paddy" (1933–2005), aGarda who playedGaelic football forCork in the 1950s, was also aboxer andhurler, and played to a five handicap in golf.[3]
He grew up inRathfarnham, an area on Dublin's southside and the birthplace of two other professional golfers,Paul McGinley andPeter 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 twoRyder 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.
He studiedaccountancy at university for a number of years while playing high-standard amateur golf.[4] As an amateur, Harrington appeared in theWalker Cup three times. In his final appearance, in 1995, his team won theWalker Cup for the Great Britain & Ireland team.[5] He was unsure whether to turn professional, however, initially doubting his skills.
In September of 1995, Harrington turned professional. He turned professional at the relatively late age of 24. He played in his firstEuropean Tour event later that month finishing tied 88th in the European Open.
In 1996, he joined the European Tour.[6] His first victory came quickly, at the 1996Peugeot Spanish Open,[7] his 10th start on the European Tour. But for the next few years, the most remarkable thing about his career was the number of times he finished runner-up in European Tour events, including four second-places in five events in late 1999.[8] With these runners up finishes Harrington qualified to make hisRyder Cup debut in1999.[9] During this period, Harrington also won the 1998Irish PGA Championship.
However, in 2000 Harrington discovered a winning touch with twoEuropean Tour wins at theBrazil São Paulo 500 Years Open in April,[10] and theBBVA Open Turespaña Masters Comunidad de Madrid in October.[11] With these wins Harrington finished 7th on the European Tour Order of Merit for the second time equaling his 1999 finish.[12] In 2001, Harrington won his fourth tournament on the European Tour at theVolvo Masters Andalucia,[13] this win and 6 runners up finishes in 2001 lifted Harrington to a then career-high year-end finish of second on the European Tour's Order of Merit.[12]
2002 was another successful year on the European Tour with particular success towards the end of the season including winning at theDunhill Links Championship in October, having birdied the final hole to get into a playoff withEduardo Romero.[14] This win and a further 9 top ten finishes earned Harrington a second-place finish on the European Tour's Order of Merit for the second consecutive season.[12] This form earned Harrington a secondRyder Cup appearance at the2002 Ryder Cup hosted atThe Belfry, in the final day singles Harrington, playing in match 5, won an important point againstMark Calcavecchia helping Europe to victory and regain the cup by a score of 15.5 to 12.5.[15][16]
Harrington continued this winning form into 2003 winning the first event of the 2003 season at theBMW Asian Open in November 2002.[17] Following Harrington's success in 2001 and 2002 he was invited to, and won, the 2002Target World Challenge, an unofficial event in the USA hosted byTiger Woods, whilst this is not aPGA Tour event it marked Harrington's first win in the United States.[18] His winning form continued into the new year winning theDeutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe in May 2003.[19] With these two wins Harrington finished third on the 2003 European Tour Order of Merit.[12]
Harrington won a further two events on the European tour in 2004 at theOmega Hong Kong Open in December 2003[20] and theLinde German Masters in September 2004.[21] Harrington finished the season 3rd on the European Tour's Order of Merit, this was the 4th consecutive year in which he was within the year end top-5 and the 6th consecutive year in the top-10.[12] Harrington once again qualified for the2004 Ryder Cup, hosted atOakland Hills Country Club where he was part of a European team that defeated the United States by the largest winning margin by a European team in the history of the event.[22]
In 2005 having joined thePGA Tour (see below), Harrington played fewer events on the European Tour and experienced his first winless year on the tour since 1999.[12] In 2006 Harrington was once again a winner on the European Tour at the 2006Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, this was his second links golf win having also won the event in 2002 and was a prelude for his futureOpen Championship success.[23] Following this Harrington won the 2006 European Tour Order of Merit,[12] coming after a titanic battle withPaul Casey andDavid Howell, which was won on the last hole of the last event.Sergio García bogeyed the 72nd hole in the season-ending Volvo Masters to give Harrington a share of second place which earned him enough money to leapfrogPaul Casey to 1st place on the Order of Merit.[24]
In 2007 Harrington won theIrish Open for the first time, in doing so Harrington became the first home winner of the Irish Open for 25 years.[25]
In both 2003 and 2004 he was the runner-up inThe 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 seasonTour Championship.
He took membership of the PGA Tour in 2005 and in March he won his first PGA Tour official money event at theHonda Classic, where he beatVijay Singh andJoe Ogilvie in a sudden-death playoff. In late June, Harrington snatched theBarclays Classic fromJim Furyk with a spectacular 65-foot (20 m) eagle putt on the final hole for his secondPGA Tour win. Two weeks later his father died fromoesophageal cancer on 11 July, the Monday night preceding the2005 Open Championship, forcing Harrington's withdrawal.
Harrington spentover 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 sixRyder Cups; losing in1999 and2008, but winning in2002,2004,2006 and2010. He has also won the par-3 contest atAugusta National, held the day beforeThe Masters, in 2003 (tie), 2004 and 2012 (tie).
At the2007 Open Championship, Harrington defeatedSergio García in a four-hole playoff atCarnoustie Golf Links, becoming the first Irishman to winThe 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 the2008 Open Championship, it was unclear if he would get a chance to defend his Open title atRoyal Birkdale as eight days prior to the event he injured his wrist. But Harrington successfully defended his title, overcoming a 2-shot deficit toGreg Norman with a final round 69. He shot a four-under-par 32 on the back nine, which enabled him to pull away from Norman andIan Poulter. His eagle on the par-5 17th all but sealed the tournament. He is the first European golfer sinceJames Braid in 1906 to retain theClaret Jug. The win moved him from fourteenth to third in the world rankings, behind onlyTiger Woods andPhil Mickelson.[28]
Just three weeks after winning the Open Championship, Harrington won thePGA Championship over the South Course of theOakland Hills Country Club, for his thirdmajor. 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 ofSergio García andBen 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 fromTiger 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 sinceMark O'Meara in 1998 and the first to win consecutive majors in the same year sinceNick Price in 1994. This feat has since been achieved byRory McIlroy in 2014, winning the Open Championship and PGA Championship, as well asJordan 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 EuropeanRyder Cup team under captainNick Faldo.
Harrington started his 2009 season with a tied-fifth finish in theAbu Dhabi Golf Championship on theEuropean Tour. He then went through a tough period in his career, missing the cut at theAT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, as well as theNorthern Trust Open on the PGA Tour. He finished tied-11th at theArnold Palmer Invitational in what would be one of his better results in the early part of 2009. He arrived at the2009 Masters Tournament hoping to joinBen Hogan andTiger Woods as the only players to win three consecutive professional majors. Harrington started with a 3-under-par first round, but eventually faded over the weekend, finishing tied for 35th place. His struggles continued in the succeeding months, as he missed the cut at five of his next six events, includingThe 3 Irish Open and theU.S. Open. It was during this period that he announced that he was working on swing changes with coach Bob Torrance.
Harrington arrived atThe Open Championship at Turnberry hoping to complete a hat-trick of Open wins, a feat that has only been achieved since the 1880s byPeter Thomson. He ended up finishing tied for 65th place. At theWGC-Bridgestone Invitational he was involved in a final day head-to-head between himself and World number oneTiger Woods. Harrington led by one shot playing the 16th hole, but he racked up a triple-bogey to Woods' birdie and he finished in joint 2nd place. The following week Harrington, the defending champion, played the first two rounds with Woods at thePGA Championship. He shot a first-round 68, ending one shot behind the leader Woods. Rounds of 73 and 69 left him two shots behind Woods. He was in contention in the final round, until he made an 8 at the par-3 8th hole. He ended in a tie for 10th. He finished in the top 10 in all fourFedEx Cup playoff events, before further top-10s in Europe and the States before the end of the season. He ended the year winless on the European and PGA Tours for the first time since 1999.
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 captainColin Montgomerie for the2010 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 theIskandar Johor Open in Malaysia on theAsian 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 theAbu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship on the European Tour. He was later disqualified before his second round commenced, after a spectator telephoned in and pointed out an incident of his ball moving an exceptionally small distance closer to the hole on the green, while he was replacing his ball marker, during the first round; it had been shown on television. (The incident led to a rules review, and if it were to occur again, there would not be a penalty.) He missed the cut at theMasters Tournament and finished tied for 45th at theU.S. Open. In June 2011, he dropped outside the top 50 in the World Rankings for the first time since 1999.
Harrington made his first start of the 2012 PGA Tour season at theAT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am where he finished joint top of the Pro-Am leaderboard, alongside partnerJ.P. McManus, withBrian Harman andGreg Ontiveros. Harrington also enjoyed a good finish in the overall tournament with a tied for seventh finish. In March 2012, Harrington shot a 61 in the first round of theTransitions Championship to set a new course record at the Copperhead Course. This was also Harrington's lowest-ever round on the PGA Tour. He could not maintain his brilliant first day's play over the remaining three rounds though and finished in a tie for 20th place. In April 2012, at the first major of the year,The Masters, Harrington shot five under for the last six holes in his third round to close to within three shots of the lead. In the final round, he shot a level par round of 72 to finish tied for 8th. It was Harrington's first top-10 finish in a major since the 2009 PGA Championship.
At the2012 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 leaderMichael 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 behindWebb 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 aU.S. Open.
In October 2012 Harrington won thePGA Grand Slam of Golf despite having not won a major championship during the year, having been a late replacement forOpen championErnie Els.[29] Harrington endured difficult 2013 and 2014 seasons finishing outside of the top 60 on theEuropean Tour Race to Dubai in both years and outside of the top 130 on thePGA Tour FedEx Cup in both years. During this period hisOfficial World Golf Ranking fell to an 18-year low of 385 as of 1 December 2014.[30] In December 2014 he won theBank BRI Indonesia Open on theAsian Tour for his first official win for 4 years.[31]
In March 2015, Harrington won his first title on the European or PGA Tours in seven years at theHonda Classic. He defeated rookieDaniel Berger on the second extra hole of a sudden-death playoff.[32] Harrington had started the 2014–15 season without full playing privileges after finishing 188th in the FedEx Cup. Harrington was the second consecutive player ranked 297th in the world to win on the PGA Tour, afterJames Hahn won theNorthern Trust Open the week before.[33][34] The victory qualified Harrington for the Masters having missed out on the event in 2014 for the first time since he made his debut in 2000. This also moved him back into the world's top 100. In August 2016, Harrington represented Ireland at the2016 Summer Olympics, finishing in a tie for the 21st place. On 23 October 2016, Harrington won thePortugal Masters by one stroke. It was his first win on the European Tour since 2008.[35]
On 8 January 2019, Harrington was named as the captain for the2020 Ryder Cup.[36] The Ryder Cup was delayed one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The European team lost 19–9.[37]
In 2022, Harrington started playing onPGA Tour Champions. He finished second toSteve Stricker in his first senior major,The Tradition. On 26 June 2022, he won his first senior major, theU.S. Senior Open, beating Stricker by one stroke.[38]
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 theHarrington Golf Academy in Dublin, Ireland.Harrington is a distant cousin of formerNFL quarterbackJoey Harrington and1995 World Series of Poker champion and authorDan Harrington.[40]
Harrington's given name "Pádraig" is theIrish Language version of the namePatrick, which is in common usage in Ireland. His four older brothers have Irish names as well (Tadhg, Columb, Fintan, and Fergal).
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]
Harrington became a Global Ambassador forSpecial 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 has been a patron of the 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]
| Legend |
|---|
| Major championships (3) |
| Other PGA Tour (3) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 Mar2005 | 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 Jul2007 | The Open Championship | −7 (69-73-68-67=277) | Playoff |  Sergio García |
| 4 | 20 Jul2008 | 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 Mar2015 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004 | Buick Classic | 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 |
| Legend |
|---|
| Major championships (3) |
| Tour Championships (1) |
| Other European Tour (11) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 May1996 | Peugeot Spanish Open | −16 (70-64-67-71=272) | 4 strokes |  Gordon Brand Jnr |
| 2 | 2 Apr2000 | 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 Nov2001 | Volvo Masters Andalucía | −12 (67-71-66=204)[a] | 1 stroke | Paul McGinley |
| 5 | 6 Oct2002 | 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 Open1 | −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 Oct2006 | Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (2) | −17 (66-69-68-68=271) | 5 strokes |  Bradley Dredge,Edward Loar,Anthony Wall |
| 11 | 20 May2007 | 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 Jul2008 | 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 Oct2016 | Portugal Masters | −23 (66-63-67-65=261) | 1 stroke | Andy Sullivan |
1Co-sanctioned by theAsian Tour
European Tour playoff record (4–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Nov2006 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | −9 (67-66-71-67=271) | Playoff | Tiger Woods |
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Tiger Woods | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Nov2002 | BMW Asian Open1 | −15 (66-70-68-69=273) | 1 stroke | Jyoti Randhawa |
| 2 | 7 Dec2003 | Omega Hong Kong Open1 | −13 (66-75-64-70=275) | 1 stroke | Hennie Otto |
| 3 | 17 Oct2010 | Iskandar Johor Open | −20 (64-67-68-69=268) | 3 strokes |  Noh Seung-yul |
| 4 | 7 Dec2014 | Bank BRI Indonesia Open | −16 (64-66-67-71=268) | 2 strokes |  Thanyakon Khrongpha |
1Co-sanctioned by theEuropean Tour
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 |
| 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 andRaymond 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 |
| Legend |
|---|
| Senior major championships (3) |
| Charles Schwab Cup playoff events (3) |
| Other PGA Tour Champions (5) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Jun2022 | 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 Jun2023 | 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 Mar2024 | Hoag Classic Newport Beach | −14 (63-67-69=199) | 1 stroke | Thongchai Jaidee |
| 8 | 23 Jun 2024 | Dick's Open (3) | −15 (68-65-68=201) | 1 stroke | Mike Weir |
| 9 | 27 Oct 2024 | Simmons Bank Championship | −17 (67-65-67=199) | 2 strokes | Yang Yong-eun |
| 10 | 29 Jun2025 | U.S. Senior Open (2) | −11 (67-67-68-67=269) | 1 stroke | Stewart Cink |
| 11 | 27 Jul 2025 | ISPS Handa Senior Open | −16 (67-65-65-67=264) | 3 strokes | Thomas Bjørn,Justin Leonard |
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 |
| Legend |
|---|
| Senior major championships (3) |
| Other European Senior Tour (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Jun2022 | U.S. Senior Open | −10 (71-65-66-72=274) | 1 stroke | Steve Stricker |
| 2 | 29 Jun2025 | U.S. Senior Open (2) | −11 (67-67-68-67=269) | 1 stroke | Stewart Cink |
| 3 | 27 Jul 2025 | ISPS Handa Senior Open | −16 (67-65-65-67=264) | 3 strokes | Thomas Bjørn,Justin Leonard |
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 |
| 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)
| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | ||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T4 | CUT | T50 | CUT | CUT | |
| U.S. Open | T27 | ||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | NT | 72 | CUT | T64 | T22 | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
NT = no tournament due toCOVID-19 pandemic
| 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 | 26 | 12 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 13 |
| The Open Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 17 |
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 87 | 51 |
| 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 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 to9/11
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.
| 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 |
| 2025 | U.S. Senior Open (2) | Tied for lead | –11 (67-67-68-67=269) | 1 stroke | Stewart Cink |
| 2025 | ISPS Handa Senior Open | 2 shot lead | −16 (67-65-65-67=264) | 3 strokes | Thomas Bjørn,Justin Leonard |
Results not in chronological order
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tradition | 2 | T5 | T8 | |
| Senior PGA Championship | T20 | 2 | T17 | T2 |
| Senior Players Championship | T30 | |||
| U.S. Senior Open | 1 | T18 | T16 | 1 |
| The Senior Open Championship | 2 | 2 | T5 | 1 |
"T" indicates a tie for a place
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