Harrington edges Garcia to win British Open golf tournament
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CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AFP/AFP) - Padraig Harrington won the British Open here on Sunday defeating Sergio Garcia in a four-hole play off as once again Carnoustie threw-up a high-drama finish over its closing stretch.
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Stephen Gallacher won for the first time on the European tour, beating Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell on the first playoff hole Sunday at the Dunhill Links Championship.
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Miguel Angel Jimenez, of Spain, shot a four-under-par 66 yesterday to win the Hong Kong Open by one stroke over Ireland&#39;s defending champion Padraig Harrington and the South African James Kingston, who both carded 67.
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Sergio Garcia played the grinder's role to perfection to strengthen his grip on the British Open on Friday, while a stiff Scottish breeze blew Tiger Woods's title hopes off course.
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Padraig Harrington is hoping to make his mark on the US golf tour next year after finishing second behind Tiger Woods at the Target World Challenge in California.
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Sergio Garcia birdied the last four holes for a 6-under-par 65 Friday, giving him a one-shot lead over fellow Spaniard and Ryder Cup teammate Miguel Angel Jimenez after two rounds of the European Masters.
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PADRAIG Harrington gave Europeâs Ryder Cup team another morale-boosting performance yesterday in the opening round of the Linde German Masters in Cologne, the Irishman hitting top form just five days after undergoing laser eye surgery.
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When Ben Curtis won the 2003 British Open, he didn&#039;t know the title was his until caddie Andy Sutton walked out of an equipment trailer by the practice range and said, &quot;Ben, you&#039;re the Open champion.&quot; His final round over, Curtis had been warming up for possible playoff.
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Sergio Garcia charges into the lead of the 136th Open Championship with a stunning first-round 65 at Carnoustie.
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Padraig Harrington gave Europe&#39;s team a perfect send-off by winning the German Masters in Cologne. The Irishman, so often a runner-up, became the third successive member of Bernhard Langer&#39;s Ryder Cup side
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Nissan Open newcomer Padraig Harrington zooms past Phil Mickelson and everyone else at Riviera with an 8-under-par 63.
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German Masters winner Padraig Harrington remains eighth in the world rankings today, after his win left a smile on the face of Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Langer.
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Padraig Harrington is tied for first at the Volvo Masters in Valderrama, at two under after 14 holes. Joining him at the top of the leaderbaod are Angel Cabrera, Brian Davis, and Alastair Forsyth.
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PACIFIC PALISADES, California  - Padraig Harrington, boosted by a red-hot putter, charged into an early three-shot lead with a sparkling eight-under-par 63 at the Nissan Open on Thursday.
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Sergio Garcia repelled a spectacular charge from American Steve Stricker to accelerate into a three-stroke lead after the British Open third round on Saturday.
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WHEN Sergio Garcia made a muddle of the first play-off hole at Valderrama and ran up 5 after Scotlandâs Alastair Forsyth had slipped out of contention during the closing round, Ian Poulter was able to demonstrate a cool head and steady nerves to win the
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Anywhere else, Padraig Harrington might have walked off the 18th green knowing his two shots that found the bottom of Barry Burn for double bogey had cost him the British Open. Not at Carnoustie, where calamity can strike at any second and did during Sunday's final round.