Padraig Harrington factfile
Padraig Harrington
Date of birth: 31/08/1971 (36 years old)
Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland
Height and weight: 6ft 1in 13st (185cm 83kgs)
Family: Wife: Caroline (m. 1997); Children: Patrick (2003), Ciaran (2007)
Turned Pro: 1995 (plus 2)
(Amateur career)
Walker Cup 1991-93-95 P9 W3 H1 L5 Pts 7
1995
Winner Irish Amateur Open, Fota Island
Winner Irish Amateur Close Championship, Lahinch. Beat Richie Coughlan 3 and 2
Runner up North of Ireland Championship, Royal Portrush. Lost to Keith Nolan at 19th
Runner up South of Ireland Championship, Lahinch. Lost to Jody Fanagan 1 hole
1994
Winner West of Ireland Championship, Co Sligo. Beat Ken Kearney 2 holes
Runner up Irish Amateur Close, Portmarnock. Lost to David Higgins at 20th
Runner up South of Ireland Championship, Lahinch. Lost to David Higgins 1 hole
1991
Winner Sherry Cup, Spain
Runner up North of Ireland Championship, Royal Portrush. Lost to Garth McGimpsey 2 and 1
1990
Runner up Irish Amateur Close, Co Louth. Lost to Darren Clarke 3 and 2
(Professional career)
Ryder Cup 1999, 02 (winners), 04, 06 (winners)
Alfred Dunhill Cup 1996, 97, 98, 99, 00
World Cup 1996, 97 (winners), 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06
Seve Trophy 2000, 02 (winners), 03 (winners), 05 (winners)
Professional wins - 23
23 - 2008 Open Championship. Two strokes behind Greg Norman starting the day, tied for second with Korea’s KJ Choi, he closes with a magnificent 69 to win by four strokes from England's Ian Poulter on three-over par.
22 - 2008 Irish PGA Championship, The European Club. Wins by four strokes over Philip Walton in his warm-up event for Open defence,.
21 - 2007 Hassan II Trophy (Morocco) from Darren Clarke
20 - 2007 Open Championship, Carnoustie. (Play-off. Bt Sergio Garcia 4-hole agg.)
19 - 2007 Irish Professional Championship, European Club (Play-off bt Brendan McGovern.)
18 2007 Irish Open, Adare Manor. (Play-off bt Bradley Dredge.)
17 2006 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament (Play-off, bt Tiger Woods.)
16 2006 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, St. Andrews, Carnoustie, Kingsbarns
15 2005 Irish PGA (Play-off)
14 2005 Barclays Classic (PGA Tour 2 shots),
13 2005 Honda Classic (Play-off)
12 2004 Linde German Masters
11 2004 Irish PGA, St Margaret's, Co Dublin
10 2003 Omega Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong
9 2003 Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe
8 2002 Target World Challenge -20 (2 shots from Tiger Woods)
7 2002 BMW Asian Open, Ta Shee G&CC, Taiwan
6 2002 Dunhill Links
5 2001 Volvo Masters Andalucia, Montecastillo GC
4 2000 BBVA Open Turespaña Masters
3 2000 Brazil Sao Paulo 500 Years Open
2 1998 Irish Professional Championship, Powerscourt. 54 holes. Play-off
1 1996 Peugeot Spanish Open, Club de Campo, Madrid
Six clear of Pedro Linhart after three rounds, he eventually won by four after a closing 71.