Pádraig Harrington

Pádraig Harrington
Harrington at the 2007 Open Championship
Personal information
Full namePádraig Peter Harrington
Born (1971-08-31) 31 August 1971
Dublin, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sporting nationality Ireland
ResidenceDublin, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Spouse
Caroline
(m. 1997)
Children2
Career
Turned professional1995
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
PGA Tour Champions
Professional wins41
Highest ranking3 (20 July 2008)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour6
European Tour15
Japan Golf Tour1
Asian Tour4
PGA Tour Champions9
European Senior Tour1
Other11
Best results in major championships
(wins: 3)
Masters TournamentT5: 2002, 2008
PGA ChampionshipWon: 2008
U.S. OpenT4: 2012
The Open ChampionshipWon: 2007, 2008
Achievements and awards
European Tour
Order of Merit winner
2006
European Tour
Golfer of the Year
2007, 2008
European Tour
Players' Player of the Year
2008
PGA Tour
Player of the Year
2008
PGA Player of the Year2008
PGA Tour Champions
Rookie of the Year
2022
World Golf Hall of Fame2024
(For a full list of awards, see here)

Pádraig Peter Harrington (born 31 August 1971) is an Irish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. He has won three major championships: The Open Championship in 2007 and 2008 and the PGA Championship, also in 2008. He spent over 300 weeks in the 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 consecutive Ryder Cup teams between 1999 and 2010. In 2024, he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.