Pádraig Harrington
| Pádraig Harrington | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
Harrington at the Open Championship in 2007
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| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Páidí, Paddy |
| Born |
31 August 1971 Dublin, Ireland |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) |
| Nationality |
 Ireland
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| Residence | Dublin, Ireland |
| Spouse | Caroline (m. 1997) |
| Children | Patrick, Ciaran |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1995 |
| Current tour(s) |
European Tour (joined 1996) PGA Tour (joined 2005) |
| Professional wins | 31 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 6 |
| European Tour | 15 |
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 |
| Asian Tour | 4 |
| Other | 10 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 3) |
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| Masters Tournament | T5: 2002, 2008 |
| U.S. Open | T4: 2012 |
| The Open Championship | Won: 2007, 2008 |
| PGA Championship | Won: 2008 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| European Tour Order of Merit winner |
2006 |
| European Tour Golfer of the Year |
2007, 2008 |
| PGA Player of the Year | 2008 |
| PGA Tour Player of the Year |
2008 |
| (For a full list of awards, see here) | |
Pádraig P. Harrington (born 31 August 1971) is an Irish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He has won three major championships: The Open Championship in 2007 and 2008 and the PGA Championship, also in 2008. He has spent over 300 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking, and reached a career-high ranking of third in July 2008.
Harrington was born in Dublin, Ireland, the youngest of five sons of Patrick and Breda Harrington. His father, "Paddy" (1933–2005), a Garda who played Gaelic football for Cork in the 1950s, was also a boxer and hurler, and played to a five handicap in golf.
He grew up in Rathfarnham, an area Dublin's Southside and the birthplace of two other touring professional golfers – Paul McGinley and Peter Lawrie. Harrington attended local secondary school Coláiste Éanna at the same time, but not in the same year/class, as McGinley, giving it the unique distinction of having produced two Ryder Cup golfers. Encouraged by his brothers and father, Harrington's interest and passion for the game grew as he developed his game at the nearby Stackstown G.C.
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