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Padraig Harrington
HEIGHT:	6ft 1in
WEIGHT:	196
BIRTH DATE:	Aug. 31, 1971
BIRTHPLACE:	Dublin, Ireland
RESIDENCE:	Dublin, Ireland

CAREER SUMMARY

1 MAJOR
Open Championship 2007
3 US Tour wins
16 International wins
Winner 2006 Order of Merit

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Harrington heads to Southern Hills still riding the crest of a wave following his Open Championship victory at Carnoustie last month - rarely can there have been a more popular or well-received winner than the 35-year-old from Dublin. Having won the Order of Merit last year, Harrington seems to have raised his game to the next level with that dramatic play-off triumph at the Open the culmination. He is still prone to the odd lapse (the 72nd at Carnoustie and poor finish at Oakmont in 2006 being two particularly high-profile examples) but his putting, scrambling and fiercely competitive nature mean he is always in with a chance of victory. His challenge now is to go on and win more tournaments and, more importantly, majors. Tied for 30th at Southern Hills back in 2001 but he is a vastly improved player now and right at home amongst the most exalted of company. Will be interesting to see if he's introduced as 'Padraig Harrington - Open champion' on the first tee at Southern Hills having admitted his disappointment at being presented as 'Ireland's Padraig Harrington' at last week's WGC Bridgestone International.

FIVE-YEAR MAJORS RECORD
	07	06	05	04	03
US Masters	7	27	MC	13	MC
US Open	MC	5	MC	31	10
British Open	1	MC	-	MC	22
US PGA	-	MC	MC	45	29

USPGA RECORD
06	05	04	03	02	01	00	99	98	97
MC	MC	45	29	17	MC	58	-	-	MC

MOST RECENT TOURNAMENTS
10/6/07	Stanford St. Jude Championship	MC
17/6/07	US OPEN	MC
24/6/07	Travelers Championship	54
8/7/07	European Open	51
22/7/07	OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP	1
5/8/07	WGC Bridgestone Invitational	14

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