Padraig Harrington

Irish golfer Padraig Harrington won the British Open on July 20, 2008, beating out Ian Poulter and Greg Norman for the title. It was the second time Harrington had won the Open, the first being in 2007. Harrington has been playing golf since the age of four, and has more than two dozen amateur and professional wins to his credit.

Fast Facts

1. Born: Ballyroan, Dublin, Ireland
2. Date of birth: August 31, 1971
3. 1987: First amateur tournament at age 15¹
4. First professional win: Spanish Open (1996)²
5. First European golfer since James Braid in 1906 to win back-to-back British Open tournaments (2007 and 2008)³
6. First name is an Irish derivative of "Patrick"⁴
7. Distant cousin to NFL Quarterback Joey Harrington

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