Padraig Harrington, who plays on the European Tour and the PGA Tour, is Irish. He was born in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.
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Padraig has two sons: Patrick, born in 2003, and Ciarán, born in November 2007.
Padraig 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 third in July 2008. Harrington was a member of six consecutive Ryder Cup teams between 1999 and 2010.
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In March 2015, Harrington won his first title on the European or PGA Tours in seven years at the Honda Classic.
In August 2016, Harrington represented Ireland at the 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing in a tie for 21st place.
On 23 October 2016, Harrington won the Portugal Masters by one stroke. It was his first win on the European Tour since 2008.
On 8 January 2019, Harrington was named as the captain of the 2020 Ryder Cup. The Ryder Cup was delayed one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The European team lost 19–9.
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