Ladbrokes hit for a million with Harrington's Open Win

Ladbrokes were left licking their wounds today after Padraig Harrington landed his second British Open yesterday.

The firm believes Harrington’s victory at Royal Birkdale cost them in the region of €1m after the dust had settled this morning.

Ladbrokes Ireland spokesman Donal McCarthy said; "With all the talk of Harrington's injury scare you would have thought punters would have held fire but that wasn't the case in Ireland and our industry top price of 20-1 proved extremely popular in our shops".

Padraig Harrington is now 16-1 with Ladbrokes to make it three-in-a-row at the 2009 British Open and 14-1 to win the USPGA title at Oakland Hills in August.