Pádraig Harrington wins US Senior Open for second time

The Irishman hit a final round total of -3 to finish on -11. The victory means he has qualified to play in next year’s US Open at Shinnecock.

SENIOR MOMENT: Padraig Harrington is presented with the Francis D. Ouimet Memorial Trophy after winning the US Senior Open Championship at Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs. Pic: Andrew Wevers/Getty Images

Coping with altitude that played tricks with distance and greens that played tricks on your mind, Pádraig Harrington carefully negotiated all of Broadmoor Golf Club’s challenges to prevail over Stewart Cink and Miguel Angel Jimenez to win his second US Senior Open championship.

“It’s a beautiful trophy indeed,” a relieved Harrington said of the oldest USGA trophy he earned by one shot over Cink after holding fast with a string of seven closing pars in Colorado Springs, Colorado.