Harrington sinks rivals to bag top award

TOP golfer Pádraig Harrington sunk his sporting rivals last night when he picked up the prestigious RTÉ-Hibernian sports personality of the year award.

The 31-year-old Dubliner is still on a high after he spectacularly won $1m after toppling Tiger Woods in the Target World Challenge in California last month.

Harrington’s birdie year also saw him take second place in the European Order of Merit and he helped power Europe to a historic victory in the Ryder Cup at the Belfry.