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Harrington Outlasts Garcia for Open Championship

Sergio Garcia was defeated in a 4 hole playoff by Ireland’s Padraig Harrington in The Open Championship at Carnoustie. Harrington shot a 4-under 67 while Garcia shot 73 to lose the Championship.

Published

19 years ago

Jul 22, 2007

A Raehtz

AP Photo/Alastair Grant Padraig Harrington shot a 4-under 67 to beat Ryder Cup teammate Sergio Garcia in a four hole playoff. Garcia started very similar to last year. He got off to a good start with two pars and a birdie, and then he began to leak oil. With bogeys on 5, 7, and 8, Garcia brought everyone right back into the mix. Conversely, Paddy Harrington played extremely well all day with four birdies and an eagle through 17 holes. And then came 18.

Harrington pushed his tee shot right and it headed straight for the burn. Just for a little drama, the ball danced its way down a bridge briefly before hopping down in to the water. In the water in one, dropping two, hitting three. Harrington then faced a long carry over the burn a second time, and seemed to catch a chunky 5-iron. The ball again took its time getting there, but eventually ended up back in the water as the burn crossed back across the fairway. In the water in three, dropping four, hitting five. From there, Paddy worked a little short iron magic as he stuffed his approach just five feet from the hole. With the possibility of a play-off on the line, Harrington drained his putt for double bogey.

"That was probably the most pressure-filled putt I had of the day," said Paddy. "If I missed it, it was the end of it. And to hole it was a great boost to me. That was a moment that I thought, ‘Now maybe things are going to go my way."’

Having thrown up on himself on the final hole with a double, all Harrington could do was to watch Garcia play 18 only needing a par to secure his first Major victory.

Sergio Garcia played it safe off of the tee with an iron, leaving himself approximately 210 to carry the burn and 240 to the pin. After waiting approximately 5 minutes for the green to clear, Garcia slightly pulled his 3-iron into the bunker guarding the front left of the green. From there, he failed to get up and down by missing his 10 footer for par. Game on.

The four hole playoff consisted of holes 1, 16, 17, and 18. On the first hole, Harrington was able to convert a short putt for a birdie. Meanwhile, Garcia dumped his approach in the bunker and failed to get up and down to go down two strokes through one hole. It was obviously not Sergio’s day as evidenced on the 16th hole. His three iron approach on the 248 yard par three was stiffed at the pin. It hopped twice, and then hit the flag stick and chased to the back of the green.

"But I don’t know how I managed to do these things. It seems to me like every time I get in this kind of position I have no room for error. I need to miss one shot," said Sergio, "and I rarely get many good breaks."

Following the round, Harrington provided a very candid glimpse of what might have been if he didn’t win.

"Now, if Sergio parred the last and I did lose, I think I would have struggled to come back out and be a competitive golfer," Harrington said. "It meant that much to me. But I never let it sink into me that I had just thrown away the Open championship."

Luckily for Paddy, he didn’t throw it away, he just made for a more exciting finish at Carnoustie and has lept into sixth place in the world rankings.

""My goal was always to win more than one major. If I ever crossed that threshold to win one, I wouldn’t feel like that was the end of my road. It was always very important for me to have … now that I’ve won one, I’ll try to win another, rather than feeling that this was the pinnacle."

"I know it was only a short putt, but the emotions of it," Harrington said. "I couldn’t believe it as it was rolling in from right in the middle of the hole, and I’m thinking, ‘The Open champion.’ A huge amount of it was genuine shock."

Finishing third was Argentinian Andres Romero, whose back nine was so rollercoaster-like, that he actually didn’t record a par through his final 11 holes. Seven birdies, two bogeys and two double bogeys led him to a 67 and his best finish in just his third major. Ernie Els showed that he might be back in good form with a tie at -5. He tied with Richard Green who shot the low round of the day, a 64.

In the end, it was Garcia who again was unable to convert on an elusive first Major victory.

Paddy Harrington admitted that losing never crossed his mind.

"The one thing, I never, ever had it in my head is that I’d lost," Harrington said. "Now, if Sergio parred the last and I did lose, I think I would have struggled to come back out and be a competitive golfer. It meant that much to me. …"

Luckily, Harrington was able to convert in the playoff and will forever be known as an Open Champion. The win vaults him into sixth in the world rankings, but he contends this is just the beginning.

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WITB Time Machine: Phil Mickelson’s winning WITB, 2021 PGA Championship

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1 day ago

May 13, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

Phil Mickelson made history at the 2021 PGA Championship on Kiawah Island’s Ocean Course. At 50, he became the oldest player to win a major, breaking Julius Boros’s record. Starting the final round with a slim lead, Lefty faced tough competition from Brooks Koepka and Louis Oosthuizen. He pulled ahead with key birdies and a standout 366-yard drive on the 16th hole. Finishing 6 under par and two shots ahead, Mickelson claimed his sixth major and second PGA Championship. Many saw his win as an inspiring comeback, showing that experience and determination can still lead to victory in professional golf — and, sometimes, age is just a number.

Driver: Callaway Epic Speed Triple Diamond (6 degrees @5.5 , green dot cog)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X (47.9 inches)

2-wood: TaylorMade “Original One” Mini Driver (11.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X

4-wood (Sunday only): Callaway Mavrik Sub Zero (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 8 X

Irons: Callaway X Forged UT (16) (Thursday-Saturday), Callaway X21 UT Proto (19 degrees @20.5, 25), Callaway Apex MB ‘21 (small groove) (6-PW)
Shafts: (16) MCA MMT 105 TX, KBS Tour V 125 S+

Wedges: Callaway PM Grind ’19 “Raw” (52-12@50, 55-12, 60-10)
Shafts: KBS Tour V 125 S+

Putter: Odyssey Milled Blade “Phil Mickelson”
Grip: SuperStroke Pistol GT Tour

Ball: Callaway Chrome Soft X (Triple Track)

Grips: Golf Pride MCC

More photos of Phil Mickelson’s WITB here.

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2026 PGA Championship betting odds

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3 days ago

May 12, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

Scottie Scheffler leads the betting ahead of the second major championship of the year, with the World Number One a +345 favorite to get his hands on a second PGA Championship.

Rory McIlroy who won the Masters back in April is a +800 shot to complete half of the calendar slam at Aronimink Golf Club this week, while Jordan Spieth can be backed at +5900 to become a career grand slam winner.

Here is the full betting board for the 2026 PGA Championship courtesy of DraftKings.

Scottie Scheffler +345 – (Check 0ut his WITB here)

Rory McIlroy +800 – (Check out his WITB here)

Jon Rahm +1300
Cameron Young +1500
Bryson DeChambeau +1700
Xander Schauffele +1850
Matt Fitzpatrick +1950
Ludvig Aberg +2000
Tommy Fleetwood +2600
Collin Morikawa +3500
Brooks Koepka +3900
Justin Rose +4300
Russell Henley +4600
Si Woo Kim +4700
Justin Thomas +4800
Robert MacIntyre +5300
Patrick Cantlay +5300
Viktor Hovland +5400
Tyrrell Hatton +5500
Jordan Spieth +5900
Sam Burns +6000
Hideki Matsuyama +6200
Adam Scott +6400
Rickie Fowler +7000
Chris Gotterup +7400
Patrick Reed +7400
Min Woo Lee +7800
Ben Griffin +8000
Sepp Straka +8400
Shane Lowry +9000
Akshay Bhatia +9200
Maverick McNealy +9200
Joaquin Niemann +9200
Jake Knapp +9200
Jason Day +9600
Kurt Kitayama +10000
J.J. Spaun +10000
Harris English +10500
Nicolai Hojgaard +11000
Gary Woodland +11000
David Puig +11000
Michael Thorbjornsen +12000
Jacob Bridgeman +12000
Keegan Bradley +12500
Corey Conners +14000
Alex Fitzpatrick +15000
Sungjae Im +15500
Sahith Theegala +15500
Harry Hall +15500
Alex Noren +16000
Thomas Detry +16500
Marco Penge +16500
Kristoffer Reitan +17000
Alex Smalley +17000
Wyndham Clark +17500
Sam Stevens +17500
Keith Mitchell +17500
Daniel Berger +18500
Ryan Gerard +20000
Nick Taylor +20000
Rasmus Hojgaard +21000
Dustin Johnson +21000
Pierceson Coody +23000
Aaron Rai +24000
Jordan Smith +24000
Angel Ayora +24000
Bud Cauley +25000
Matt McCarty +26000
Jayden Schaper +26000
Brian Harman +27000
Taylor Pendrith +27000
Ryan Fox +27000
J.T. Poston +27000
Cameron Smith +29000
Ryo Hisatsune +29000
Michael Kim +29000
Max Homa +29000
Denny McCarthy +29000
Tom McKibbin +30000
Rico Hoey +32000
Matt Wallace +32500
Ricky Castillo +33000
Haotong Li +33000
Michael Brennan +34000
Max Greyserman +36000
Stephan Jaeger +37500
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +37500
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen +39000
Aldrich Potgieter +40000
Andrew Novak +42000
Patrick Rodgers +42500
Daniel Hillier +42500
Max McGreevy +46000
Billy Horschel +48000
Chris Kirk +48000
Ian Holt +49000
Casey Jarvis +49000
William Mouw +50000
Steven Fisk +50000
John Parry +50000
Nico Echavarria +52500
Garrick Higgo +52500
John Keefer+55000
Matthias Schmid +57500
Austin Smotherman +57500
Sami Valimaki +60000
Andrew Putnam +60000
Lucas Glover +62500
Daniel Brown +62500
Jhonattan Vegas +75000
Emiliano Grillo +80000
Mikael Lindberg +85000
Adrien Saddier +100000
Bernd Wiesberger +100000
Elvis Smylie +110000
Stewart Cink +130000
Kota Kaneko +130000
David Lipsky +150000
Chandler Blanchet +150000
Andy Sullivan +150000
Joe Highsmith +180000
Adam Schenk +200000
Travis Smyth +200000
Davis Riley +225000
Martin Kaymer +400000
Brian Campbell +400000
Padraig Harrington +450000
Kazuki Higa +450000
Jordan Gumberg +450000
Ryan Vermeer +500000
Austin Hurt +500000
Tyler Collet +500000
Timothy Wiseman +500000
Shaun Micheel +500000
Y.E. Yang +500000
Michael Block+500000
Mark Geddes+500000
Luke Donald+500000
Bryce Fisher+500000
Jimmy Walker +500000
Jason Dufner +500000
Jesse Droemer +500000
Jared Jones +500000
Garrett Sapp +500000
Francisco Bide +500000
Zach Haynes +500000
Paul McClure+500000
Derek Berg +500000
Chris Gabriele +500000
Braden Shattuck +500000
Ben Polland +500000
Ben Kern +50000

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Photos from the 2026 PGA Championship

Published

3 days ago

May 11, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site for the second major of 2026: The PGA Championship from Aronimink in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.

The tournament’s location, just outside Philadelphia, and its status as a major championship mean GolfWRXers are in for a treat: WITBs from a strong field, custom gear celebrating the PGA Championship, and the rich culture of the City of Brotherly Love — we have noted a relative absence of cheesesteak-themed items thus far this week, but most of the rest of the usual suspects are well represented.

Check out links to all our photos below.