Born on the 31st of August in 1971, Padraig Harrington is the youngest of five children, and part of a large family. During his early education and career days, Harrington divided his time between amateur golfing and a career in accounting. In fact, he has passed every single exam that is required of him in order for him to become a member of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants. Instead of officially entering into the ACCA however, which requires hours of work experience in order to simply qualify, he jumped ship and decided to enter into the world of golfing.
After a victorious amateur circuit, Harrington moved on to enter into the professional league, joining the European tour beginning in 1996. In the same year, Harrington went on to win the Peugeot Spanish Open which opened new doors for his career. Today he is an Irish professional golfer with three major championship wins under his belt, all three of which were obtained in 2007 and 2008, showing that Harrington's career is really only just getting started.
Where He Is Now -
In 2008 alone, Harrington has appeared in numerous tournaments including the Ryder Cup, the Bridgestone Invitational, the Accenture Match Play Championship, the PGA Championship, the Open Championship, the United States Open and the Masters. He also appeared in the 2008 Irish PGA Championship this year, but did not win a trophy despite having won the Hassan II Trophy last year in the same championship tournament.
In the past couple of years, Harrington has won three different championships, having played in six separate trophy opportunities, including the Carnoustie in 2007, Claret Jug at Royal Birkdale and a Wanamaker Trophy at the PGA Championship. This is three major victories in six opportunities over the past two years, which is an excellent record.
Career Highlights -
Over the course of his career, Harrington achieved 24 professional wins, within which there are two open tournaments and one US PGA Championship. Within the beginning of his career, during his time in the European League, Padraig won 11 championships. In the US, Harrington has five championships to his name; the most recent is the US PGA championship.
Interesting and Inspirational Quotes -
"When you're leading it you want to win it," Harrington said. "The first question you will be asked when you retire is how many majors have you won, but orders of merit come a close second."
"I hope to have the same performance as last time as long as the team wins," said Harrington, who only won half a point at the K Club. "I celebrated more at the K Club than when I performed well and we lost at Brookline. I never really got the spark I needed at the K Club and I'm looking forward to this one."
"I would certainly expect to play with Graeme (McDowell) in one of the first four matches, probably four balls rather than foursomes. In foursomes I prefer to play with someone more erratic. I enjoyed playing with Henrik Stenson at the K Club even though we didn't win."
Originally posted 2008-12-11 05:47:42. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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