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Harrington finished on 16-under overall this weekend, three clear of Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn and the American Justin Leonard on 13-under. The Dubliner’s 67 today followed rounds of 65 yesterday, 65 on Friday and 67 on Thursday. The Irish golfer won the Open Championship in 2007 and 2008, and the PGA Championship in 2008. Afterwards a reflective Harrington told Sky Sports there was a deep sense of satisfaction with the victory, and such moments add to the legacy he will leave behind. “Right now I’m just thrilled to have won the tournament, gone out there and played well . . . right now I’m just a bit euphoric about getting it done,” Harrington said. Bjorn birdied four out of six holes between the ninth and 14th holes to cut Harrington’s lead to two, something the Irishman was unaware of. Advertisement “I didn’t know he did it, I never look at leaderboards,” Harrington said. “The only time I saw a leaderboard was on 18. I asked Ronan (Flood, his caddie) on 17 what was my lead. I never looked at a leaderboard. I was fully focussed on what I was doing.” Harrington said he has been struggling with his swing this weekend and was “prepared for a fight” today. “I really had a bad warm-up this morning, like really bad, again. I just think when you go out like that, you’re prepared to get the job done wherever the ball goes you’re going to hit the shot . . . you know your expectations go down. And I managed myself very well. “I tried to swing the smoothest, slowest I could all day, just tried to really swing within myself. Just tried to tone it down, and just get around there. “I happened to play quite well as it turned out but I just didn’t overthink it when I was on the golf course. I hit some beautiful iron shots to start off with so, yeah, it worked very nicely but I was prepared for a fight to be honest and I was surprised I probably played as well as I did . . . I’m sure from the outside it looked very comfortable but there was a little bit of turmoil in my own head at times.” Harrington, who today became the fifth player to add a Senior Open to an Open Championship, added: “As you get older you realise a lot of things is the legacy in what you’ve done, and you want to win in a great golf course like Sunningdale, you want to do things that stand out. “Having won a real Open, coming now winning the Senior Open, it does give some validation. It’s certainly satisfying to do it, to extend your career that way. There’s some great names on the trophy . . . it’s a deep sense of satisfaction. I’m kind of on a high of winning but there will be that deep sense of satisfaction knowing you’ve done both. “And especially, you come to this stage, there’s only a certain window. You can win later on as a senior but the window is they sort of say up to about 55, 56 so you want to get it done and having had a couple of second places, yeah I didn’t want to leave it too long. It can start becoming a problem if you don’t win it too soon, so I’m glad I’ve got mine.” Written by The 42 and originally published on The 42 whose award-winning team produces original content that you won’t find anywhere else: on GAA, League of Ireland, women’s sport and boxing, as well as our game-changing rugby coverage, all with an Irish eye. Subscribe here. View 17 comments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “'I’m just a bit euphoric about getting it done': Padraig Harrington wins Senior Open ”. Recipient's Email Feedback on “'I’m just a bit euphoric about getting it done': Padraig Harrington wins Senior Open ”. Your Feedback Your Email (optional) Report a Comment Please select the reason for reporting this comment. 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