Overconfidence hits Harrington as he losses out on Senior PGA Championship title
The Dubliner was leading by two shots through 14 put a double bogey on 15, par five on 16 and three-putt bogey on 18 opened the door for Carbrera to finish on eight under and secure his second senior major in a week following his win at The Tradition in Alabama.
53-year-old Harrington finished with a share of second with Thomas Bjorn on seven under par.
'I have a life long problem with getting confident and cocky and I did in the 15th tee box and it was just a simple tee shot, five wood, little draw down there and I just totally didn't get into it enough and then panicked at the last moment and hit a big hook" said Harrington after his final round.
"It has always plagued me my whole life since I have been a kid just get over confident.. I would have been much better off if I got to the 15th hole and there was water everywhere I probably would have done a better job.
"I just sometimes, it follows me around that I get over confident. If I had the ability to do what I say I'd be the best player in the world but unfortuntely I don't."
"I'm disappointed now. It is going to be a lot more disappointing if he doesn't hole that."
'I'm extremely disappointed not to win.'
@Padraig_H addresses the media after falling short by one shot at Congressional.
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Carbrer had shared the lead with South Africa's Retief Goosen and England's Phillip Archer and Jason Caron/
Caron and Goosen both finished with final rounds of 71 and tied with Stewart Cink for fourth on six under. Archer shot a five over 77 to drop to even par.
Darren Clarke finished on three under for the tournament in a three-way tie for 11th beside Miguel Angel Jimenez and YE Yang.
"I'm extremely happy after winning two tournaments in a row, and also three tournaments within a year," Cabrera told NBC through a translator. "I'm extremely happy, especially after everything that happened.
"I didn't know that it was going to happen this quickly, winning two tournaments in a row, especially with all these great players around this tour. I feel very emotional and proud."
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