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30-06-2025
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Padraig Harrington wins second US Senior Open in four years
Ireland's Padraig Harrington parlayed four front-nine birdies Sunday into steady back-nine play that resulted in a one-shot victory at the US Senior Open at Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado. Harrington fired a 3-under-par 67 to assure a single-stroke victory at 11-under 269 over runner-up Stewart Cink. Advertisement "It was entertaining, wasn't it?" Harrington asked rhetorically after the victory. It was his first win on the PGA Tour Champions in 2025 after previously tying for second at the Senior PGA Championship in May. The win was Harrington's second in four years at this event, however, after previously winning in 2022. He credited his comfort level on the course with helping him prevail late. "Here I'm comfortable," Harrington said. "Look, here I'm not thinking I'm going to miss the cut. Touch wood that doesn't happen. I'm not thinking about that. If you brought me to a regular event Thursday afternoon I would be thinking about the cut line. Advertisement "Whereas here I'm thinking how do I get myself into position. And even the first couple of days I got going and I could have got away from the field. I dropped back a couple (shots). I was still going. All I want to be is with nine holes to go to give myself a chance and be in the right headspace at that time." Cink, who came into the day tied atop the leaderboard with Harrington and Australian Mark Hensby, led through eight holes on the strength of four straight birdies over Nos. 2-5. But Harrington's birdie on the par-5, 530-yard ninth pulled him back into a tie. Harrington had a bogey at No. 10, a birdie at No. 11, and then made par on every hole the rest of the way. Cink, in contrast, had two bad holes -- the 11th and 15th -- and just one birdie to compensate (14th), leaving him a shot shy of what he needed to force a playoff. Advertisement He cited two missed putt opportunities on the 16th and 17th as being the difference. "Those are two putts where the break on the green is going against that mountain," Cink said. "There's not a lot on this course that goes against that mountain. You have to decide which one's going to win out. You can feel it in your feet and you can see where the mountain is and you know where the valley is. It's just really, really hard to commit. "That typifies what you get here, and it's frustrating because I hit really good iron shots there to put myself in position to get up there and force Harrington to make a little bit more of a heroic finish than just pars. But it wasn't to be. I don't know, that's Broadmoor for you. I wish I could have those two putts over." Sport Tommy Fleetwood denied first PGA Tour win on last... Read More Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez made a tremendous charge and got to 10 under, tied with Cink headed into the final hole. But he bogeyed No. 18 to drop him into a third-place finish at 9 under, despite shooting 6-under 64 on the day. Advertisement "If I had a chance to get on the green, I would go for that." Jimenez said about shooting a 5 on the par-4 18th. "But as I was talking with my caddie, 'OK, maybe you can pass the water, but we cannot do anything from there. Is it worth the risk?' Then I still need to go, but he's right. Then make not a bad wedge where I hit it after. "I went high left, more or less, pin high and missed it, but at least give myself a chance to make 4. But if I put it in the water, bye-bye." Hensby, meanwhile, shot a 3-over 73 to fall into a tie for fourth at 5 under with Denmark's Thomas Bjorn (72).
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29-06-2025
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Harrington takes US Senior Open after Hensby falters
Padraig Harrington has come out on top of a major championship that felt more like match play, closing his final with seven straight pars at the US Senior Open to top Stewart Cink by one shot. But there was disappointment for Australia's Mark Hensby, who had started the day as co-leader with Harrington and Cink. He had hoped to mark his 54th birthday in style but could not conjure any of the magic that led to 19 birdies over the first three days and a share of the lead. HARRINGTON WINS THE BATTLE AT THE BROADMOOR ⛰️Padraig Harrington is a two-time U.S. Senior Open champion. — USGA (@USGA) June 29, 2025 Aiming to become just the second Aussie to win the event after Graham Marsh in 1997 and the first to win a senior major championship since Stewart Ginn at the 2002 Senior Players Championship, he only made two birdies on Sunday. He shot a three-over 73 to tie for fourth at five under with Thomas Bjorn. Playing alongside Cink for the fourth straight day, Harrington shot a three-under 67 to finish on an 11-under 269 on the tricky, heavily sloping Broadmoor course. The Irishman sealed the match by hitting his approach to eight feet on No.18, putting pressure on Cink, who trailed by one but sat 30 yards in front of him on the fairway. Cink's approach landed on the precipice of a ledge, but spun backward and did not come to rest until it was 35 feet away to set up a two-putt. That made it advantage Harrington, who also two-putted to win his second US Open title in four years, adding that to a trophy case that also includes the 2007 and '08 British Opens and the 2008 PGA. The only player who threatened to get in the mix in this two-man show was Miguel Angel Jimenez. After opening with bogey, Jimenez made eight birdies to pull within a shot of the lead. But he yanked his tee shot well left on No.18, had to punch out and made bogey. He still shot the best round of the tournament, a six-under 64, and finished in third, two shots back. Of the other Aussies, Cameron Percy finished joint ninth, Scott Hend was equal 16th, Greg Chalmers shared 18th while Steve Allan and Rod Pampling tied for 22nd. Stuart Appleby finished joint 32nd, with Richard Green 45th.
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29-06-2025
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Hensby on target for big birthday bash in Colorado
Australian Mark Hensby is on track to celebrate his 54th birthday in style, co-leading the US Senior Open with Stewart Cink and Padraig Harrington with one round to play. The trio are tied at eight-under 202 in Colorado Springs. The New South Welshman's 68 on Sunday (AEST) included four birdies, along with a chip-in eagle on the par-5 9th, taking his total to 19 for the tournament. But his best look of all — a six-foot uphill attempt on No.18 that came as the course was still buzzing from a stunning Harrington birdie — fell far off to the right and he settled for par. Hensby is aiming to become just the second Aussie to win the event after Graham Marsh in 1997 and the first to win a senior major championship since Stewart Ginn at the 2002 Senior Players Championship. "Any time you play with two great players like that, it's definitely fun," said Hensby, who also had four bogeys in round three. "Didn't get off to the best start, but ... we all kind of made a few birdies there in a row and we started to get things going. "I just felt like I've just got to play my game and try and just do the best I can do all day and see what happens. "Fortunately, some things started to go my way, got a couple of nice breaks." Harrington chipped in from 20 yards off the green on the 18th to salvage a floundering round. It capped a two-under 68 and put him in the same spot he was in to start — tied with the same two opponents he played with over another tricky day at the Broadmoor that included wind, rain, even a flash of lightning that pulled the players off the course for a half-hour. "We could've taken the day off," the Irishman said as he shook hands to wrap up a day of twists and turns. Harrington yanked his final tee shot into the rough left of the fairway and had no choice but to hack out over the lake and short of the green. But he turned a possible bogey into an unlikely birdie and guaranteed himself a spot in the final group. "I was very happy with the chip," said the 2022 champion, "and it was a big bonus that it went in." One shot behind sits Dane Thomas Bjorn, whose 66 matched the best round of the day. Steve Flesch (67) was next at four under and Steven Alker's 66 left him at three under, tied with Miguel Angel Jimenez (68) and Paul Stankowski (67). Seven other Aussies in the field have some work to do to finish in the red. Rod Pampling (69) is even, Steve Allan (69) and Scott Hend (71) one over, Greg Chalmers (71) and Cameron Percy (70) three over, Stuart Appleby (73) four over and Richard Green (73) five over the card. With the AP. Australian Mark Hensby is on track to celebrate his 54th birthday in style, co-leading the US Senior Open with Stewart Cink and Padraig Harrington with one round to play. The trio are tied at eight-under 202 in Colorado Springs. The New South Welshman's 68 on Sunday (AEST) included four birdies, along with a chip-in eagle on the par-5 9th, taking his total to 19 for the tournament. But his best look of all — a six-foot uphill attempt on No.18 that came as the course was still buzzing from a stunning Harrington birdie — fell far off to the right and he settled for par. Hensby is aiming to become just the second Aussie to win the event after Graham Marsh in 1997 and the first to win a senior major championship since Stewart Ginn at the 2002 Senior Players Championship. "Any time you play with two great players like that, it's definitely fun," said Hensby, who also had four bogeys in round three. "Didn't get off to the best start, but ... we all kind of made a few birdies there in a row and we started to get things going. "I just felt like I've just got to play my game and try and just do the best I can do all day and see what happens. "Fortunately, some things started to go my way, got a couple of nice breaks." Harrington chipped in from 20 yards off the green on the 18th to salvage a floundering round. It capped a two-under 68 and put him in the same spot he was in to start — tied with the same two opponents he played with over another tricky day at the Broadmoor that included wind, rain, even a flash of lightning that pulled the players off the course for a half-hour. "We could've taken the day off," the Irishman said as he shook hands to wrap up a day of twists and turns. Harrington yanked his final tee shot into the rough left of the fairway and had no choice but to hack out over the lake and short of the green. But he turned a possible bogey into an unlikely birdie and guaranteed himself a spot in the final group. "I was very happy with the chip," said the 2022 champion, "and it was a big bonus that it went in." One shot behind sits Dane Thomas Bjorn, whose 66 matched the best round of the day. Steve Flesch (67) was next at four under and Steven Alker's 66 left him at three under, tied with Miguel Angel Jimenez (68) and Paul Stankowski (67). Seven other Aussies in the field have some work to do to finish in the red. Rod Pampling (69) is even, Steve Allan (69) and Scott Hend (71) one over, Greg Chalmers (71) and Cameron Percy (70) three over, Stuart Appleby (73) four over and Richard Green (73) five over the card. With the AP. Australian Mark Hensby is on track to celebrate his 54th birthday in style, co-leading the US Senior Open with Stewart Cink and Padraig Harrington with one round to play. The trio are tied at eight-under 202 in Colorado Springs. The New South Welshman's 68 on Sunday (AEST) included four birdies, along with a chip-in eagle on the par-5 9th, taking his total to 19 for the tournament. But his best look of all — a six-foot uphill attempt on No.18 that came as the course was still buzzing from a stunning Harrington birdie — fell far off to the right and he settled for par. Hensby is aiming to become just the second Aussie to win the event after Graham Marsh in 1997 and the first to win a senior major championship since Stewart Ginn at the 2002 Senior Players Championship. "Any time you play with two great players like that, it's definitely fun," said Hensby, who also had four bogeys in round three. "Didn't get off to the best start, but ... we all kind of made a few birdies there in a row and we started to get things going. "I just felt like I've just got to play my game and try and just do the best I can do all day and see what happens. "Fortunately, some things started to go my way, got a couple of nice breaks." Harrington chipped in from 20 yards off the green on the 18th to salvage a floundering round. It capped a two-under 68 and put him in the same spot he was in to start — tied with the same two opponents he played with over another tricky day at the Broadmoor that included wind, rain, even a flash of lightning that pulled the players off the course for a half-hour. "We could've taken the day off," the Irishman said as he shook hands to wrap up a day of twists and turns. Harrington yanked his final tee shot into the rough left of the fairway and had no choice but to hack out over the lake and short of the green. But he turned a possible bogey into an unlikely birdie and guaranteed himself a spot in the final group. "I was very happy with the chip," said the 2022 champion, "and it was a big bonus that it went in." One shot behind sits Dane Thomas Bjorn, whose 66 matched the best round of the day. Steve Flesch (67) was next at four under and Steven Alker's 66 left him at three under, tied with Miguel Angel Jimenez (68) and Paul Stankowski (67). Seven other Aussies in the field have some work to do to finish in the red. Rod Pampling (69) is even, Steve Allan (69) and Scott Hend (71) one over, Greg Chalmers (71) and Cameron Percy (70) three over, Stuart Appleby (73) four over and Richard Green (73) five over the card. With the AP. Australian Mark Hensby is on track to celebrate his 54th birthday in style, co-leading the US Senior Open with Stewart Cink and Padraig Harrington with one round to play. The trio are tied at eight-under 202 in Colorado Springs. The New South Welshman's 68 on Sunday (AEST) included four birdies, along with a chip-in eagle on the par-5 9th, taking his total to 19 for the tournament. But his best look of all — a six-foot uphill attempt on No.18 that came as the course was still buzzing from a stunning Harrington birdie — fell far off to the right and he settled for par. Hensby is aiming to become just the second Aussie to win the event after Graham Marsh in 1997 and the first to win a senior major championship since Stewart Ginn at the 2002 Senior Players Championship. "Any time you play with two great players like that, it's definitely fun," said Hensby, who also had four bogeys in round three. "Didn't get off to the best start, but ... we all kind of made a few birdies there in a row and we started to get things going. "I just felt like I've just got to play my game and try and just do the best I can do all day and see what happens. "Fortunately, some things started to go my way, got a couple of nice breaks." Harrington chipped in from 20 yards off the green on the 18th to salvage a floundering round. It capped a two-under 68 and put him in the same spot he was in to start — tied with the same two opponents he played with over another tricky day at the Broadmoor that included wind, rain, even a flash of lightning that pulled the players off the course for a half-hour. "We could've taken the day off," the Irishman said as he shook hands to wrap up a day of twists and turns. Harrington yanked his final tee shot into the rough left of the fairway and had no choice but to hack out over the lake and short of the green. But he turned a possible bogey into an unlikely birdie and guaranteed himself a spot in the final group. "I was very happy with the chip," said the 2022 champion, "and it was a big bonus that it went in." One shot behind sits Dane Thomas Bjorn, whose 66 matched the best round of the day. Steve Flesch (67) was next at four under and Steven Alker's 66 left him at three under, tied with Miguel Angel Jimenez (68) and Paul Stankowski (67). Seven other Aussies in the field have some work to do to finish in the red. Rod Pampling (69) is even, Steve Allan (69) and Scott Hend (71) one over, Greg Chalmers (71) and Cameron Percy (70) three over, Stuart Appleby (73) four over and Richard Green (73) five over the card. With the AP.
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29-06-2025
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Cink, Harrington, Hensby make up 3-way tie for lead after Saturday at 2025 U.S. Senior Open
There's a three-way tie at the top of the leaderboard after the third round of the 2025 U.S. Senior Open Championship at The Boulder's East Course in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Stewart Cink, Padraig Harrington and Mark Hensby all finished Saturday's third round at 8 under for the championship, promising an exciting finish Sunday. Stewart Cink of the United States walks the fifth green during the third round of the U.S. Senior Open Championship 2025 at Broadmoor Golf Club on June 28, 2025 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. All three men shot 2-under 68 on Saturday. Harrington fired a 4-under 32 on the front nine and appeared as if he might run away with it before making double bogey on the par-3 12th and bogey on the par-4 15th. The round comes just a day after the 53-year-old Irishman got in a confrontation with NBC's Roger Maltbie after taking offense to Maltbie's lack of help in searching for a golf ball. Advertisement The video of the altercation went viral on social media. Cink, meanwhile, nearly played an identical round to Harrington's. He shot 32 on the front before bogeys on the 13th and 16th dropped him back to 8 under and into a three-way tie with Cink and Hensby, who had a rollercoaster of a third round. The 53-year-old Australian Hensby made back-to-back birdies on Nos. 5 and 6 before making bogey on No. 8 and eagle on No. 9. Two more birdies and two more bogeys on the back nine ultimately led to a 68. Right behind them is Denmark's Thomas Bjorn, who sits at 7 under for the championship after a really stellar 4-under 66 on Saturday. Advertisement It figures to be a four-horse race on Sunday, with Steve Fisch sitting in 5th place at 4 under, three shots back of Bjorn and four shots behind the leaders. The winner of the U.S. Senior Open Championship on Sunday will take home the Francis D. Ouimet Memorial Trophy as well as $800,000, or 15 percent of the $4 million purse. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: US Senior Open 2025: Cink, Harrington, Hensby in 3-way tie for lead
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29-06-2025
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Hensby's US Senior Open title hopes alive in Colorado
Padraig Harrington has chipped in from 20 yards off the green on the 18th hole to salvage a floundering round and pull back into a tie for the lead with Stewart Cink and Australian Mark Hensby at the US Senior Open. Harrington's chip-in for birdie capped a round of two-under 68 on Saturday and put him in the same spot he was in to start — tied with the same two opponents he played with over another tricky day at the Broadmoor that included wind, rain, even a flash of lightning that pulled the players off the course for a half-hour. "We could've taken the day off," the Irishman said as he shook hands to wrap up a day of twists and turns. Hensby's 68 included another four birdies, along with an eagle, to bring his total to 19 for the tournament. But his best look of all — a six-foot uphill attempt on No.18 that came as the course was still buzzing from Harrington's shot — fell far off to the right and he settled for par. "How about Mark Hensby!"Hensby is T2 chasing his first major title! — PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) June 28, 2025 Harrington needed two chips from the deep rough on the par-3 12th and made a double bogey to fall out of the lead. Another bogey came on 15 when he babied a five-foot par putt and it curled away well before the hole. Harrington yanked his tee shot on 18 into the rough left of the fairway and he had no choice but to hack out over the lake and short of the green. But he turned a possible bogey into an unlikely birdie and guaranteed himself a spot in the final group Sunday, where he'll try to add to the US Senior Open title he won in 2022. The leading trio are tied at eight-under 202. One shot behind sits Dane Thomas Bjorn, whose 66 matched the best round of the day and set up what appears to be a four-man fight for the title. PADRAIG!A strong finish gets Paddy in the final group on Sunday chasing a major title 👏 — PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) June 28, 2025 Steve Flesch (67) was next at four under and Steven Alker's 66 left him at three under, tied with Miguel Angel Jimenez (68) and Paul Stankowski (67). Seven other Aussies in the field have some work to do to finish in the red. Rod Pampling (69) is even, Steve Allan (69) and Scott Hend (71) one over, Greg Chalmers (71) and Cameron Percy (70) three over, Stuart Appleby (73) four over and Richard Green (73) five over the card. With AAP.
