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Irish Daily Mirror
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- Irish Daily Mirror
Inside Padraig Harrington's relationship with wife Caroline as big win recorded
Padraig Harrington is celebrating after winning the US Senior Open for a second time on Sunday. The 53-year-old defeated Stewart Cink by one shot at the Broadmoor Golf Club. The Irish golf icon is married his childhood sweetheart Caroline, who was cheering him on in Colorado as he picked up an $800,000 cheque for winning the tournament. The couple first crossed paths in their youth at Stackstown Golf Club in Dublin, where Caroline herself was quite the golfer. After passing his accountancy exams in 1994, Harrington chose to chase his passion, swinging into a pro golf career by 1996. He married Caroline in 1997, with the pair having their first child together, Patrick, in 2003, with their second son, Ciaran, born in 2007. Caroline earned a degree in business but gave up her job as an insurance broker after marrying the three-time major champion. A golf fanatic herself, the pair live in a stunning home in Rathmichael, south county Dublin, complete with an extensive golf practice area. Harrington's loyal caddie Ronan Flood is married to Caroline's sister Susie. Ever-present on tour, Caroline accompanies her hubby, acknowledging the solitary nature of a pro golfer's life. On the fellowship they share while trotting the globe, she's remarked: "There was always someone to go out for dinner with that night, always someone to talk to if you'd had a bad day. I watched all the golf. "I would walk 18 holes a day. When he wanted to talk to me about it, I knew exactly where he was coming from."
The Irish Sun
25-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Padraig Harrington claws back after horror double to stay in Senior US PGA Championship major hunt at Congressional
GOLF legend Padraig Harrington finds himself just two shots off the lead heading into the final round of the Senior PGA Championship. 2 Padraig Harrington is just two-strokes off the lead at the Senior PGA Championship 2025 at Congressional Country Club ahead of Sunday's final round 2 LIV Golf ace Lee Westwood is also in the mix at the PGA Championship On another tough scoring day, Harrington ground out an even-par round that included a pair of birdies on the front nine to cancel two bogeys at either end. He twice responded to bogeys on the back nine with immediate birdies, reaching the 17th tee just one off the lead. But he carded a double bogey at 17 from the greenside rough — looked like it might derail his charge. But true to form, the Stackstown Golf Club icon bounced back with a birdie at the last to finish at three under par, two behind the leaders. read more on golf Speaking after he round at the country club's Blue course, Harrington admitted he's delighted to be in the mix for the final round. He said: 'I'm happy to be two shots back. 'I felt it could be worse. I made a few nice birdies at times out there. Wasn't great off the tee, wasn't great with my putting - it kind of left me on edge most of the day. 'Yeah, a little bit disappointed not to birdie 16, and then double 17. Most read in Golf "I certainly could have finished a little stronger. But being only two shots back - there's a lot of people in play - at least I'm within two of the lead. 'I haven't really thought too much about my round, to be honest. Just tried to play. With the wind, sometimes it's good that you just play each hole as it comes. 'I wouldn't be in a rush either' say fans as Paige Spiranac names celebrity as 'slowest golfer' she's ever played with 'It really depends on the wind. I don't know what the forecast is — if it's as windy as this, it'll be hard for anybody to go low. "If it's not windy, there's so many people up there, somebody's going to shoot 66, 65. 'You've got to expect if it's a nice day tomorrow, nine-under par — somebody's going to shoot a good score. There's so many players up there. 'Hopefully tomorrow I drive it like I did on day one, which was great, and hole a few putts.' Meanwhile, the leaderboard is packed with big names. Retief Goosen and Angel Cabrera share the lead at five under, while Stewart Cink and Lee Westwood sit one back. Harrington, Vijay Singh, and Y.E. Yang are among those two behind. The Rathfarnham man will get his challenge underway at 6:10pm on Sunday alongside Sweden's Robert Karlson as he looks to add a second Senior major title to his 2022 US Open triumph .
