Padraig you hero!!!

Mullinatrix

Great performance from Greg Norman but i couldn't be happier to see Harrington win!! What a man!!! He seems like the nicest chap ever as well.

newballsplease

well done padraig.... your right, he comes across as a real gentleman, a big family man and overall great sports personality.
well done.

CHD

Gwan the Irish

dacman

yeah well done padraig great last few holes

gd1987

Fair play Padraig, ya done us proud!

Benny Cake

the mans a legend, makes me so proud to be irish

Batesy

What a shot on 17!!!

445279.ie

D_Red_Army wrote: »

the mans a legend, makes me so proud to be irish

+1

Mayo Exile

Extraodinary! Back to back Opens! PH stands proud on the top stage of world sport! That shot at 17th was one of the best shots you will ever see!! .

Neo#

That was great to watch. Well done Padraig!

Eire-Dearg

Batesy wrote: »

What a shot on 17!!!

Agreed, like the commentators said it was shot of the tournament.

Well done Pádraig, you done us proud yet again. And hopefully again come September at the Ryder Cup.

It's a good day to be Irish :cool:

colmranger

So delighted he is such an irish Sporting legend,

this makes me so proud not since Stephen Roche, incidentally the two of them are two real down to earth genuine dublin lads.

mickger

Padraig was wonderful. Pure class on the last few holes. He's a true Irish Legend. Well done on a magnificent performance Padraig

jampotjim

Great performance.....

This has been some year for Irish golf as a whole with some stunning performances this year from a number of players and at least 2 going to the Ryder cup in Sept

Headshot

the bookies are in big trouble now

heard they'll be loosing around 16 million if padraig wins

up the Harrington

slave1

what more could you ask, Irish and an accountant, good at golf, wonder does he keep up his CPD:P

katy brock

Mullinatrix wrote: »

Great performance from Greg Norman but i couldn't be happier to see Harrington win!! What a man!!! He seems like the nicest chap ever as well.

Agree with all you said! An even bigger achievement than last year.

Perrin

Great man for the parish

Makes ya proud to be Irish

redarmy

shot of the season on 17.great win.:)

Clareman

Well played that man, first European in over 100 years to win back to back opens

03mcgs0

Was do you think Padraig will be ranked now???

I reckon he'll be up to a career high of 3, because doesn't he get 1 whole ranking point for a major win.

The rankings are really tight at the moment from Padraig right up till 3rd place.

brick tamland

Amazing shot on 17. I'm guesing though I wasn't the only one shouting at the tv before it telling him to put the wood away and lay up and take a par.

Shame i didn't back him on Thursday because of the Injury :mad::mad::mad:

juvenal

03mcgs0 wrote: »

Was do you think Padraig will be ranked now???

I reckon he'll be up to a career high of 3, because doesn't he get 1 whole ranking point for a major win.

The rankings are really tight at the moment from Padraig right up till 3rd place.

Yeah, he's 3rd now.

1. Woods
2. Mickelson
3. Harrington

03mcgs0

juvenal wrote: »

Yeah, he's 3rd now.

1. Woods
2. Mickelson
3. Harrington

Oh my God that is class!!!

JerryHandbag

3rd best golfer in the world, I think hes actually 2nd cos Phil aint cuttin it at the minute! What an achievement, to win one Open, well I never thought I'd see the day an Irishman did it, but to retain it is legendary status....in terms of individual sportsmen in Ireland hes got to be the best ever, full stop! And unlike our soccer teams at euro 88 and italy 90 etc, hes actually WON silverware! Well done Paddy

pd101

brick tamland wrote: »

Amazing shot on 17. I'm guesing though I wasn't the only one shouting at the tv before it telling him to put the wood away and lay up and take a par.

Shame i didn't back him on Thursday because of the Injury :mad::mad::mad:

I was the same, couldn't believe he did it.

Thats two injured major winners in a row now.

rednik

I know he was injured but there's going to be a lot of humble pie in the press tomorrow as not one gave him a chance. Just shows you the type of man he is. Last year was brilliant, but this year puts him up another level, to think he has now won the same as Greg Norman did in his career.

brick tamland

good news for Europe too. Saves Faldo having to use a draft pick on harrington now he'll qualify automatically. gives him more options

Admiral

Was I the only one who was chocking up as he was walking up 18?

Sajan

Greatest irish sportsmen of all time..

Mullinatrix

Admiral wrote: »

Was I the only one who was chocking up as he was walking up 18?

Mise fresin as much as i hate to admit it.

pd101 wrote: »

I was the same, couldn't believe he did it.

Thats two injured major winners in a row now.

Ha ha never thought about that, pretty funny!!!

corigi

Well done Padraig excellent achievement.

NuFlyer

Great finish, he just stamped his name in history with that 5-wood on 17.

Plus, great acceptance speech, where he was very complimentary to everyone involved, unlike most American's speeches "this means a lot, this is really cool, thanks a lot".

Met him 10-11 years ago at the Leinster Branch GUI AGM, where he spoke to anyone who approached him. At the time he wasn't a prolific winner or as well known, but was a real nice lad, and good to see he hasn't changed.

Gillie

Fantastic.

Just fantastic!

Up to third in the World!

ports best

the man is a genius what a shot on the 17th, top european in the world rankings and hes irish its feckin super

nhughes100

I'm not a golf fan but isn't it great to have a genuine world class professional sportsman that's Irish. As opposed to the likes of Bernard Dunne that get rammed down the throat of the public thanks to their marketing machine.

Adiaga 2

Fantastic win for him. Seemed so relaxed and confident all week once play got under way. Reckon he silenced a few critics yesterday with the way he played that last 9 holes. Deserves his new world number 3 ranking. Role on Turnberry!

staker

Those last nine holes were brilliant. Delighted the way he got aggressive on those par 5's when it mattered!! Those early pars settled him nicely too. A real coming of age. Surely a major across the pond beckons.....