Padraig Harrington blew out the remainder of the sector on the TimberTech Championship to win by seven pictures.

Harrington fired off a remaining spherical 64 to earn his second win in 2023 and sixth profession Champions Tour occasion.

“It was vital to win from being in entrance,” Harrington stated. “We prefer to hold the concept if we get a lead, we are able to deal with the stress, so it was essential to me.”

The 52-year-old birdied six of his first seven holes to begin the day. He could have recorded a bogey on the par-4 ninth, however that putt ended up being an enormous second for him.

“Bernhard [Langer] got here again at me. Holing that putt at 9 was huge for me,” Harrington stated. “It might have been a three-shot swing — sort of batten down the hatches for a couple of holes after that, after which the previous couple of had been just a little simpler.”

On the week, Harrington made 13 birdies on the entrance 9 in comparison with the seven he made on the again.

He discovered his groove early, and it paid off for him.

“The primary couple of holes have been good to me all week, so I made loads of birdies. I struggled in the midst of the spherical every single day, so it was good to get that begin,” Harrington stated. “I attempted to maintain driving it.”

His sizzling begin on Sunday acquired him pondering just a little forward of himself, although.

“Quantity eight — I almost holed for birdie to go 7-under,” he stated. “I used to be working it out in my head. I stated, ‘It’s a par 71, I solely must make 12, and that may be a 59.’ How onerous is it to shoot 59? Like I simply hit a wall there.”

After that begin, his putter went chilly as he settled for par on holes 10-13. The Irishman heated again up so as to add two extra birdies on the par-3 14th and par-5 sixteenth.

Harrington then sank a birdie on 18th to safe his runaway win.

As somebody who continues to compete on the PGA Tour, Harrington understands it’s onerous to juggle each circuits.

“I’m nervous, but it surely’s a unique sort of nervous than while you’re enjoying common occasions,” he stated. “Whenever you’re enjoying common occasions, you’ll be able to’t take physique blows. In the event you make a bogey, you haven’t any probability.”

These Champions Tour occasions enable him to compete, but it surely’s nothing just like the PGA Tour. It may be ruthless for the older gamers as they attempt to sustain with these younger guys.

“I don’t know why I’m going again, to be sincere,” Harrington stated with a chuckle.

The six-time PGA Tour winner defended his DICK’S Sporting Items Open title earlier this 12 months. Now he’ll look to defend one other title subsequent week on the Charles Schwab Championship.

Harrington didn’t win the Charles Schwab Cup final 12 months however did win the 2022 season finale.

After this victory, the previous two-time Open Champion is projected to leap from No. 9 to No. 3 within the Charles Schwab Cup rankings. He sits behind Steve Stricker and Langer, respectively. Nevertheless, operating down Stricker is not possible as he already secured the Charles Schwab Cup title for 2023 with six victories.

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