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Sunday 20 July 2008European Tour · PGA TourYear in Review
Harrington wins the Open
Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 July 2008 · Pádraig Harrington’s win no. 4 on the European Tour · purse £4,200,000 GBP · 137th Open Championship
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 03 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/13°C · wind 31 km/h W, gusts 52 · 9.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/15°C · wind 24 km/h WSW, gusts 34 · 6.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R315°/13°C · wind 41 km/h WNW, gusts 67 · 13.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R414°/12°C · wind 41 km/h NW, gusts 65 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- The Open
1860–2026 in our record, 154 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Ian Poulter ENG · 287Closing 69 set the clubhouse target at seven over, but he missed from five feet at 13 and three-putted 17, and Harrington's 5-wood to the 17th set up an eagle The Open Championship, July 20, 2008: Ian Poulter (ASAP Sports)
- Greg Norman AUS · 28954-hole leader by two at 53; opened with three straight bogeys and shot 77 to tie for third Brilliant Harrington retains Open (BBC Sport)
156 started · cut +9, 83 made it
Same week
Men's major
The Open
Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Ian Poulter
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 July 2008
Well, it's a little shinier than I remember. They obviously cleaned it up nicely (laughter).
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 July 2008
It's one of the few times I think I've ever heard my caddie say good shot to me before the ball is finished. He doesn't realise he's doing it, and I will rib him about it later.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 July 2008
I hit a good putt that I practised for six hours, and she went in. So that was a nice boost. I thought right then I had a good chance to win.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Padraig Harrington | 74 · 68 · 72 · 69 | 283 | +3 |
| 2 | Ian Poulter | 72 · 71 · 75 · 69 | 287 | +7 |
| T3 | Greg Norman | 70 · 70 · 72 · 77 | 289 | +9 |
| T3 | Henrik Stenson | 76 · 72 · 70 · 71 | 289 | +9 |
| T5 | Jim Furyk | 71 · 71 · 77 · 71 | 290 | +10 |
| T5 | Chris Wood | 75 · 70 · 73 · 72 | 290 | +10 |
| T7 | Ernie Els | 80 · 69 · 74 · 69 | 292 | +12 |
| T7 | Anthony Kim | 72 · 74 · 71 · 75 | 292 | +12 |
| T7 | Steve Stricker | 77 · 71 · 71 · 73 | 292 | +12 |
| T7 | Robert Allenby | 69 · 73 · 76 · 74 | 292 | +12 |
| T7 | Ben Curtis | 78 · 69 · 70 · 75 | 292 | +12 |
| T7 | David Howell | 76 · 71 · 78 · 67 | 292 | +12 |
| T7 | Robert Karlsson | 75 · 73 · 75 · 69 | 292 | +12 |
| T7 | Stephen Ames | 73 · 70 · 78 · 71 | 292 | +12 |
| T7 | Paul Casey | 78 · 71 · 73 · 70 | 292 | +12 |
The golfer
born 1971-08-31, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland; IRL; turned pro 1995; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 2; world No. 14 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, 137th Open Championship)).
What’s in the bag
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