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beer were well and truly on Patrick Harrington on Sunday.
Coming off an emphatic win at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship – the PGA Tour Champions season finale – drinks were already set for the Irishman, but harrington The party seemed determined to get started early.
Kicking off his opening drive at the par-three 15th, the three-time major winner politely asked a group of spectators to move seats.
There was no major disturbance, the issue was simply the long shadow the spectators were casting on the tee.
“They’ve been sitting there, I think, all day waiting for this,” Harrington told reporters. “I hope they were waiting for me.
“I got them to move, they still had a good view.”
As if to say thanks, Harrington continued to smoke a flawless approach shot on the green, the ball rolling to within birdie-striking distance.
Flashing a grateful smile and grand gesture, the 51-year-old had one more token of appreciation to pass on. Nearing a fan on the sidelines, Harrington handed over a wad of cash—specifically to spend on beers.
In May, Justin Thomas admitted to being Stunned by the astonishing $18 price of a beer at the PGA Championship in Tulsa, and it seems a similar calculus was on Harrington’s mind in Arizona.
“I gave it to one guy, but it was to everyone in the area,” Harrington said.
“I actually went with 50 and then I said, ‘Maybe only get a few beers for 50, I’d better go back with 100.'”
The good cheer continued as Harrington won by three holes to finish seven strokes ahead of runner-up Alex Sejka.
Carding 27-under, the Irishman matched the PGA Tour Champions record score with respect to par, equaling Jack Nicklaus’ effort at the Kaulig Company Championship in 1990.
“I didn’t realize it,” Harrington said.
“It’s nice to have the record with Jack Nicklaus, I believe he did too. I’m glad I didn’t beat him.”
However, the win was not enough to see Harrington become the overall Charles Schwab Cup champion, as Steven Elker’s third-place finish gave the New Zealander the points needed to take the title.
During this, Tony Finau Continued his wonderful 2022 journey with a similar win at the Houston Open.
Shooting 16-under, the American took a four-shot victory at Memorial Park for his third PGA Tour win of the calendar year, a margin of victory that could have been even more impressive had it not been for three bogeys It was not nine.
keep five year wait is over On his way to a PGA Tour victory in August 2021 with a win at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the 33-year-old has now moved up four spots in his last 30 events. Once called golf’s ‘almost-man’, he won two titles in the span of a week in July with back-to-back victories at the 3M Open and the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
“I’ve always had confidence, but when you win, confidence is contagious,” Finau told reporters. “I’m starting to put together a full-package game.
“It was one of those days when I fought and fought, and I made a lot of good putts which gave me peace. I have never been in this position. I had a lot of nerves.
“Overall, I felt better as the rounds progressed. I was happy to get w today.
Compatriot Tyson Alexander finished second on 12-under, one stroke ahead of England’s Ben Taylor, while ninth-seeded Scotty Scheffler failed to register the win he would have needed to reclaim the world No. 1 spot from Rory McIlroy. There was a need for