Padraig Harrington wins second US Senior Open in four years

Ireland's Padraig Harrington won the US Senior Open at Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado.

Harrington fired a 3-under-par 67 to assure a single-stroke victory at 11-under 269 over runner-up Stewart Cink.

"It was entertaining, wasn't it?" Harrington asked rhetorically after the victory.

It was his first win on the PGA Tour Champions in 2025 after previously tying for second at the Senior PGA Championship in May. The win was Harrington's second in four years at this event, however, after previously winning in 2022.

He credited his comfort level on the course with helping him prevail late.

"Here I'm comfortable," Harrington said. "Look, here I'm not thinking I'm going to miss the cut. Touch wood that doesn't happen. I'm not thinking about that. If you brought me to a regular event Thursday afternoon I would be thinking about the cut line.

"Whereas here I'm thinking how do I get myself into position. And even the first couple of days I got going and I could have got away from the field. I dropped back a couple (shots). I was still going. All I want to be is with nine holes to go to give myself a chance and be in the right headspace at that time."

Cink, who came into the day tied atop the leaderboard with Harrington and Australian Mark Hensby, led through eight holes on the strength of four straight birdies over Nos. 2-5. But Harrington's birdie on the par-5, 530-yard ninth pulled him back into a tie.

Harrington had a bogey at No. 10, a birdie at No. 11, and then made par on every hole the rest of the way.

Cink, in contrast, had two bad holes -- the 11th and 15th -- and just one birdie to compensate (14th), leaving him a shot shy of what he needed to force a playoff.

He cited two missed putt opportunities on the 16th and 17th as