Pádraig Harrington secured senior major number three and a first Senior Open title after a strong final round of 67 helped him to a three shot win at Sunningdale in Berkshire.

Pádraig Harrington has won Senior Open Championship, his third senior major, after scoring a final round of 67 shots in the final round at Sunningdale. The strong final day showing left Harrinton with a final score of 16 under, three shots clear of Justin Leonard and Thomas Bjorn.

Pádraig Harrington acted out the role of dominant front-runner in claiming the ISPS Handa Senior Open – to add to his US Senior Open success of last month – with an impressive closing round 67 for a total of 16-under-par 264 for a three-stokes winning margin over runners-up Justin Leonard and Thomas Bjorn at Sunningdale.