Padraig Harrington's dog plays hilariously cute role in Irish golfer's US Senior Open celebrations
The Irish golf legend
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The tournament was held in Colorado Springs, Colorado
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A welcome treat given Colorado is going through a mini-heatwave
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Son Ciarán and wife Caroline were there to support him and caddie Ronan Flood in their efforts
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In the aftermath of his latest major triumph, the Rathfarnham native shared an amusing video of Rio cooling off with an ice pop.
He captioned it: "A celebratory ice pop for Rio. Peanut butter and banana."
Fans of the two-time British Open winner congratulated him whilst also looking forward to next month's edition which will be held at Royal Portrush in Antrim.
Stephen hailed: "Congrats Padraig, great champion of the game. Hopefully keep playing great for Portrush too!"
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Meanwhile Bryson (not DeChambeau) added: "Well done Padraig & Rio. Great win!"
Lastly, while thinking of Padraig's other dog, Ron joked: "Hopefully you made things right with Maltbie."
In winning the tournament, Harrington earned a payday of $800,000.
He had been tied heading into the last round after a 68 on Saturday - the same as Australia's Mark Hensby and American Cink.
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But the Stackstown icon held his nerve despite a tense final hole at Broadmoor Golf Club.
He carded a three under par 70 final round, which saw him finish on a total of 11 under par.
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His score was enough to pip his friend Cink to the title by one stroke, with Jimenez a further shot back after a stunning seven under round of 63.
It was the 2024 Golf Hall of Fame inductee's tenth Senior's Tour title. Afterwards an elated Harrington
"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 head space at that time."
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Third-placed Jimenez rued his approach on the 18th as he ultimately ran out of holes to reel in Harrington's lead.
Reflecting on his costly bogey, he vented: "If I had a chance to get on the green, I would go for that.
"But as I was talking with my caddie, 'OK, maybe you can pass the water, but we cannot do anything from there. Is it worth the risk?'
"Then I still need to go, but he's right. Then make not a bad wedge where I hit it after.
"I went high left, more or less, pin high and missed it, but at least give myself a chance to make 4. But if I put it in the water, bye-bye."
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