
Honda Classic 2015: Leaderboard Highlights and Reaction from Monday
For the first time since 2008, Padraig Harrington is a winner on the PGA Tour.
Harrington won a playoff against Daniel Berger on Monday after weather forced a fifth day of action, finishing six under after 72 holes before defeating Berger on the second playoff hole.
Here's a look at the final leaderboard.
Harrington found himself in a precarious position to even reach the playoff, needing to sink a 16-foot birdie on No. 18 to force extra holes. He nearly blew his chance to win the tournament on No. 17, when he found the water and finished with a double bogey.
But the veteran recovered and was more than up for the task facing him on the 18th, sinking this clutch shot.
Harrington shot a 70 in the final round, somehow holding off the blistering Berger, who shot an impressive 64 on the final round but couldn't muster enough to knock off Harrington in the playoff. The pair parred the first playoff hole before Berger put his tee shot into the water on the second playoff hole, opening the door for Harrington to end his long drought on tour.
It's certainly been quite a while since Harrington has won on the PGA Tour, as Justin Ray of the Golf Channel noted:
His win meant that the No. 297 ranking in the world remained lucky, as the PGA Tour on Twitter passed along:
How crazy is that?
While Harrington was the story on Monday, more than a few players have to be hugely disappointed with their final-round performances. Ian Poulter hit five shots into the water in Round 4 and finished with a 74, missing the playoff by a stroke.
His triple bogey on No. 14 really did him in.
Patrick Reed came into the round six under, meanwhile, and would have needed to only play to par to make the playoff, but instead shot a 73 and finished tied for seventh.
Now, all eyes will perhaps turn to the next person to hold the coveted 297th ranking in the world. Will that player continue the surprising success the low ranking holds?
If there is one thing that Harrington's wild win after seven years without a victory on the PGA Tour suggests, it's that anything can, and probably will, happen this season.

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