Overconfidence hits Harrington as he losses out on Senior PGA Championship title
Padraig Harrington narrowly missed out on the Senior PGA Championship as he finishes one shot behind winner Angel Cabrera at the Congressional Country Club in Maryland.
The Dubliner was leading by two shots through 14 put a double bogey on 15, par five on 16 and three-putt bogey on 18 opened the door for Carbrera to finish on eight under and secure his second senior major in a week following his win at The Tradition in Alabama.
53-year-old Harrington finished with a share of second with Thomas Bjorn on seven under par.
'I have a life long problem with getting confident and cocky and I did in the 15th tee box and it was just a simple tee shot, five wood, little draw down there and I just totally didn't get into it enough and then panicked at the last moment and hit a big hook" said Harrington after his final round.
"It has always plagued me my whole life since I have been a kid just get over confident.. I would have been much better off if I got to the 15th hole and there was water everywhere I probably would have done a better job.
"I just sometimes, it follows me around that I get over confident. If I had the ability to do what I say I'd be the best player in the world but unfortuntely I don't."
"I'm disappointed now. It is going to be a lot more disappointing if he doesn't hole that."
'I'm extremely disappointed not to win.'
@Padraig_H addresses the media after falling short by one shot at Congressional.
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Carbrer had shared the lead with South Africa's Retief Goosen and England's Phillip Archer and Jason Caron/
Caron and Goosen both finished with final rounds of 71 and tied with Stewart Cink for fourth on six under. Archer shot a five over 77 to drop to even par.
Darren Clarke finished on three under for the tournament in a three-way tie for 11th beside Miguel Angel Jimenez and YE Yang.
"I'm extremely happy after winning two tournaments in a row, and also three tournaments within a year," Cabrera told NBC through a translator. "I'm extremely happy, especially after everything that happened.
"I didn't know that it was going to happen this quickly, winning two tournaments in a row, especially with all these great players around this tour. I feel very emotional and proud."
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