Padraig Harrington came out on top of a major championship that felt more like match play, closing his final round with seven straight pars at the U.S.

In a day when Padraig Harrington and Stewart Cink went back and forth, it was the Irishman who came out on top at the U.S. Senior Open.

It was for Padraig Harrington a week that began with double-doubles (burgers, not bogeys), a lost ball and losing a specious debate. It ended with a declaration of profound gratitude and another U.S.