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From USA Today

SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Turns out Padraig Harrington''s wrist was strong enough to hit all the right shots in the British Open. Better yet, it was strong enough to lift the silver claret jug.

Harrington became the first European in more than a century to win golf''s oldest championship two years is a row, smashing a pair of fairway metals into the par 5s Sunday that allowed him to pull away from misktake-prone Greg Norman and hold off a late charge by Ian Poulter for a four-shot victory.

 

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Even in the relentless wind, Harrington managed to shoot 32 on the back nine to close with a 1-under 69.

And to think he gave himself only a 75% chance of teeing off on Thursday, and only a 50% chance of finishing.

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No one bothered asking him the odds of winning.

"I enjoyed the claret jug so much I didn''t want to give it back," Harrington said.

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