Three-time major champion Padraig Harrington was among six inductions into the World Golf Hall of Fame, closing out his acceptance Monday night, June 10, by citing a line his late swing coach Bob Torrance always told him when they starting a practice session.
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His wife of 34 years. The same equipment company, Wilson, and manager, Adrian Mitchell, for his entire career.Harrington, whose 21 worldwide wins include the British Open in 2007 and 2008 and the PGA Championship in 2008, joined 19-time LPGA winner Sandra Palmer as the only living inductees. Also being inducted were the remaining seven founders of the LPGA Tour — Alice Bauer, Bettye Danoff, Helen Dettweiler, Helen Hicks, Opal Hill, Sally Sessions and Shirley Spork — who will be going in as a group. The other six founders previous were inducted on their own. Women's Open at Pinehurst No. 2 in 2014, introduced the founders of paving the way for other females sports.This was the 50th anniversary of golf's Hall of Fame, and it came full circle.
Harrington grew up in Ireland dreaming more about claret jugs and the Wanamaker Trophy than the Hall of Fame. "And many of the guys on the Champions Tour, their careers were a little bit ahead of me so they were actually guys I would have looked up to when I was turning pro. They're guys I would have watched on TV at pro events.He got his first big breakthrough at Carnoustie in 2007 when he overcame a double bogey on the final hole to beat Sergio Garcia to win the British Open.
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