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PADRAIG HARRINGTON NAMEDEUROPEAN TOUR GOLFER OF YEAR
Ireland’s Padraig Harrington has been named The 2007 European Tour Golfer of the Year following an outstanding season in which the highlight was his victory in The 136th Open Championship at Carnoustie.
The 36 year old receives the accolade for the first time in his career after earning the majority vote of a panel comprising representatives of the Association of Golf Writers, Television, Radio and The European Tour, who also seriously considered the claims of Argentina’s Angel Cabrera, winner of the 2007 US Open Championship at Oakmont Country Club, and England’s Justin Rose, Number One on The European Tour Order of Merit.
Harrington, whose success meant that European Tour Members completed an historic US Open – Open Championship summer double following Cabrera’s victory, said: “There are obviously lots of things that happened this year that made it very special, starting with the birth of my second son, Ciaran, but following not too far behind was winning The Open Championship.
“Winning The Irish Open was another big one too, and there were a couple of other wins in there, so it is really nice for it all to be recognised at the end of the season by being named The European Tour Golfer of the Year, an award I will treasure. Accolades like this are very rewarding, especially as time passes, and it is a great reminder of what a great year 2007 was."
The 36 year old receives the accolade for the first time in his career after earning the majority vote of a panel comprising representatives of the Association of Golf Writers, Television, Radio and The European Tour, who also seriously considered the claims of Argentina’s Angel Cabrera, winner of the 2007 US Open Championship at Oakmont Country Club, and England’s Justin Rose, Number One on The European Tour Order of Merit.
Harrington, whose success meant that European Tour Members completed an historic US Open – Open Championship summer double following Cabrera’s victory, said: “There are obviously lots of things that happened this year that made it very special, starting with the birth of my second son, Ciaran, but following not too far behind was winning The Open Championship.
“Winning The Irish Open was another big one too, and there were a couple of other wins in there, so it is really nice for it all to be recognised at the end of the season by being named The European Tour Golfer of the Year, an award I will treasure. Accolades like this are very rewarding, especially as time passes, and it is a great reminder of what a great year 2007 was."
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