Russell Knox ties for 3rd with Paul Casey, Ian Poultger

 PADRAIG HARRINGTON WINS HONDA 

CLASSIC PLAY-OFF

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 Padraig Harrington won the Honda Classic after a play-off with American rookie Daniel Berger today.
It was the two-time Open Champion’s first win on the US PGA Tour since 2008 and his second at the Honda Classic after his win in 2005.
Harrington, who is a Working for Golf Ambassador for The R and A, holed a 16ft birdie putt on the last hole of regulation play at PGA National to force a play-off with clubhouse leader Berger (who shot a final-round 64) in the event which had been delayed to Monday after play was washed out on Saturday.
The Irishman won the event and the S1,098,000 top prize on the second play-off hole after Berger found water to cap a dramatic victory.
Speaking on television, a delighted Harrington said, “Hopefully this isn’t an isolated win. I hope not, I really do believe in myself. I think I’ve found that mental edge that I’ve been lacking in recent years. Hopefully I’ll be able to stick with that going forward and be consistently contending.”
“The one good thing for me is that when I get in contention I can hit the shots. The problem for me has been when I’ve started the week and had middle-of-the-road shots, I’m not able to hit them. When I’ve got tough shots I can hit them.”
Harrington won The Open at Carnoustie in 2007 and retained the Claret Jug the following year at Royal Birkdale. He went on to win the PGA Championship at Oakland Hills that year. In December, he secured his first win for four years at the BRI Bank Indonesia Open on the Asian Tour.
In a finish dominated by Europeans, Paul Casey, Russell Knox and Ian Poulter tied for third place, one shot behind the play-off participants, on 275. Each earned $317,000.
Welshman Jamie Donaldson came sixth on 276 for  a $219,000 payslip.
Luke Donald tied for seventh on 277 with Americans Jim Herman, Jeff Overton and Patrick Reed. Each earned $183,000.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS AND PRIZE MONEY
Par 288 (4x72)
274 Padraig Harrington (Ireland) 67 66 71 70 ($1,098,000) bt Daniel Berger (USA) 68 71 71 64 ($658,000) at second hole of sudden death play-off
275 Paul Casey (England) 69 70 68 68, Russell Knox (Scotland) 69 68 70 68, Ian Poulter (England) 71 64 66 74 ($317,200 each).
276 Jamie Donaldson (Wales) 68 71 71 66 ($219,000).
277 Luke Donald (England) 69 67 74 67, Jim Herman (USA) 65 72 71 69, Jeff Overton (USA) 71 68 69 69, P_atrick TReed (USA) 67 67 70 73 ($183,763 each). 

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