He needed a par to claim his first victory of 2026 and the $330,000 winner’s cheque, but adrenalin got the better of Pádraig Harrington and he ended up overshooting the green and made bogey.
Then, Steven Alker stuck an approach to four feet and completed the smash and grab. It was still a good week’s work for the reigning Senior Open and Senior U.S. Open champion, however, as he walked away with almost $200,000 in earnings and fellow countryman Darren Clarke picked up $25k and change for a T21.
Harrington has now earned almost $9.5 million in the four seasons that he’s been competing on the senior circuit, in addition to the $26.3 million he won on the regular PGA Tour.
At the Valspar Championship, Matt Fitzpatrick put…