Pádraig Harrington is an Irish professional golfer. He has won tournaments on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He won the 2007 Open Championship, in which he defeated Sergio García in a four-hole playoff by one stroke. In doing so, he became the first European to win a major since Paul Lawrie won the same tournament in 1999, at the same venue . He was crowned the European Tour Golfer of the Year for 2007. He was voted Irish Person of the Year at the People of the Year Awards in 2007.