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Anywhere else, Padraig Harrington might have walked off the 18th green knowing his two shots that found the bottom of Barry Burn for double bogey had cost him the British Open. Not at Carnoustie, where calamity can strike at any second and did during Sunday's final round.In a nail-biter that stirred memories of Jean Van de Velde's famous collapse in 1999, Harrington delivered the fitting finish to a day that kept everyone guessing. He took a two-shot lead to the final hole of a playoff, and still had to sweat out a 3-foot bogey putt to beat Sergio Garcia.

"I know it was only a short putt, but the emotions of it," Harrington said. "I couldn't believe it as it was rolling in from right in the middle of the hole, and I'm thinking, 'The Open champion.' A huge amount of it was genuine shock."

ESPN - Harrington regroups, claims British Open in playoff - Golf

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Hey Sergio there is a bright side.You can keep your title as the best player ever to never win a major.Too bad Tiger didnt win