The Senior Open: Alex Cejka defeats Padraig Harrington in play-off to seal third senior major win | Golf News

Padraig Harrington misplaced out in a play-off for the second time this 12 months at a senior major; Alex Cejka claimed a dramatic victory on a day the place not one of the area had been in a position to break par; Vijay Singh ended the week in third place

Alex Cejka claimed a dramatic play-off victory at The Senior Open

Alex Cejka defeated Padraig Harrington on the second play-off gap to win the Senior Open Championship at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club.

Cejka blended two birdies with 5 bogeys and a double-bogey in horrendous circumstances at Royal Porthcawl to card a five-over 76, with Harrington posting a final-round 75 to be part of him on 5 over after lacking an eagle try for outright victory on the ultimate gap.

The gamers returned to the par-five 18th for a play-off, the place Harrington tapped in for birdie – after nearly holing his eagle putt from off the again of the inexperienced – and Cejka two-putted from 30 ft to prolong the competition.

Padraig Harrington narrowly missed out on victory in Wales

Harrington then missed the inexperienced along with his strategy on the second play-off gap and will solely make par, as Cejka posted a two-putt birdie to declare the win and add to his senior major victories in 2021 on the Regions Tradition and KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship.

“I still can’t believe it,” Cejka stated. “It’s been a really tough week. It’s been a really tough two days. I can’t believe I’m standing with the trophy here. Seeing all those great names on the trophy, coming in here with all the pictures and everything, all the guys who won it before me, now holding it myself, it’s surreal.”

Vijay Singh completed third forward of Michael Jonzon after a final-round 77, whereas Philip Archer briefly led throughout his again 9 earlier than dropping 4 pictures over the ultimate 4 holes to shut an eight-over 79 and drop to tied-fifth.

US Senior Open champion Bernhard Langer ended the week in tied-seventh on 10 over, with former PGA champion Y.E Yang leaping 44 locations on the leaderboard throughout the ultimate day after equalling the bottom spherical with a level-par 71.

Some 26 of the 70 gamers that includes on the ultimate day failed to break 80, with Paul Lawrie carding a 10-over 81 and Colin Montgomerie struggling to a outstanding 17-over 88.

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