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<\/a><\/p>\nHarrington, though, is more than someone who is defined by the scores he shoots. There are plenty of professional golfers who come and go, clock their hours and slip back into their cocoon, rarely offering much more thoughtful commentary than how the wind was affecting their shots on a particular day.<\/p>\n
Ask Harrington a question and the answer can flow like an open fire hose. Don\u2019t ask Harrington a question and he may offer an answer or an opinion on something anyway.<\/p>\n
He might be the only player in history who has admitted to thinking during his round about what he planned to tell the media afterward, not about a specific shot but about a subject that was whipping around in his head.<\/p>\n
There may be no player who has experimented with more swing aids than Harrington, who has never been afraid to consider the unconventional, and he has worn out practice tees across the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo one has won more Senior Opens than me, which considering the people who would have played it over the years, that is a nice stat to put on my CV. I might have to put that right up at the top.\u201d \u2013 P\u00e1draig Harrington<\/p>\n
He\u2019s the definitive grinder, and Harrington would accept that as a glowing compliment. With his victory at Scioto, Harrington joined Miller Barber as the only three-time winners of the U.S. Senior Open.<\/p>\n
\u201cHopefully I have a few more chances in me, as well. But I like that,\u201d Harrington said when asked about sharing the distinction with Barber.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo one has won more Senior Opens than me, which considering the people who would have played it over the years, that is a nice stat to put on my CV. I might have to put that right up at the top.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Harrington made it two in a row at the U.S. Senior Open. Dylan Buell, Getty Images<\/p>\n
In a world in which top players rarely play three weeks in a row, Harrington is in the middle of playing eight weeks in a row, and not just with the seniors. It started with the RBC Canadian Open, followed by the U.S. Open, the Dick\u2019s Open, the U.S. Senior Open, the Genesis Scottish Open, the Open Championship, the ISPS Handa Senior Open Championship and the Portugal Invitational.<\/p>\n
Compare that to Rory McIlroy, who has made just nine starts on the PGA Tour this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I\u2019m 70 years of age, I won\u2019t regret playing an extra event,\u201d Harrington said recently.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho wouldn\u2019t want to do what I do? Every tournament I turn up to, it\u2019s in the best condition that golf course can be for us. Everything is looked after. Everything is like as good as can be.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have to try and remind myself of this. Each week I play golf is like for a normal person who\u2019s into their golf, they would save all their money to have that one week\u2019s holiday a year, and I get to do it 30 times a year. That\u2019s not lost on me. I love playing golf. I love being out here competing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Full disclosure, Harrington said he treats some weeks differently than others. If he wants to relax and dial back his practice time, he sometimes does that, turning the week into his version of a holiday.<\/p>\n
Harrington is consumed by the impossibility of fully mastering the game. If he\u2019s hit the best 5-iron of his life, he said, his next goal is to hit a better one.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s always something to work on with the golf game,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Harrington\u2019s online lessons have been a big hit and he does a wonderful job of breaking the game down for the average player to both understand and incorporate. He manages to take the endlessly complicated golf swing and simplify it.<\/p>\n
The youngest of five boys, Harrington calls himself a contrarian and says he likes nothing better than telling someone they are wrong about something.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m 54, and there\u2019s new guys coming on, and it\u2019s the first time that I\u2019ve been knocked back a little bit since I\u2019ve got to the Champions tour when I see these new guys like, oh, these guys are good, as in I had an advantage.\u201d \u2013 P\u00e1draig Harrington<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I get a sense of satisfaction out of telling somebody who\u2019s a bad chipper, no, you\u2019re actually meant to lift your head when you\u2019re chipping, not keep it down. Everybody goes, what?\u201d Harrington said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI get great joy out of telling a beginner, no, you\u2019re not meant to keep your head still. You\u2019re not meant to keep your feet still. You know, there\u2019s a little bit of the contrarian in me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Harrington knows he is in the prime window of his senior career. The relatively recent arrival of Stewart Cink and Zach Johnson reconfirmed the perpetual youth movement that drives leaderboards for the 50-and-older set.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s possible Harrington will be a version of the seemingly ageless Bernhard Langer but only time will tell.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m 54, and there\u2019s new guys coming on, and it\u2019s the first time that I\u2019ve been knocked back a little bit since I\u2019ve got to the Champions tour when I see these new guys like, oh, these guys are good, as in I had an advantage,\u201d Harrington said.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow I\u2019m seeing guys coming along, and I\u2019m kind of realizing there is only a window to win these tournaments.\u201d<\/p>\n
Harrington\u2019s window is wide open and there is a nice breeze blowing in.<\/p>\n
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P\u00e1draig Harrington celebrates after winning his third U.S. Senior Open Championship. Dylan Buell, Getty Images<\/p>\n