90th USPGA Championship
Padraig Harrington won his second straight major with victory in the 90th USPGA Championship at Oakland Hills.
The double Open champion held off Sergio Garcia and Ben Curtis on a dramatic last day to end two shots clear at three under after a 66.
Garcia (68) and Curtis (71) finished one under after a tense three-way tussle during the latter stages.
Colombia's Camilo Villegas and Swede Henrik Stenson ended one over, while Steve Flesch was sixth at two over.
World number two Phil Mickelson and Argentine Andres Romero were four over and Scotland's Alastair Forsyth, England's Justin Rose, South Korea's Charlie Wi and India's Jeev Milkha Singh were tied ninth at five over.
The 36-year-old Harrington, who won his second straight Open title at Royal Birkdale last month, became the first European to win the USPGA since Scotland's Tommy Armour in 1930.
Ireland's Harrington, who beat Garcia in a play-off for the Open at Carnoustie in 2007, also became the first player since Tiger Woods in 2006 to win back-to-back-majors - the American also won the Open and USPGA.
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