Harrington wins 2008 PGA Championship

A second consecutive round of 66 helped Ireland's Padraig Harrington become the first European in 78 years to lift the PGA Championship's Wannamaker Trophy.

Harrington had to fight Spain's Sergio Garcia and American Ben Curtis all the way to the final hole, but sank crucial long putts on the 17th and 18th holes to win the 2008 PGA Championship by two shots.

"I like the fact no other European has won two majors consecutively," Harrington said. "I obviously hold a lot of European players who I grew up watching in high esteem. To achieve something that they hadn't is very special."

Sergio Garcia was ultimately let down by his short game, with a missed 10 foot putt for par on the 17th ultimately costing him the tournament. Yesterday marked the second occasion that Garcia has come second behind Harrington in a major championship.

"Unfortunately sometimes things just don't go the right way," a disappointed Garcia said. "That is the way it goes. I feel like I played well enough to win. But it didn't happen. That's pretty much all I can ask of myself."

Ben Curtis tied with Garcia for second place, while Camilo Villegas and Henrik Stenson finished the tournament tied for fourth place. America's Steve Flesch finished sixth.

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