He can drive you crazy, heck he drives himself crazy, but this week all of his fidgeting, practice swings, agonizing over clubs were working and with rounds of 66 63 67 65 Paddy Harrington played the Victoria GC in 23 strokes under par, good for a one shot victory over a surging defending champion, Andy Sullivan (65) who was cheered all the way by Sully's Army, his mates who all took a week off work to enjoy the sun, surf and suds down in Vilamoura.
The three-time Major Championship winner's last triumph on Tour was his 2008 win at the US PGA Championship.
"I haven't won yet this year, so I know the year is nearly done, it's always important to get a win every year, a winning year, it's a big win. Portugal Masters is a big tournament. I've been coming here for ten years so I've always liked it down here. I've always liked coming down to Portugal.
"There's so many Irish people here. It always felt like a home away from home, so it's really nice to win the tournament
"There's so many Irish people here. It always felt like a home away from home, so it's really nice to win the tournament
This was also the last tournament for players to get into the top 111 in the Race to Dubai playoffs. Two shots back at -21 were semi-retired Anders Hansen and Finn Mikko Korhonen - who secured his playing privileges after starting the week 116th on the Race to Dubai. Oli Fisher, Jason Scrivner, are also in while David Howell and Daniel Im also just secured their cards at 111 and 110.
Bryan Angus
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