Padraig Harrington shot 69 in the final round to take the Claret Jug for the second straight year, the 16th player to do so in the 137-year history.

The tournament was his after an eagle on the 17th hole put Harrington up by four shots.  He started the back nine after making bogeys on the seventh, eighth and ninth holes.  The defending champion fought back and made birdies on the 13th and 15th holes to take the lead.  The five-foot eagle putt on 17 made the 18th hole a celebratory walk.

Ian Poulter made a run at the title shooting a one-under, 69, but the Englishman settled for second place.  Greg Norman made the headlines all week and the former Open champion finished in third place after a final round 77.  Tied with Norman, Henrik Stenson finished a consistent week with final round 71.  Jim Furyk and amateur Chris Wood finished tied for fifth at 10-over par for the week. 

Nine players tied for seventh place (12-over), including Ernie Els, Paul Casey, Anthony Kim, Robert Karlsson, Stephen Ames, Steve Stricker, Robert Allenby and Ben Curtis.  For Ernie Els, he rebounded nicely after an opening round 80 to finish 69, 74, 69 to nab a top 10.  Anthony Kim played well in his first Open championship and, despite a final round 75, he got a top 10 finish in a major.

Other notable scores:

• Adam Scott finishes with 72 to move into a tie for 16th
• K. J. Choi finished 75, 79 to drop to 16th place
• Phil Mickelson scored rounds of 79, 68, 76, 71 to finish 19th
• Masters champ Trevor Immelman finished 19th
• Rocco Mediate shot 76, 76 over the weekend to fall to 19th place
• David Duval finished with 71 to rebound from an 83 to finish in 39th place
• Sergio Garcia didn’t have last year’s magic, finishing 51st with rounds of 72, 73, 74, 78