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Who did Padraig Harrington defeat to win the 2008 PGA Championship?
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Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy competing in the final round of the 2012 PGA Championship.
Padraig Harrington won the 2008 PGA Championship at Oakland Hills Country Club by finishing ahead of his chief competitors, Sergio García and Ben Curtis.1
While Harrington was in contention with these players during the final round, he secured the victory outright after García bogeyed the 18th hole and Curtis failed to eagle the same hole to catch him.1