COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Padraig Harrington came out on top of a major championship that felt more like match play, closing his round Sunday with seven straight pars at the U.S. Senior Open to top Stewart Cink by one shot.

Playing alongside Cink for the fourth straight day, Harrington shot 3-under 67 to finish at 11-under 269 on the tricky, heavily sloping Broadmoor. The Irishman sealed this match by hitting his approach to 8 feet on No. 18, putting pressure on Cink, who trailed by one but sat 30 yards in front of him on the fairway.

Cink's approach landed on the precipice of a ledge, but spun backward and didn't come to rest until it was 35 feet away to set up a two-putt.

That made it advantage Harrington, who also two-putted to seal the win, though the last laugh went to the Broadmoor.

Minutes earlier, Cink had looks from inside of 6 feet to tie on Nos. 16 and 17. The one on 16 slid to the left, the one on 17 burned the edge and stayed right. Cink, who hit more greens over 72 holes than anyone (64), but downplayed the importance of that on this course, turned out to be right.

It really is the putter that matters. Cink needed two more than Harrington on the fourth day of their showdown — the difference between winning and losing.

Harrington won his second U.S. Open title in four years, adding that to a trophy case that also includes The Open Championship in 2007 and '08, as well as the 2008 PGA Championship.

The only player who threatened to get in the mix in this two-man show was Miguel Angel Jiménez. After opening with bogey, Jiménez made eight bridies to pull within a shot of the lead.

But he yanked his tee shot well left on No. 18, had to punch out and made bogey. He still shot the best round of the tournament, a 6-under 64, and finished in third, two shots back.

The other player in the Cink-Harrington group — players teed off in threesomes to beat the weather — was Mark Hensby.

Celebrating his 54th birthday, Hensby couldn't conjure any of the magic that led to 19 birdies over the first three days and a share of the lead. He only made two Sunday and shot 3-over 73 to tie for fourth at 5 under with Thomas Bjørn.

Harrington's signature shot was his last birdie of the day — a 12-footer on the par-4 11th that put him at 11 under. It was a straight-in look, one of the very few anyone gets on this golf course.

But really, it might have come less than 24 hours earlier when he chipped in from 20 yards off the green for a birdie that tied him with Cink heading into the final day, setting them up with the same tee time for the fourth straight time and setting up a match-play scene that came down to the final shot.

Things to know

• Harrington becomes the eighth multi-time winner of the U.S. Senior Open, joining legends like Jack Nicklaus, Hale Irwin, and Bernhard Langer.
• His win marks the 13th by an international player in tournament history and the fourth straight year a non-American has lifted the trophy.
• International players have now won 12 of 15 events on PGA TOUR Champions this season.
• Harrington joins Steven Alker as the only players with wins in each of the past four seasons on PGA TOUR Champions.
• This is the 20th win by an Irish player on the circuit (Harrington: 10; McNulty: eight; Smyth: two).

Padraig Harrington (67-67-68-67 – 269, -11)

• Age: 53
• Starts on PGA TOUR Champions: 58
• Wins: 10
• Senior majors: 2 (U.S. Senior Open – 2022, 2025)
• Charles Schwab Cup ranking: fifth

Harrington led or shared the lead after every round and sealed the title with seven consecutive pars to close out the final round. With this win, he further cements his legacy as one of the premier senior players of his era.

Stewart Cink (68-66-68-68 – 270, -10)

• Age: 52
• U.S. Senior Open debut: 2025
• Best U.S. Open Finish (PGA TOUR): third in 2001
• Top 10s this season: nine (in 12 starts)
• Charles Schwab Cup ranking: second

Cink came up just one shot short in his first U.S. Senior Open appearance, but his consistent play throughout the week showed his emergence as a major force on PGA TOUR Champions.

Miguel Angel Jiménez (69-70-68-64 – 271, -9)

• Age: 61
• Round 4 score: 64 (lowest round of the tournament)
• Top 10s this season: 11 (in 14 starts)
• 2025 Wins: Trophy Hassan II, Hoag Classic, Principal Charity Classic, Kaulig Companies Championship
• Charles Schwab Cup Ranking: First

The Spaniard surged into third with a final-round 64 and continues to lead the season-long race for the Charles Schwab Cup, where he’s held the top spot for 12 of 14 weeks.

Other notables

• Thomas Bjørn (T4, 275) – In just his second U.S. Senior Open, the 54-year-old matched his best season result. He’s now posted five top-10s in 13 starts and moved to 7th in the Schwab standings.
• Mark Hensby (T4, 275) – Celebrated his 54th birthday with a final-round 73, falling from the lead. Despite the slide, he notched his best career finish in this championship and now ranks 20th in the Schwab standings.
• Steve Flesch (sixth, 276) – Posted his best U.S. Senior Open finish in eight appearances, climbing to 11th in the standings.
• Steven Alker (seventh, 280) – Finished even-par in his fourth career start at this event; best was T6 in 2023.
• Paul Stankowski (T8, 281) – Earned back-to-back top-10 finishes in his third U.S. Senior Open. Jumped from 49th to 38th in the Schwab standings.
• Hole-in-one Highlight: Tim Petrovic aced the par-3 8th hole from 178 yards using a pitching wedge, joining Jason Caron, Dicky Pride, and Cameron Percy in a tie for ninth.
• David Toms – The 2018 champion at The Broadmoor finished T45.

By the numbers

• Round 4 scoring average: 71.517
• Cumulative scoring average: 73.241
• Weather: Partly cloudy, low 80s, winds NNE 9–18 mph