Padraig Harrington reigned supreme at the US Senior Open last week.
Meanwhile, Ian Poulter ended up finishing in fourth place after breaking par in his final three rounds at Scioto Country Club.
The Irishman and the Englishman go way back, having competed against each other for around 25 years and played alongside each other on multiple Ryder Cup teams.
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Ian Poulter joined LIV Golf back in June 2022, and, as a result, he doesn’t see as much of Padraig Harrington now.
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However, Poulter was welcomed back with open arms at the US Senior Open, and that would have put him at ease instantly.
While he didn’t win the tournament, it was a very successful week for the Englishman.
And after seeing the competition up close and personal, he will be well aware that winning majors on the senior circuit will be no easy task.
Ian Poulter says what he thinks of Padraig Harrington after his US Senior Open win
The 50-year-old LIV golfer spoke to reporters after the final round in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday afternoon.
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Poulter responded when asked what he thinks about Harrington’s win at Scioto Country Club on Sunday.
“It’s great,“ he said.
“Look, he hits it a long way. He’s super aggressive. He plays an aggressive type of golf. Yeah, it’s very impressive.
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“All credit to his quality. He came off finishing second last week, and he was right there to obviously contend to win, so he’s in great form. He’s on this run where he’s playing about eight weeks in a row.“
Harrington was unstoppable at the US Senior Open last week.
His enormous length off the tee is clearly a huge advantage for him, and the 54-year-old is showing absolutely no signs of slowing down.
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Padraig Harrington says why his length was crucial at the US Senior Open
Harrington has never been the straightest driver of the golf ball.
And the Irishman explained how that actually played into his hands this week, as he was forced into hitting a lot of 3-woods and 5-woods off tees.
“You know, obviously we say things in warmup to tournaments just to get our head in the right space,“ he admitted.
“Maybe I’m not the straightest driver in the world and maybe this course actually ended up suiting me, that I could actually play it quite a bit with my 3-wood and 5-wood and not have to hit driver.
“I do have an advantage off the tee — well, I have no advantage over Stewart. Over the field, yes, I would have an advantage with my driver.
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“But I’m substantially straighter with the other clubs, so today that proved that — I kept the ball in play nicely by not using my driver and obviously hit it in the middle of the greens, good iron play and good putting.
“I might have thought it didn’t suit me, but it might have had at the end of the day.“
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