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Vincent Whelan

How much prize money did Padraig Harrington earn after winning PGA Tour Champions tournament?

Padraig Harrington continues to be one of the strongest players on the Champions Tour after coming out on top at the Ascension Charity Classic by a single shot.

This was his third win of the year as his final round of 68 saw him finish on 14 under, pipping YE Yang in the process with Steve Stricker a further shot back.

The 51-year-old's final round included eight birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey.

READ MORE: Shane Lowry's brilliant response after Rory McIlroy congratulates him on BMW PGA win

Here's a breakdown of how much prize money was divvied up amongst the top performers in St Louis:

1st - $300,000

2nd - $176,000

3rd - $144,000

4th - $120,000

5th - $96,000

While Harrington thrived, it was a tough final round for Darren Clarke who fell down the leaderboard to finish in a tie for 24th on five under par after a last round 73, which included five bogeys and three birdies.

This win capped off a brilliant weekend for Irish golf after Shane Lowry won the BMW PGA Championship, with Rory McIlroy finishing joint-second alongside John Rahm at Wentworth.

Afterwards, Harrington beamed: “I’ve always had the ability to win when I’m coming from behind, charging – when I have to hit the shots.

“But what I am seeing here is obviously I am in front and I have to manage that and manage my emotions.

“I thought I did a great job with that at the Dick’s Sporting Goods. It was really simple with no drama.

“Today, I had to try to hit a low shot into the fourth and hit a terrible shot and got it off the top of the clubface and that was a terrible double bogey. And then the bogey on 13 came out of nowhere.

“It was nice to make the birdies to follow up and had some really nice wedge shots. Getting to the clubhouse, maybe I was looking at the victory speech a bit too much.”

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