Played as the Portugal Masters (Oct 20-23). Defending champion and second-placed Andy Sullivan (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Padraig Harrington (Ire), who claimed his first European Tour win in eight years. [Victoria GC, Vilamoura, Algarve].

Played as the Honda Classic (Feb 26-Mar 1). Harrington (Ire) beat Daniel Berger (USA) with a par at the second playoff hole, to record his first PGA Tour win since 2008. [Champion course, PGA National Resort, Palm Beach Gdns, FL].

Played as the BANK BRI Indonesia Open (Dec 4-7; Asian Tr event). Second-placed Thanyakon Khrongpha (Thai) finished 2 shots behind Harrington (Ire), who claimed his first full-field tournament win since 2010. [Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) course, Damai Indah Golf, North Jakarta, Indonesia].

Played as the PGA Grand Slam of Golf (30th) (Oct 23/24; 36-hole unofficial PGA Tour event for the season's four Major winners). Second-placed Webb Simpson (US Open) finished 1 shot behind Harrington (standing in for Open Champion Ernie Els). Third on 138 was Keegan Bradley (standing in for US PGA winner Rory McIlroy). Fourth on 142 was Bubba Watson (The Masters). [Port Royal GC, Southampton, Bermuda].

Played as the Iskandar Johor Open (Oct 8-11; Asian Tr event). Second-placed Seung-yul Noh (S Kor) finished 3 shots behind Harrington (Ire), who ended a two-year winless streak. [Horizon Hills G&CC, Johor Bahru, Malaysia].

Harrington (Ire) won his second straight European Tour Golfer of the Year Award, determined by a panel of representatives from the European Tour, golf writers, and TV and radio commentators.

The US PGA Championship (90th) (Aug 7-10). Second-placed Sergio García (Esp) and Ben Curtis (USA) finished 2 shots behind Harrington (Ire), who won his third major championship in his last six attempts. Harrington became the first European since 1930 to win the US PGA crown, and the first European to win back-to-back Majors. [South course, Oakland Hills CC, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan].

The Open Championship (137th) (July 17-20). Second-placed Ian Poulter (Eng) finished 4 shots behind defending champion Harrington (Ire). [Royal Birkdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].

Harrington (Ire) won the Jack Nicklaus Award as the PGA Tour Player of the Year, based on the votes of his peers.

Harrington (Ire) won the PGA of America Player of the Year Award (based on points allocated for PGA Tour wins, money-list position and scoring average).

Padraig Harrington (Ire) won the inaugural European Tour Players' Player of the Year Award, based on the votes of his peers.

Played as the Hassan II Trophy (Oct 25-28; unofficial limited-field event). Second-placed Darren Clarke (N.Ire) finished 3 shots behind Harrington (Ire). [Red course, Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco].

Harrington (Ire) won the European Tour Golfer of the Year Award, determined by a panel of representatives from the European Tour, golf writers, and TV and radio commentators.

Played as the Irish Open (May 17-20). Harrington (Ire) beat Bradley Dredge (Wales) with a par at the first playoff hole to become the first Irishman for 25 years to win the Irish Open. [Adare Manor Resort, Adare, Co. Limerick].

The Open Championship (136th) (July 19-22). Harrington (Ire) beat Sergio García (Esp) in a four-hole playoff: Harrington 15 (E), Garcia 16 (+1). Harrington became the first Irish player in 60 yrs to win the Claret Jug. [Championship Course, Carnoustie Golf Links, Angus].

Played as the Dunlop Phoenix Tournament (Nov 16-19; Japan Tr event). European No.1 Harrington (Ire) beat defending champion and World No.1 Tiger Woods (USA) with a birdie at the second playoff hole (par-5 18th). Harrington recorded his first Japan Tour win. [Phoenix CC, Miyazaki, Japan].

Played as the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (Oct 5-8). Second-placed Anthony Wall (Eng), Edward Loar (USA) and Bradley Dredge (Wales) finished 5 shots behind Padriag Harrington (Ire), who recorded his third European Tour win. [Old Course, St Andrews, Fife. Earlier rounds of this pro-am event also played at Carnoustie and Kingsbarns].

Harrington (Ire) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the European Tour 2006 Order of Merit winner, with earnings of €2,489,337 on the Tour. Paul Casey (Eng) was second with €2,454,084; David Howell (Eng) was third with €2,321,166.

Played as the Barclays Classic (June 23-26; formerly the Buick Classic and Westchester Classic). Second-placed Jim Furyk (USA) finished 1 shot behind Harrington (Ire), who sunk a 65-foot eagle putt on the final hole. [West course, Westchester CC, Rye, NY].

Played as the Honda Classic (March 10-13). First-time PGA Tour winner Harrington (Ire) beat Vijay Singh (Fiji) with a par at the second playoff hole. Joe Ogilvie (USA) was eliminated at the first playoff hole. Harrington shot a final-round course-record 63 to make the playoff. [Sunrise course, CC at Mirasol, Palm Beach Gdns, FL].

Played as the Linde German Masters (Sept 9-12). Second-placed Nick O'Hern (Aus) finished 3 shots behind Harrington (Ire). [GC Gut Lärchenhof, Pulheim, nr Cologne, Germany].

Played as the Omega Hong Kong Open (Dec 4-7; Asian/Eurpn Trs event; Eurpn Tr 2004 season). Second-placed Hennie Otto (RSA) finished 1 shot behind Harrington (Ire), who claimed victory with birdies at the last two holes. [Hong Kong GC, Fanling; composite of 10 holes from Eden course, 8 from the New].

Played as the Deutsche Bank-SAP Open TPC of Europe (May 15-18). Harrington (Ire) beat Thomas Bjørn (Den) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Gut Kaden G&LC, Alveslohe, nr Hamburg].

Played as the Target World Challenge presented by Williams (Dec 5-8; unofficial PGA Tour money event, hosted by Tiger Woods). Second-placed and defending champion Tiger Woods (USA) finished 2 shots behind Padraig Harrington (Ire). [Sherwood CC, Thousand Oaks, nr LA, Calif.].

Harrington (Ire) recorded the season's lowest stroke average on the European Tour, for the second straight year. Ernie Els (RSA) was second with 70.07; Retief Goosen (RSA) was third with 70.15.

Played as the Dunhill Links Championship (Oct 3-6). Padraig Harrington (Ire) beat Eduardo Romero (Arg) with a birdie at the second playoff hole, to record his fifth European Tour win. [Old Course, St Andrews, Fife. Earlier rounds of this pro-am event also played at Carnoustie and Kingsbarns].

Played as the BMW Asian Open (Nov 21-24; Asian/Eurpn Trs event; Eurpn Tr 2003 season-opener). Second-placed Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) finished 1 shot behind Harrington (Ire). [Ta Shee G&CC, Daxi, nr Taoyuan City, Taiwan].

Harrington (Ire) recorded the season's lowest stroke average on the European Tour. Retief Goosen (RSA) was second with 69.32; Sergio Garcia (Esp) was third with 69.53.

Played as the Volvo Masters Andalucia (Nov 8-11; Eurpn Tr season-ending event). Second-placed Paul McGinley (Ire) finished 1 shot behind Harrington (Ire). Reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather. [Montecastillo Resort, Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain].

Played as the Brazil Sao Paulo 500 Years Open (Mar 30-Apr 2; co-sanctioned with Eurpn Tr; one of two 500 Year golf events celebrating Brazil's discovery). Second-placed Gerry Norquist (USA) finished 2 shots behind Harrington (Ire), who claimed his second European Tour win. [Sao Paulo GC, Santo Amoro, Sao Paulo, Brazil].

Played as the BBVA Open Turespana Masters Comunidad de Madrid (Oct 19-22). Second-placed Gary Orr (Scot) finished 2 shots behind Harrington (Ire). [Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain].

Played as the Peugeot Spanish Open. Second-placed Gordon Brand Jr (Scot) finished 4 shots behind Harrington (Ire). [Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain].