All hail Harrington

When looking for the next great European, most people didn't look at Padraig Harrington.

Instead, talk centered around Sergio Garcia and perhaps Lee Westwood, with Colin Montgomerie's star-crossed career tossed in.

Well, with today's grind-it-out win in the British Open -- his second straight -- Harrington has entered my all-time golf playday.

My list includes the 72 greatest men's golfers and Harrington's moving in moved Jerry Pate out of the playday.

I have to admit though, I was rooting for Greg Norman. The final round of the 1996 Masters was perhaps the most painful thing I ever watched on television. It was like a slow-motion car accident. Eventually, I had to turn it off, only occasionally watching again to see if Norman could right the ship.

Today, he could have written a better ending to his career. It wasn't to be, like so many other near misses. Still, he gathered enough points to move up one spot in the rankings.

Here are the updated rankings:

1. Tiger Woods, United States, 1994-2008, 182.01
2. Jack Nicklaus, United States, 1959-1998, 178.61
3. Ben Hogan, United States, 1939-1967, 145.30
4. Arnold Palmer, United States, 1954-1977, 127.39
5. Bobby Jones, United States, 1919-1930, 122.57
6. Tom Watson, United States, 1974-2000, 118.94
7. Walter Hagen, United States, 1913-1940, 118.49
8. Gene Sarazen, United States, 1921-1956, 108.67
9. Gary Player, South Africa, 1956-1984, 108.41
10. Sam Snead, United States, 1937-1974, 103.41
11. Nick Faldo, England, 1978-2003, 101.33
12. Byron Nelson, United States, 1935-1955, 90.94
13. Lee Trevino, United States, 1967-1986, 82.67
14. J.H. Taylor, England, 1893-1925, 81.90
15. Harry Vardon, England, 1894-1922, 81.47
16. Seve Ballesteros, Spain, 1976-1991, 79.46
17. Phil Mickelson, United States, 1990-2008, 79.35
18. Greg Norman, Australia, 1979-2008, 77.48
19. Jim Barnes, Eng/U.S., 1913-1930, 77.25
20. Raymond Floyd, United States, 1965-1994, 75.77
21. Ernie Els, South Africa, 1992-2008, 72.96
22. James Braid, Scotland, 1894-1914, 71.88
23. Nick Price, Zimbabwe, 1982-2005, 69.27
24. Peter Thomson, Australia, 1951-1971, 67.91
25. Jimmy Demaret, United States, 1938-1962, 66.93
26. Cary Middlecoff, United States, 1948-1959, 66.40
27. Ralph Guldahl, United States, 1933-1941, 65.57
28. Bobby Locke, South Africa, 1936-1957, 65.24
29. Craig Wood, United States, 1929-1944, 64.70
30. Hale Irwin, United States, 1973-1993, 63.05
31. Julius Boros, United States, 1950-1973, 62.58
32. Billy Casper, United States, 1958-1976, 60.90
33. Leo Diegel, United States, 1920-1933, 60.81
34. Johnny Miller, United States, 1966-1985, 58.53
35. Ben Crenshaw, United States, 1972-1995, 58.13
36. Harold Hilton, England, 1892-1913, 57.08
36. Paul Runyan, United States, 1931-1951, 57.08
38. Vijay Singh, Fiji, 1993-2006, 56.74
39. Tom Weiskopf, United States, 1969-1982, 55.53
40. Henry Cotton, England, 1927-1958, 55.48
41. Denny Shute, United States, 1928-1950, 55.30
42. Payne Stewart, United States, 1985-1999, 55.07
43. Jock Hutchison, Scot/U.S., 1908-1928, 54.47
44. Bernhard Langer, Germany, 1981-2005, 54.19
45. Ted Ray, England, 1902-1925, 53.91
46. Lloyd Mangrum, United States, 1940-1956, 53.05
47. Horton Smith, United States, 1928-1954, 51.87
48. Henry Picard, United States, 1932-1950, 51.85
49. Hubert Green, United States, 1974-1989, 51.18
50. Lawson Little, United States, 1934-1951, 50.84
51. Mark O'Meara, United States, 1979-2003, 48.08
52. Alex Smith, Scot/US, 1898-1921, 48.03
53. Jim Furyk, United States, 1996-2008, 47.76
54. Larry Nelson, United States, 1979-1991, 47.75
55. Jose Maria Olazabul, Spain, 1984-2006, 47.67
56. Padraig Harrington, Ireland, 1997-2008, 46.29
57. Fred Couples, United States, 1980-2006, 45.63
58. Doug Ford, United States, 1955-1962, 44.72
59. Davis Love III, United States, 1995-2005, 44.67
60. Gene Littler, United States, 1953-1979, 44.65
61. Retief Goosen, South Africa, 1997-2007, 44.48
62. Tony Jacklin, England, 1967-1972, 44.42
63. Lanny Wadkins, United States, 1970-1993, 44.35
64. Curtis Strange, United States, 1980-1995, 44.32
65. Jim Ferrier, Aus/U.S., 1936-1964, 43.97
66. Johnny Farrell, United States, 1922-1937, 43.71
67. Harry Cooper, Eng/U.S., 1923-1942, 43.71
68. Jack Burke Jr., United States, 1951-1965, 43.34
69. Tommy Bolt, United States, 1952-1971, 42.83
70. Tom Kite, United States, 1970-2001, 42.83
71. David Graham, Australia, 1975-1990, 42.66
72. Charles Evans Jr., United States, 1909-1927, 42.13