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Dicky Pride defeats Padraig Harrington in playoff to claim DICK'S Open
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Dicky Pride makes birdie on No. 16 at DICK'S Open
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Things to know
- Dicky Pride captured the 2026 DICK'S Open for his second PGA TOUR Champions title after defeating World Golf Hall of Fame member and three-time tournament champion Padraig Harrington with a par on the first playoff hole at En-Joie Golf Course.
Dicky Pride, 63-70-65 – 198 (-18)
- Fifty-six-year-old secures his second career win on PGA TOUR Champions in his 136th career start; first title since the 2021 Mitsubishi Electric Classic
- Ends a winless drought of 5 years, 1 month and 12 days (or 1869 days)
- Wins in his sixth appearance at the DICK'S Open, improving on a previous-best 4th-place finish (2023); has played the event each of the last six editions
- Converts a first-round lead/co-lead into victory for the first time on PGA TOUR Champions; was 0-for-3 when leading or co-leading after 18 holes
- Improves from No. 29 to No. 13 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings with the victory
- Opening 63 tied the lowest first round in DICK'S Open history, matching Joe Ozaki (2008) and Steve Allan (2025)
- Lone PGA TOUR win came at the 1994 Federal Express St. Jude Classic
Other notes
- Thirty-six-hole leader Padraig Harrington finished runner-up with a final-round 6-under 66 to tie Pride with 18-under 198, forcing a playoff; the World Golf Hall of Fame member came up one stroke short in seeking his fourth DICK’S Open title (2022, 2023 and 2024; did not compete in 2025) and 12th victory on PGA TOUR Champions.
- In his PGA TOUR Champions debut after turning 50 on June 15, Michael Block finished T9 at 13-under after a closing 67; the PGA of America club professional at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo, California, stood at 16 under playing the 54th and final hole before a triple-bogey 7 at the par-4 18th. Block closed 66-70-67.
- Finished T15 at the 2023 PGA Championship; has competed in 10 major championships, including the PGA Championship each of the last five years
- Matt Gogel (third) closed with 65 to finish at 17 under and earned his second career third-place finish and first of the 2026 season.
- Previous best career-finish: T3 (2025 Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS)
