The numbers on Padraig Harrington's 2015 Honda Classic win are staggering.

The Irishman hadn't won a PGA Tour event in 2,396 days since taking the 2008 PGA Championship, a month after he took the 2008 British Open.

He is currently ranked No. 297 in the world which, very strangely, is the same ranking James Hahn held before he won the Northern Trust Open last week.

And then, the most amazing number of all was 16. As in the 16-foot birdie putt Harrington rolled on the 72nd hole of the tournament to get into a playoff with 21-year-old Daniel Berger.

In the playoff, Berger had a 13-foot putt on the same hole to win the tournament but missed it left.

The wily Irishman took advantage by stiffing his tee shot on the second playoff hole (a par 3 he had just bludgeoned about an hour before) before Berger hit his in the water.

Harrington, despite the crazy long drought between wins, told Golf Channel after his victory that he never lost hope.

"I was pretty keen on my own form at different stages," said Harrington. "Last week I kind of found something in the mental game. It worked half the time. It didn't work sometimes.

"When I get in contention, I can hit the shots. When I have tough shots, I can hit them. The last nine holes I felt like a different person."

Harrington caught fire early on the back nine on Monday, making birdie at four of the first five holes before finding water on No. 17 and seemingly losing the tournament.

But then, the big putt on No. 18 fell and the three-time major winner is headed back to the Masters. 

"I really do believe in myself. I think I found that mental edge that I've been lacking the last number of years. Hopefully I'll be able to stick witht hat going forward and be consistently contending because I know if I am contending I can win."

Here are our grades for the Honda Classic.

Patrick Reed: A-

The stage was set for Reed and when he made birdie on No. 14 it looked like he was going to once again take home the tournament. He was undone by the Bear Trap (4 over), though, and basically crawled to the finish line.

Finish: T7

Phil Mickelson: B-

Mickelson had a real chance to win this thing down the stretch but shot a 38 on the back nine on Monday. The Monday finish was doubly bad for Lefty, too.

Finish: T17

Ian Poulter: B+

It's not often that you don't get an "A" for finishing top five but Poulter rinsed five (!) shots over two days in the final round of this tournament to shoot 74. 

It wasn't totally unexpected given Poulter's history at shutting down stroke play tournaments in the US (there isn't one) but it was still stunning to see. 

"I've handed one away this week," Poulter told Golf Channel after his round.

In his first 202 holes at this tournament, he only hit six balls in the water.

He hit five in his last 14. Yikes! 

Finish: T3

Brooks Koepka: C-

Koepka gets bonus points here for rebounding from a first round 78. He also had the most unlikely birdie of 2015 so far. Alas, he shot 70-74 on the weekend.

Finish: T51

Monday finishes: A

I loved waking up to some Monday golf on what is normally a pretty slow day on the PGA Tour. Patrick Reed and Ian Poulter dueling while the old man (Harrington) and the kid (Berger) steal the tournament? I'm in.

Other notes

• Golf Channel got Cameron Tringale confused with Brooks Koepka which was pretty hilarious.

• Harrington needs to, um, start playing faster. This was brutal to watch:

• Brendan Steele has "Steeley" written on the back of his cap. I wonder who calls him "Steeley"?

• Speaking of things I loved, playing 36 holes in one day needs to be a thing that happens more often. They didn't quite get it in on Sunday but at least a couple of tournaments a year should go to this format.

• This would have been amazing.

• I wonder what would happen if Sergio Garcia and Poulter were tied for a major lead with nine holes left and 10 clear of the field.

• Poulter went with European Ryder Cup colors for his Monday outfit. Pulling out all the stops.

• Dan Hicks reported that Berger's dad was watching overseas on FaceTime with somebody in the US holding the phone up to Golf Channel. Technology, for the win.

• I think Berger's mom might be younger than Harrington.

Padraig Harrington went seven years between wins on the PGA Tour. (Getty Images)
Padraig Harrington went seven years between wins on the PGA Tour. (Getty Images)

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