Padraig Harrington narrowly missed out on the Senior PGA Championship trophy as he finished one shot behind winner Angel Cabrera.
The 53-year-old Dubliner was on track to win the title he lost to Steve Stricker in a play-off two years ago when he went two shots clear through 14 at Congressional Country Club in Maryland.
However, a double bogey on 15, par five on 16 and three-putt bogey on 18 opened the door for Argentine Cabrera to finish on eight under and win his second senior major in a week, after his success at The Tradition in Alabama.
Three-time major winner Harrington, who also won the US Senior Open in 2022, finished in a share of second with Thomas Bjorn on seven under, and said afterwards: "I've had a lifelong problem with getting confident and cocky and I did on the 15 tee box.
It was such a simple tee shot. I just totally didn’t get into it enough and then panicked at the last moment and hit a big hook.
"It’s always plagued me my whole life since I’ve been a kid. Just getting overconfident and just don’t.
"I’d be much better off if I got to the 15th hole and there was water everywhere. Probably would’ve done a better job.
"I just sometimes – it follows me around – I can get overconfident."
Cabrera resumed his career this year after spending time in prison between 2021 and 2023 on assault charges, including threatening two of his former girlfriends.
The 55-year-old won the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational in April before these back-to-back majors.
"I'm extremely happy after winning two tournaments in a row, and also three tournaments within a year," Cabrera told NBC through a translator. "I'm extremely happy, especially after everything that happened.
"I didn't know that it was going to happen this quickly, winning two tournaments in a row, especially with all these great players around this tour. I feel very emotional and proud."
Cabrera had shared the 54-hole lead with South Africa's Retief Goosen, England's Phillip Archer and Jason Caron.
Caron and Goosen both shot final rounds of 71 and tied Stewart Cink (70) for fourth at six under. Archer dropped to even par after shooting a five-over 77.
Darren Clarke's closing 68 lifted him to three under for the tournament as he finished in a three-way tie for 11th alongside Miguel Angel Jimenez and YE Yang.
