FACTBOX: Champion Padraig Harrington

(Reuters) - Factbox on Ireland's Padraig Harrington, who won the 90th U.S. PGA Championship by two shots at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan on Sunday:

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* Born August 31, 1971 in Dublin.

* Turned professional in 1995, winning his first tournament, the Spanish Open in 1996, before teaming up with Paul McGinley at Kiawah Island a year later to win Ireland's first World Cup for 39 years.

* Made his Ryder Cup debut in 1999 and was a vital member of the victorious European teams in 2002, 2004 and 2006.

* Renowned as a consistent runner-up -- he has finished second on 30 occasions -- Harrington became the first Irishman to win a U.S. PGA Tour event at the 2005 Honda Classic before adding a second at the Barclays Classic later that year.

* Having twice finished second (2001, 2002) and third (2003, 2004) in the European order of merit, he topped the year-end rankings for first time in 2006.

* Ended a 25-year wait for a home winner of the Irish Open when he won the 2007 title at Adare, the 11th European Tour victory of his career, to emulate the feat of John O'Leary in 1982.

* Broke a more pressing wait, the eight years since Europe's last major champion, when he beat Spaniard Sergio Garcia in a playoff to win his first major title in the 2007 British Open at Carnoustie.

* Retained his British Open crown at Royal Birkdale last month with a four-shot victory, despite an injury to his right wrist which threatened his participation in the event.

* Sealed his second successive major title, and third overall, with a two-stroke victory in the U.S. PGA Championship at Oakland Hills Country Club.

(Writing by Mark Lamport-Stokes; Editing by John O'Brien)