Harrington wins by two shots

Ireland's Padraig Harrington won the Sao Paulo 500 Years Open today, closing with a 3-under-par 68 for a two-stroke victory over American Gerry Norquist.

Harrington, coming off a playoff loss to England's last week in Rio de Janeiro, finished with a 14-under 270 total on the Sao Paulo Golf Club course. He will be playing in The Masters for the first time this coming week at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.

"I felt very relaxed, even after losing last week. I didn't let it get on top of me," Harrington said. "I felt comfortable and made a couple of good 20-footers on the back nine. I came to Brazil for competitive practice and I got that.''

Norquist, the Malaysian Open winner last year, also finished with a 68. Englishmen Greg Owen, Ian Poulter, and Steve Webster, Argentina's Eduardo Romero, and Paraguay's Pedro Rodolfo Martinez tied for third at 278.

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