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Three-time major winner Padraig Harrington says he is “humbled” by his induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame.<\/span><\/p>\n The 51-year-old is only the third Irishman to receive the honour, after amateur Joe Carr and Christy O’Connor Snr.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Harrington won back-to-back Open Championships in 2007 and 2008. He also won the 2008 US PGA title.<\/span><\/p>\n “I’m very proud to be included with the players before me,” said Harrington.<\/span><\/p>\n Harrington’s total of worldwide wins stands at 21 and he will be officially inducted in a ceremony at June’s US Open at Pinehurst in North Carolina.<\/span><\/p>\n “This is very exciting, obviously a huge honour. It’s somewhat humbling,” said the former Ryder Cup captain, who also won the US Senior Open last year.<\/span><\/p>\n “At this stage of my life, it gives me some validation to what I’ve done in golf. [It] brings back a flood of memories. This is a deep-down satisfaction.”<\/span><\/p>\n “Seeing your name beside the names that I’ve looked up to as a boy and young golfer, it’s very nice.<\/span><\/p>\n