Austrian GolfOpen

Catlin shows true git in Austria; Sharvin and Dunne finish in the red

Reigning Dubai Duty Free Irish Open champion John Catlin won the Austrian Golf Open and his third European Tour title in the space of seven months when he beat Germany's Maximilian Kieffer with a bogey at the fifth hole of a dramatic sudden-death playoff.

Catlin shows true git in Austria; Sharvin and Dunne finish in the red

Harrington now world No 84

Padraig Harrington hits balls on the range before the final round in Austria. Photo Eoin Clarke/www.golffile.iePadraig Harrington is keen to hook up with his new coach Pete Cowen again at this week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship where he will seek a result that will halt his dramatic slide down the world rankings and the Race to Dubai standings.

Harrington ignores the "junk"

Padraig Harrington tees off on the eighth at the Diamond Country Club. Photo Eoin Clarke/www.golffile.iePadraig Harrington took the first step on the road to rediscovering his game when he ignored what he described as “some of the junk in my head” to fire a second-round 70 in the Austrian GolfOpen.

Harrington in trouble in Austria

Padraig Harrington tees off on the third at the Diamond Country Club, Atzenbrugg, Austria. Photo Eoin Clarke/www.golffile.iePadraig Harrington unveiled his “new swing” in the Austrian GolfOpen and slumped to a three over 75 that leaves him in danger of missing the cut.