Padraig Harrington crashed spectacularly in his bid to help his spluttering season reach take of speed in the WGC-Cadillac Championship in Miami.

But while he claimed that the triple bogey seven he racked up on the third hole in the final round at Doral’s Blue Monster did not hurt one bit, he’s definitely flying high when it comes to the management of his affairs.

The line of people looking for autographs and photographs looked like it would never end for Paul McGinley.

But as he posed with some of the guests who attended the GUI Champions’ Dinner at Carton House, the guest of honour had other things on his mind.

Standing in a corner afterwards, he tried to keep the weight off his troublesome left knee and revealed the depths of his personal injury nightmare and his determination to battle his way back to the top.

While other Irish players like Padraig Harrington, Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and Graeme McDowell are looking forward to a huge year, McGinley would be happy to know when his comeback will begin.