Padraig Harrington working on his putting in Arizona two weeks ago. He’ll be back in the state next week for the Accenture Match Play. Photo: kenneth e.dennis / kendennisphoto.comPadraig Harrington has been around long enough not to get too upset by a missed cut. So has Graeme McDowell.

Sweden’s Fredrik Jacobson is a major threat to Shane Lowry’s chances of qualifying for the WGC-Accenture Match Play later this month. Pic via pgatour.comShane Lowry would fall to 67th in the world and out of the WGC-Accenture Match Play if the leaderboards at the Joburg Open and the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am were frozen on Friday night.

Fredrik Jacobson, who was tied 14th in last week’s US Open, leads the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands. Credit: Fran Caffrey/www.golffile.iePadraig Harrington made the delayed halfway cut with relative ease but then slipped back to 70th of the 74 survivors after a one over 71 in Saturday’s third round in the Travelers Championship.

The 39-year old needed to pick up two shots in the last 12 holes of his delayed second round to make the projected three under par cut at TPC River Highlands.

He did that with a shot to spare as he carded a three under 67 by combinin some rapier-like iron play and sometimes excellent putting with the occasional wild tee shot and several squandered opportunities.

Given the up and down nature of his game and his lack of true confidence, he was never a factor in the afternoon and finished the day 11 shots behind Swede Fredrik Jacobson, who shot a fine 63 to lead by a stroke from American Bryce Molder on 16 under par.