Padraig Harrington faces ballot box battle with Tiger Woods for PGA Tour’s Player of the Year award. But even if he loses a vote amongst his fellow tour stars, the reigning Open and US PGA champion will finish the season with more silverware than ever.

The European Tour slipped up yesterday when it revealed in publicity for its Yearbook that Harrington has won the European Tour Player of the Year and Shot of the Year awards, which were not due to be announced until next month.

But he really wants to become the first European to win the Jack Nicklaus Trophy awarded to the PGA Tour’s Player of Year after a vote by the US tour players. And while three-time tour winner Kenny Perry, FedEx Cup champion Vijay Singh and poster boy Camilo Villegas have also been included on the ballot, his biggest rival is world No 1 Woods. Read More...

Tags: PGA Tour, Padraig Harrington, Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus Trophy

A review of Padraig Harrington’s sensational summer, where he successfully defended The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale before winning the US PGA Championship at Oakland Hills, is one of the many highlights of the 21st Edition of The European Tour Yearbook (RRP £30.00) which goes on sale today.
 
The stunning full colour publication has been an integral part of The European Tour for the past two decades and the 21st edition once again captures all the excitement and emotion of a momentous and historic year as well as celebrating the phenomenal growth of the Tour since 1988.
 
In addition to Harrington’s achievement, the 21st Edition of the Yearbook also highlights Trevor Immelman’s triumph in the Masters Tournament at Augusta National as well as Robert Karlsson’s momentous feat in becoming the first Swedish golfer to win The European Tour Order of Merit and The Harry Vardon Trophy. Read More...

Tags: European Tour, Padraig Harrington, Trevor Immelman, Robert Karlsson, Darren Clarke, Richard Finch, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Martin Kaymer, Graeme McDowell, Tiger Woods, Harry Vardon Trophy

Tiger Woods will be back in Limerick in 2010 to battle Padraig Harrington for the JP McManus Invitational Pro-Am and raise millions for charity.

While he can command up to $3m in appearance fees, the world No 1 has answered the call by his Limerick pal to tee it up for free at stunning Adare Manor & Golf Resort from 5-6 July 2010.
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Tags: JP McManus, JP McManus Invitational Pro-Am, Tiger Woods, Padraig Harrington, Adare Manor

Padraig Harrington confessed that he was an “inspired” and “fascinated” by Munster’s epic clash with New Zealand at Thomond Park.

And while Ireland’s triple Major winner never got the chance to shine at rugby, he can identify with the pressures faced by goal kickers and the never-say-die spirit of Munster rugby.
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Sergio Garcia of Spain has won The European Tour Shot of the Month Award for October for a typically inventive stroke on his way to victory in the CASTELLÓ MASTERS Costa Azahar over his home course of Club de Campo del Mediterráneo.
 
Garcia, seeking his first victory on European soil in three years, had seen a four shot overnight lead evaporate by the sixth hole on the final day in Spain as Peter Hedblom of Sweden roared into title contention. Read More...

Tags: Sergio Garcia, European Tour, Padraig Harrington, Graeme McDowell, Darren Clarke

Double Masters champion Bernhard Langer believes Padraig Harrington has the guts and the game to triumph at Augusta.

The German legend, 51, tees it up in the 50th edition of the Hong Kong Open alongside Irish aces Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell and Paul McGinley at Fanling tomorrow.

And after watching Harrington’s impressive wins in The Open and US PGA this summer, he reckons it’s only a matter of time before the Dubliner pulls on the green jacket awarded to the Masters champion.
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Tags: Bernhard Langer, Padraig Harrington, Majors, Ryder Cup, The Masters, The Open, US PGA, Hong Kong Open

Padraig Harrington was left cursing his luck as Jeev Milkha Singh snatched a one-stroke victory in the US$5 million Barclays Singapore Open. Final scores and earnings

In contrast to his Majors wins at Royal Birkdale and Oakland Hills, the Dubliner made two crucial mistakes coming down the stretch and was forced to settle for second place alongside Ernie Els in his final event of 2008 with Rory McIlroy tied for fourth.

The Irishman, 37, can look back on an incredible season following his wins in the Open and the US PGA this summer and will be voted European Tour Player of the Year for the second year in a row at a function in London next month.
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Tags: Barclays Singapore Open, Padraig Harrington, Ernie Els, Jeev Milkha Singh, Rory McIlroy, Darren Clarke

Padraig Harrington fired a five-under par 66 to storm into the clubhouse lead in the Barclays Singapore Open. Live scoring

The three-time Major winner had six birdies in a sensational third round effort, coming home in 31 to set the 54-hole target at four-under par.

Thailand's Chapchai Nirat holed a pitching wedge from 118 yards for an eagle at the par-four 11th to move to the top of the leaderboard on nine under par  and then parred the 12th before darkness brought the third round to an end.
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Tags: Barclays Singapore Open, Padraig Harrington, Rory McIlroy, Darren Clarke

Rory McIlroy looks certain to join golf’s million euro club after scorching into contention for his maiden victory in the Barclays Singapore Open.

But the Holywood teenager, 19, is more interested in earning a priceless US Masters invite with a top finish in the weather-affected Asian Tour event.

Just two shots behind leaders Ernie Els and Simon Dyson on four-under par after a second round 68, McIlroy said: “It's a fantastic achievement and of course, it's a lot easier than it was a decade ago.
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Tags: Barclays Singapore Open, Rory McIlroy, Ernie Els, Simon Dyson, Padraig Harrington, Darren Clarke

The R&A, the organiser of The Open Championship, and ESPN have reached an eight-year agreement that will place all four rounds of The Open Championship live on ESPN beginning in 2010, it was announced by George Bodenheimer, President, ESPN, Inc., and ABC Sports and Peter Dawson, Chief Executive of The R&A. 
 
The new pact will also provide broad and comprehensive rights for digital platforms; expanded television and digital media rights for ESPN International; and extensive same-day weekend highlights coverage on ABC. 
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Tags: The Open, Turnberry, Padraig Harrington, Peter Dawson, St Andrews

Teen tycoon Rory McIlroy can take his career earnings beyond one million euro in this week’s Barclays Singapore Open.

But the Holywood idol, 19, is more interested in points than prize money as he continues his meteoric rise up the world rankings.

Up more than 150 spots this year to 80th in the world, McIlroy wants to clinch his place in the exclusive top-50 club by leaving Major winners like Padraig Harrington, Ernie Els and Phil Mickelson trailing in his wake this week. Read More...

Tags: Rory McIlroy, Barclays Singapore Open, Darren Clarke, Padraig Harrington, Ernie Els, Phil Mickelson

Phil Mickelson reckons Padraig Harrington’s Major winning streak has been a huge boost for world golf.

But the sometimes gung-ho left-hander confessed before the $5 million Barclays Singapore Open that he wishes he could grind out the pars like patient Padraig.

Asked what he most admired about Harrington’s game, Mickelson said: “Padraig's strength is definitely his patience and he's strong in the way he's able to play holes patiently and play the golf course patiently. Read More...

Tags: Phil Mickelson, Padraig Harrington, Barclays Singapore Open

Padraig Harrington and Peter Lawrie plan to come out with all guns blazing in 2009.

The Dubliners got off to a solid start in the megabucks Race to Dubai when they tied for 11th place behind new world No 2 Sergio Garcia in the HSBC Champions in Shanghai.

But the former Irish amateur champions can’t wait to start their winter breaks so they can hit even higher notes in the New Year. Read More...

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Padraig Harrington kissed the Order of Merit title goodbye but reflected on a magical double Major winning season at Valderrama.

The Dubliner finished 10 shots behind winner Soren Kjeldsen in the final edition of the Volvo Masters but was still beaming as Robert Karlsson became the first Swedish winner of the Harry Vardon Trophy.

Tied for 13th on two over after a closing 68, Harrington said: “In fairness to Robert he has played very well and very consistently all year.  He really deserves to win it. I would like to have done better the first day or any day but the game wasn’t quite there this week.
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It was more like Valhalla than Valderrama as Scandinavian heroes Soren Kjeldsen and Robert Karlsson celebrated their moments of glory with sighs of relief rather than throaty roars.

While the diminutive Dane Kjeldsen avenged last season’s play-off defeat by clinching an impressive two-stroke victory in the weather-ravaged final edition of the Volvo Masters, Karlsson rounded off a season of incredible consistency when he became the first Swede to lift the coveted Harry Vardon Trophy. Read More...

Tags: Soren Kjeldsen, Volvo Masters, Robert Karlsson, Padraig Harrington, Graeme McDowell, Darren Clarke, Damien McGrane, Peter Lawrie, Rory McIlroy

Padraig Harrington ripped into European Tour officials last night as the Volvo Masters was washed out for the second day in a row at soggy Valderrama,

The Dubliner was upset that the Tour decided to delay the start of the third round until the entire field had finished the weather-delayed second round.

Ready to play again at 10 am after completing a second round 71, Harrington was forced to wait more than four hours before he could begin his third round at 2.10 pm - 11 shots behind Soren Kjeldsen on five-over par. Read More...

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Padraig Harrington was fuming after a combination of bad luck, bad weather and dubious decision making left his Order of Merit hopes hanging by a thread at the Volvo Masters.

The reigning Open and US PGA champion needs to finish first or second in the final edition of the prestigious season-ending event to lift the Harry Vardon Trophy for the second time.

Already hampered by a nightmare 76 in the first round, he was hit by the worst of the weather on Friday, delayed by four hours before he could start his third round yesterday and eventually stopped in his tracks by torrential rain as he attempted a trademark charge up the leaderboard.
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The magic touch that has defined Padraig Harrington’s double Major winning season deserted him so utterly at windy Valderrama yesterday that the Dubliner will now require a feat of escapology worthy of Houdini if he is to lift the Harry Vardon Trophy for the second time.

On a day when the 57-man field averaged 73.65 strokes in the first round of the Volvo Masters, Harrington tellingly failed to make even one birdie for the first time this season, opening with a five-over par 76 that left him 11 strokes behind Denmark’s Soren Kjeldsen and a lowly 43rd in a tournament where he must finish first or second to deny Sweden’s Robert Karlsson (73) the Order of Merit title.

It was Harrington’s worst effort since he carded a six-over par 77 in the third round of the US Open at Torrey Pines in June and while he was his usual, defiant self afterwards, his opening gambit has severely dented his chances of winning the money title for the second time in three years.
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Robert Karlsson is running scared at Valderrama - from Padraig Harrington’s missus.

The Order of Merit leader knows that triple Major winner Harrington can snatch the money title from his grasp in the final edition of the Volvo Masters.

But the giant Swede is even more worried about being jinxed by his pal Harrington’s ever-present wife Caroline.
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Padraig Harrington claims that he will not be greatly perturbed if he fails to apply the finishing touch to his incredible season by winning the Order of Merit for the second time at Valderrama this week, writes Brian Keogh at Valderrama.

But the truth is that the Dubliner would love to emulate the great Christy O’Connor Snr, winner of the Harry Vardon Trophy in 1961 and 1962, by raising that coveted piece of silverware for the second time in three years in the final edition of the Volvo Masters at the storied Spanish track on Sunday night. Read More...

Tags: Padraig Harrington, Volvo Masters, Christy O'Connor Snr, Lee Westwood, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Robert Karlsson

Rory McIlroy is bursting with confidence as he guns for major money at Valderrama this week.

The Holywood teenager, 19, tees it up in his first Volvo Masters knowing that a top-three finish will secure his place in two of next year’s Majors and the WGC-CA Championship in Miami.

And he feels that he has the game to pull it off after grabbing his fourth top ten from his last five starts in Castellon last week.

Ranked 35th in the Order of Merit, McIlroy said: “It has been a great last couple of months. I have played really nicely and I will try and keep that up.
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Tags: Rory McIlroy, Volvo Masters, Padraig Harrington

Glory hunter Padraig Harrington insists that money means nothing as he goes all out for his second Order of Merit title.

The Dubliner will claim the Harry Vardon Trophy if he wins the final edition of the €4.25m Volvo Masters at vicious Valderrama.

And while he’s earned close to €30 million (euro) in his career and turned down megabucks contracts from Nike and Callaway to stick with Wilson, titles are all that matter to Ireland’s triple major winner.
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Money might be the barometer of success in the modern game but Padraig Harrington will be focussing on the history books rather than the size of his bank balance when he tees it up in the 21st and final edition of the Volvo Masters at Valderrama tomorrow. writes Brian Keogh.

Trailing leader Robert Karlsson by €297,425 in the race for the Harry Vardon Trophy with Lee Westwood and Miguel Angel Jimenez still in the running, Harrington wants to mark the end of an era on the European Tour by winning the season-ending finale amongst the cork oaks.

But as the Order of Merit and the Volvo Masters are replaced by the $10 million Race to Dubai, Harrington expressed his hope that the European Tour may yet find a way of honouring Seve Ballesteros’ contribution to making the tour what it is today.
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Tags: Padraig Harrington, Volvo Masters, Order of Merit, Robert Karlsson, Seve Ballesteros, Harry Vardon Trophy

Padraig Harrington became golf’s $10 million man when he dismissed massive rival offers and signed a new deal with club sponsors Wilson Golf.

Ireland’s triple Major champion doubled his money when he closed what is believed to be a three-year deal with the global sporting goods brand at Dublin Castle yesterday.

Determined not to break his magic winning formula by putting money ahead of performance, Harrington said: “Obviously, I’m thrilled to sign for Wilson again. I’ve been with them for 10 years and in that time they as a company have improved and my golf certainly has gone forward.

“I was in a very good negotiating position, having won three Majors. I am very happy, which is a good sign. There was competition and figures that were large as well but at the end of the day, a lot of other things come into consideration. Read More...

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Padraig Harrington could be battling four rivals for the Order of Merit title in next week’s Volvo Masters

Trailing Robert Karlsson by €297,425, the Dubliner must finish first or second at Valderrama and hope that the Swede finishes outside the top five.

But Harrington could also be fighting off challenges from Lee Westwood, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Henrik Stenson. Read More...

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Robert Karlsson extended his advantage over Padraig Harrington at the top of the European Tour to almost €300,000 despite a disappointing finish at the Portugal Masters in Vilamoura.

Karlsson had to settle for a share of third place after failing to catch Spain's Alvaro Quiros.

The 25-year-old from Cadiz pocketed the €500,000 winner's cheque — the largest of his career — after a final-round 68 for a 19-under-par total.

European money list leader Karlsson, who had begun the final round only a shot behind the Spaniard, now leads Harrington by €297,158. Read More...

Tags: Robert Karlsson, Padraig Harrington, Volvo Masters, Portugal Masters, Order of Merit, Harry Vardon Trophy

Padraig Harrington took another PGA Grand Slam reverse on the chin and confessed - I’d rather be lucky in Majors.

Beaten in a play-off for the second year running when Jim Furyk eagled the first extra hole in Bermuda, the Dubliner consoled himself by reflecting on his double Major winning season.

Asked what he’d take from the week, Harrington said: “I take from this the fact that I won two majors in the middle of the summer.  And if I was to get the right break at the right time, I would rather keep it for those events than this week.
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Padraig Harrington matched Nick Faldo by becoming just the second European to win the prestigious PGA Player of the Year Award.

And he confessed that his incredible run in Majors over the past two seasons has come as a massive surprise.

Harrington said: “To win two Majors in the middle of the summer, back-to-back, it would be an understatement to say it was a bonus. I couldn't have imagined doing it, three majors in the last 15 months.

“If you told me I was going to win and I could go on and win more majors, but to do it so quickly and to do it so close together, to take the opportunity when I got them, that's very special for me. Read More...

Tags: Padraig Harrington, PGA Grand Slam of Golf

Padraig Harrington headed into last night’s PGA Grand Slam of Golf with one eye on next year’s Masters title.

Ireland’s three-time Major winner was on the trail of a pink jacket awarded to the winner in Bermuda, where he took on Trevor Immelman, Retief Goosen and Jim Furyk in the first round of a 36-hole challenge.

But Harrington, 37, confessed that he is already dreaming of victory at Augusta and completing the third leg of the Paddy Slam by pulling on the famous green jacket next April.
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Tags: Padraig Harrington, Majors, The Masters

Padraig Harrington will play the Jolly Green Giant this week as iceman Robert Karlsson bids to leave him out in the cold in the Order of Merit race.

The reigning Open and US PGA champ will tee it up in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf  in Bermuda today on what he has described as a "two-day jolly."

But while Harrington is busy picking up a guaranteed €130,000 in the Grand Slam exhibition match, 6 foot 5 giant Karlsson will be trying to complete a hat-trick of European Tour wins in the Portugal Masters that that could put him €642,425 ahead of the Dubliner and make him odds on to lift the money title for the first time.
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Darren Clarke has confessed that he must learn to win ugly like Padraig Harrington if he is to become a world force again.

The Ulsterman, 40, has no problem admitting that he is too much a perfectionist and lacks the mental strength of triple Major winner Harrington.

But he reckons he’s now far less likely to see red on the golf course and believes his new-found patience will pay dividends as he battles his way back to the top of the game.
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Tags: Darren Clarke, Padraig Harrington, Paul McGinley

Padraig Harrington has ruled out a last gasp dash to Portugal to shadow Robert Karlsson in the Order of Merit title race.

The Dubliner, 37, was knocked off top spot in the money list on Sunday when his Ryder Cup team mate snatched the Dunhill Links title in sudden-death.

But while he’s now €142,425 behind Karlsson in the race for the Harry Vardon Trophy, he won’t be joining the beanpole Swede or third ranked Lee Westwood in next week’s Portugal Masters at Vilamoura. Read More...

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Triple major winner Padraig Harrington wants to become the first man to win the Race to Dubai and earn a possible 4 million pay-day

The Race to Dubai will feature a record 53 events in 26 countries as players battle for possible $5.6m (euro 4m) pay-off at the end of 2009.

And Harrington will be making a special effort to become the inaugural winner and add another trophy to his mantelpiece.

Now trailing Dunhill Links winner Robert Karlsson in this year's Order of Merit race, Harrington said: "I know many of the pros, including myself are looking at our schedules to give ourselves the best chance of going out there and winning that.
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Teenager Rory McIlroy will take inspiration from double Open champion Padraig Harrington as he attempts to win his first European Tour title in the Dunhill Links Championship.

McIlroy looked set to break his duck in the Omega European Masters at the start of last month, taking a four-shot lead into the final round only to eventually lose out to Jean-Francois Lucquin in a play-off.

But the 19-year-old from Northern Ireland is on course to have another chance this weekend after a hugely impressive second round of 69 at Carnoustie - where he finished leading amateur in the Open last year - left him just one shot off the lead.
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Tags: Alfred Dunhill Links, Rory McIlroy, Padraig Harrington

Padraig Harrington produced a brilliant finish to rescue his hopes of a third Dunhill Links Championship and his second Order of Merit title.


He was level par after 12 holes, good enough only for a share of 90th place but then birdied five of his last six holes to card a five-under-par 67, three off the lead held by Ryder Cup team-mate Soren Hansen and England's Ross Fisher. Read More...

Tags: Alfred Dunhill Links, Padraig Harrington, Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell, Paul McGinley, Darren Clarke, Gary Murphy, Damien McGrane

"Big Easy" Ernie Els has urged Padraig Harrington to sit down and enjoy his incredible Major run.

Harrington admits that he is finding it difficult to get his head around the fact that he has won three Majors in just over a year.

But Els - a three time Major winner himself - reckons the Dubliner should savour his hot streak while the going's good.

Sidelined in 2005 due to knee surgery and without a Major win since 2002, Els said: "Padraig he's on a great streak now and he's having a great time in his life and he's got things going his way. Read More...

Tags: Alfred Dunhill Links, Ernie Els, Padraig Harrington

JP Manus handed over £1,000 to charity as Padraig Harrington ducked an embarrassing equipment clash at St Andrews.

McManus and Harrington were standing on the 18th tee at the Home of Golf when they were confronted with a Callaway long-driving competition designed to help raise funds for an Ernie Els sponsored autism program. Read More...

Tags: JP McManus, Alfred Dunhill Links, Padraig Harrington, Callaway, Wilson Golf

Padraig Harrington is determined to become golf's equivalent of Count Dracula in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and suck the blood out of the Order of Merit title race.

The Open and US PGA champion has had blood tests that confirm that he is physically on the limit after his double Major winning season.

But despite his fatigue and the fact that England's Lee Westwood is breathing down his neck in the race for the European money title, Harrington reckons he can still kill off the opposition at St Andrews, Kingsbarns and Carnoustie before the season-ending Volvo Masters at Valderrama.
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Padraig Harrington and Michael Hoey are bracing themselves for an end of season treasure hunt at opposite ends of the European Tour food chain.

Dubliner Harrington will tee it up in this €3.5 million Alfred Dunhill Links in Scotland bidding to land the title for the third time and kill off rivals in the race for the Order of Merit crown.

Just €228,317 ahead of Ryder Cup team mate Lee Westwood, Harrington will tee up with JP McManus in the pro-celebrity event knowing that victory would make him virtually uncatchable ahead of the season-ending Volvo Masters at Valderrama.

But Hoey will be battling at the other end of the scale as he fights to make the top 20 in the Challenge Tour rankings who will earn tour cards at the end of the season.
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Tags: Padraig Harrington, Michael Hoey, Gareth Maybin, Alfred Dunhill Links, Challenge Tour, Harry Vardon Trophy

Nick Faldo is not to blame for Europe's biggest Ryder Cup defeat for 24 years.
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Frustrated Padraig Harrington says he can’t wait for the season to end after another Ryder Cup flop.
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Nick Faldo’s final day strategy backfired as the United States snatched back the Ryder Cup in impressive fashion at Valhalla. Read More...

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Padraig Harrington is praying for “ugly” singles battle today after Europe clawed their way back into the Ryder Cup at sultry Valhalla.
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Padraig Harrington shrugged off another Ryder Cup nightmare at Valhalla but still proved that he is a true giant of the game. Read More...

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Celtic tigers Padraig Harrington and Graeme McDowell went down fighting as the United States roared into a 5 - 2 Ryder Cup lead at steamy Valhalla. Read More...

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Padraig Harrington survived two huge scares to help Europe salvage a disastrous foursomes performance at Valhalla. Read More...

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Top man Padraig Harrington saved Nick Faldo's blushes to grab a vital half  for Europe in a nail-biting opening foursomes. Read More...

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Padraig Harrington looks set to strike the first blow for Europe at Valhalla and consign his dismal 2006 Ryder Cup performance to the dustbin of history. Read More...

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Marked man Padraig Harrington met boxing legend Muhammad Ali on the first fairway at Valhalla yesterday. Read More...

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Padraig Harrington launched a stern defence of under fire Ryder Cup skipper Nick Faldo last night. Read More...

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Padraig Harrington knows that he is America's most wanted man this week - but he's not even fazed. Read More...

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Graeme McDowell has no intention of going down in Ryder Cup history as a good loser. Read More...

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Matchplay wizard Graeme McDowell hopes he can get handcuffed to Padraig Harrington for the rest of the Ryder Cup. Read More...

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Louisville might have Muhammad Ali but Europe has its own heavyweight brawler in triple major winner Padraig Harrington.
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Padraig Harrington believes Valhalla's lightning fast greens will heap more pressure on Nick Faldo to justify wildcards Ian Poulter and Paul Casey. Read More...

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Padraig Harrington wants to spank the Yanks in their own backyard. 

But he doesn't believe his PGA Tour pals will whip up the partisan Kentucky crowd into a frenzy or resort to the tactics that turned Kiawah '93 into The War on the Shore or Brookline '99 into 'The Bear Pit.' Read More...

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Ryder Cup rookie Graeme McDowell wants to ease Nick Faldo’s selection headaches with a storming performance in Germany. Read More...

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Ryder Cup skipper Nick Faldo reckons Padraig Harrington is the ace who could trump the Americans at Valhalla. Read More...

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Padraig Harrington shrugged of his FedEx Cup KO by heading home for a Major celebration party. Read More...

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Nick Faldo has put his head on the chopping block over his controversial Ryder Cup picks.
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Padraig Harrington has been named The European Tour Golfer of the Month for August in recognition of his stunning victory at the US PGA Championship, the Irishman’s second successive Major Championship victory and the third of his career. Read More...

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Padraig Harrington can save Nick Faldo and fill a massive Ryder Cup black hole as Europe's undisputed No 1. Read More...

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Padraig Harrington faces a FedEx Cup KO in St Louis this week. Read More...

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Fuming Padraig Harrington last night erected a Ryder Cup wall of silence as controversy raged over Nick Faldo’s shock decision to pick Ian Poulter ahead of Darren Clarke. Read More...

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Padraig Harrington was looking on the bright side despite missing his second successive cut in the FedEx Cup play-offs.
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Padraig Harrington has won two major championships this year, but is in serious danger of failing to qualify for the grand finale of the PGA Tour season, the Tour Championship. Read More...

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I was picking it, I'd be picking Darren. I can only see positive reasons for doing that.
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Phil Mickelson has turned down the chance to take on Padraig Harrington in October's PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda. Read More...

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Tiger Woods has hailed Padraig Harrington “impressive” double major winning form this season. Read More...

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Darren Clarke’s amazing KLM Open victory brought Ireland’s victory haul this year to an incredible 13. Read More...

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Padraig Harrington is planning some well-earned rest over the next few days rather than dwelling on his missed cut at The Barclays. Read More...

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Padraig Harrington’s superb five wood to the 71st hole of the 137th Open Championship, the shot that ensured the Irishman would successfully defend his Open crown, has been awarded The European Tour Shot of the Month for July. Read More...

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Padraig Harrington has been labelled golf's first "Ladyboy" champion by an Irish comedian. Read More...

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Triple major winner Padraig Harrington has attracted a new gay following. Read More...

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Triple major winner Padraig Harrington wants to do a Kenny Egan and deliver a knockout punch to his rivals in the battle for the PGA Tour money title.
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Padraig Harrington is battling invisible man Tiger Woods to become the first European winner of the PGA Tour's Player of the Year Award. Read More...

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Surrounded by some heavy-handed police as he was ushered away from the media centre at Oakland Hills last Sunday night, Pádraig Harrington broke away from the pack to answer one last question from a familiar but imploring Irish voice. Read More...

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History says that Padraig Harrington could win at least six major titles and join Nick Faldo as the greatest European golfer of all time.

But Harrington while still doesn't believe he is in the same class as idols like Faldo, Ben Hogan or five-time champion Seve Ballesteros, he knows he has the mental resolve to get close. Read More...

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Swing guru Bob Torrance believes Padraig Harrington can complete the career Grand Slam and outgun Tiger Woods down the stretch in a Major. Read More...

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Padraig Harrington is still known in parts of Cork as Paddy Harrington's son.

But the lion-hearted Rebel half-back that contested All-Ireland finals in '56 and '57 can look down on the lad he drove to amateur tournaments all over Ireland and see those Harrington genes working like dynamos. Read More...

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Sergio Garcia became nothing more than a "bit player" for Padraig Harrington at Oakland Hills. Read More...

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Triple major champion Padraig Harrington wants to join Tiger Woods in the history books and complete the "Paddy Slam" next year. Read More...

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Padraig Harrington is Europe's Tiger Woods and US Ryder Cup skipper Paul Azinger wants to take him down at Valhalla next month. Read More...

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US Ryder Cup skipper Paul Azinger reckons that triple major champion Padraig Harrington is like a cross between Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods Read More...

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Padraig Harrington entered the annals of golfing history when he smashed Sergio Garcia’s major dreams for the second time and snatched the US PGA title in a thrilling finish at Oakland Hills. Read More...

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Padraig Harrington became the first European winner of the US PGA for 78 years at Oakland Hills. Read More...

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Padraig Harrington was locked in a back nine battle with arch-rival Sergio Garcia for US PGA at Oakland Hills last night. Read More...

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Nick Faldo backed Padraig Harrington for future major glory as the Dubliner battled tooth and claw for US PGA glory at Oakland Hills. Read More...

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Padraig Harrington and Darren Clarke suffered the Motown blues in the second round of the US PGA Championship at Oakland Hills. Read More...

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Double Open champion Padraig Harrington suffered a massive Claret Jug hangover at Oakland Hills and headed straight for bed. Read More...

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Graeme McDowell had a pain in the grass after a first round 74 at Oakland Hills and blasted the tricked up rough as “stupid”. Read More...

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Tom Lehman believes that Padraig Harrington's incredible work ethic puts him in the same league at Tiger Woods.
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Padraig Harrington can become just the fourth man to do the British Open - US PGA double on Sunday night. Read More...

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Graeme McDowell reckons that “tough guy” Padraig Harrington has the short game genius to win at Oakland Hills.
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Padraig Harrington is all set to buy a private jet worth $25 million. Read More...

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Padraig Harrington can putt his way to Major glory and become the Jolly Green Giant of Oakland Hills. Read More...

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Souped up Padraig Harrington reckons he has the winning formula to scorch to US PGA glory in Motor City. Read More...

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Darren Clarke plans to celebrate his 40th birthday next week by going on the beer in Donegal. Read More...

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Sky high and hungry, Padraig Harrington reached for a pile of chocolate bars in the top floor boardroom of the Bank of Ireland’s Dublin headquarters. “That is another bonus of winning by the way.” he said with a grin, his native city spread out below. “When you win, you can eat all around you and it doesn’t have any effect on you whatsoever.” Read More...

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Padraig Harrington is all set to join the golf's jet set elite - even if his accountant's brain tells him it makes no sense. Read More...

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Padraig Harrington won the Open than