Day joins world No 1 chase as Harrington exits Playoffs; Pieters wins as McGrane shows form
Padraig Harrington —cut on Friday but unsure of his destiny until last night—was eliminated from the FedEx Cup playoffs as Jason Day shot 61 to win The Barclays by six and put himself in position to win the $10m bonus and challenge Rory McIlroy for the world No 1 spot.
Round-up: Harrington teeters on the brink; Irish fall back in Czech Republic
PGA Tour — Pádraig Harrington is facing an early exit from the FedEx Cup playoffs after Saturday’s third round results had him projected to fall to 101st and miss out on the Top 100 who qualify for Boston by just four points.
Spieth hands world No 1 spot back to McIlroy as Harrington awaits FedEx Cup fate
Jordan Spieth missed the cut by three shots in The Barclays, which means that Rory McIlroy will return to the top of the world rankings for the second FedEx Cup playoff event in Boston. What's unclear is whether or not Pádraig Harrington will join them there.
As Rory rebounds with 65, Wozniacki tells NYT: "I could never hate him"
Normal service was resumed in the second round of The Barclays. Rory McIlroy made good on his vow that missing the cut was "not an option" when rebounded from his opening 74 with an immaculate 65. And Phil Mickelson hit the ball all over Ridgewood Country Club, thrilling fans when he hit a recovery shot from the terrace of a bar perched high above the driveable fifth. While all this was happening, The New York Times was publishing an interview with Caroline Wozniacki in which Serena Williams reveals how McIlroy's ex confessed: "I could never hate him."
McIlroy six back in Jersey
Rory McIlroy. Picture Anthony Powter/www.golffile.ieGraeme McDowell is projected to fall from 28th to 45th in the FedEx Cup rankings after missing the cut in The Barclays. But Rory McIlroy can still make a final round charge for the title despite another round sprinkled with errors.McIlroy sees the light
Rory McIlroy birdies the eighth in the second round of The Barclays. Darkness prevented him from finishing his second round but Rory McIlroy is seeing the light at the end of the tunnel again after firing a brilliant seven birdies in 16 holes in The Barclays at Liberty National.
McIlroy ready for FedEx assault: "I've got nothing to lose"
Rory McIlroy showed signs of a return to form in Akron and Oak Hill earlier this month. Photo: Anthony Powter) www.golffile.ieRory McIlroy won two play off events last year, finished 10th in the season-ending Tour Championship but lost out to Brandt Snedeker in the $10m FedEx Cup race.
Harrington's Ryder Cup hopes on life support
Padraig Harrington at the US PGA. Photo by golffile.iePadraig Harrington’s hopes of winning The Barclays and keeping his slim Ryder Cup wildcard hopes alive were dealt a near fatal blow when he crashed to a four over 75 to fall five shots behind leaders Sergio Garcia and Nick Watney at Bethpage State Park in New York.Harrington goes wild with 64, takes Ryder Cup high ground
Padarig Harrington hopes Jose Maria Olazábal puts winning the Ryder Cup ahead of any personal issues they may have.Padraig Harrington fired a sensational seven under par, course recording equalling 64 to move right into the Ryder Cup wildcard conversation and grab the clubhouse lead in The Barclays at Bethpage Black.
But after initially insisting the he’d prefer to “take the Fifth” rather than discuss his chances of getting one of Jose Maria Olazábal’s two picks on Monday, he grabbed the moral high ground when trying to explain why he believes the Spaniard will not - or should not - put a hypothetical personal vendetta ahead of winning the Ryder Cup for Europe.
Garcia on Harrington wildcard: "He wouldn't be a sure pick for me!"
Sergio Garcia walking off the 17th green after winning the 2008 Players Championship. Picture: Craig NealPádraig Harrington has history with the Spanish Armada and it appears it could come back to sink his Ryder Cup wildcard hopes this week.It's Rory v Tiger XIII
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy will face off in The Barclays next week. Pictured here in Abu Dhabi on 28 January by Eoin Clarke/www.golffile.ieWorld No 1 and newly crowned US PGA champion Rory McIlroy accepts that comparisons with Tiger Woods are inevitable now that he’s won his second major.