Padraig Harrington
Padraig Harrington
Pádraig P. Harringtonis an Irish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He has won three major championships: The Open Championship in 2007 and 2008 and the PGA Championship, also in 2008...
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth31 August 1971
bit conditions golf growing happy learn wind
Growing up in Ireland, you learn how to play the wind. Or if you don't, you don't play golf, one or the other. Yeah, I like the conditions here. I'm very comfortable here. I'd be happy to see a bit of wind this week.
affected bit game played short today wrong
I played better today, but what's been going wrong with my game affected my short game today a bit as well.
bit couple happy holes last maybe mistakes overall
I made a couple of mistakes on the last couple of holes but overall I was pretty happy with the way I played. If anything, maybe I was a little bit over-confident,
bit certain courses funny golf hard leads three week
It's a funny week too. With three golf courses it's hard to prepare, so that leads to a certain bit of the unknown.
bit couple holes hopefully last morning post tomorrow wind
The wind made the last couple of holes pretty tough. If there is no wind when I play tomorrow morning hopefully I can post a bit of a score.
bit challenge players question
I don't think there's any question that there was a bit more challenge for the players who started late.
bit couple key quick rounds slow struggle
The first couple of rounds are very important for me because I am a bit rusty. If I do struggle a bit it is going to be tough. The key is to not necessarily make a quick start, but not to make a slow start.
again good last nice problem win year
The only thing I can do as good as last year is win again this year. ... It's still a nice problem to have.
couple eventually finish hold less shots struggled worse
Eventually he didn't finish off the match, really, and then I got a couple of breaks. It was more or less up to Vijay. I just hold on in there and really I really struggled with my shots today, worse than yesterday. I don't know what it's going to be like tomorrow.
hard raise struggling win
I was struggling with my game. I've been struggling all week. I wasn't holing the putts. It's hard to win under those circumstances. It was hard. I wasn't able to raise my game.
hard raise struggling win
I was struggling with my game. I've been struggling all week, ... I wasn't holing the putts. It's hard to win under those circumstances. It was hard. I wasn't able to raise my game.
couple pleased somewhat
I am somewhat pleased but I now need a couple of those at the weekend.
looked scoreboard total
But afterward, I looked at the scoreboard in total wonderment.
buffer build happy hard hoped last round work
I had hoped to build a buffer going into the last round but that was not to be, ... There is still a lot of hard work ahead, but I'm still happy to be right in front.