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
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It's going to happen. The golf courses in Europe are being set up more like U.S. Open courses -- they're tighter than a regular PGA Tour event so maybe the U.S. Opens should suit Europeans now.
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It's going to happen, ... The golf courses in Europe are being set up more like U.S. Open courses -- they're tighter than a regular PGA Tour event so maybe the U.S. Opens should suit Europeans now.
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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.
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It can be quite a frustrating golf course. One of my strengths is to stay patient, and that's probably why I have performed well here in the past.
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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.
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I don't support the belly putter. I think it's bad for the game of golf.
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It seems a little bit like the home of the U.S. Open in the States. For all the venues of the U.S. Open this is more synonymous for the U.S. Open than any other one.
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I'm sure they're jumping on Jim's back for not winning all those playoffs. But how good is he playing to get into them? Only that he's in so many playoffs does he have a bad record. The better you play, the more you're going to lose. Because you're going to be there more often.
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The ball tends to sweep into the pins at Augusta. Here, it's always running away from them. This is very tough.
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On a windy day it is easy to blow yourself out. I'll take my round. No damage done. There are another 54 holes to play. It's just a question of keeping yourself within a shout on Sunday.
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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,
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I missed a couple of birdie chances on the last few holes which would have made it a good round. But it's not the end of the world.
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In 2000, he was a phenomenal player that nobody could touch. Now, he's still a great player, but he's probably not as untouchable as he was.
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I've had nine weeks off with the main priority being rest.