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Harrington has high hopes for Nevada
By Warren Montgomery
Pádraig Harrington starts the Reno-Tahoe Open in Nevada today hoping victory could set him on a late run for a Ryder Cup place.
He will be encouraged by the absence of the defending champion, home favourite Scott Piercy, who has switched from Reno to the lucrative World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio, after qualifying through his one-shot victory in the recent Canadian Open.After 13 years as a strokeplay event, the Reno-Tahoe organisers have made the unusual switch to a modified Stableford system, where points are scored for birdies and eagles. It is designed to encourage aggressive play on the low-scoring Jack Nicklaus-designed course at the Montreux Golf Club, where the record is 61.
And it will suit Harrington, who currently languishes at 28th in the European money list for the Ryder Cup with three tournaments to come before captain Jose Maria Olazabal’s selection deadline.
But he will be encouraged by five consecutive top-20 finishes immediately before the British Open, where he finished on a modest five over par in a tie for 39th.
His main opposition on the Reno course a mile above sea level could come from US trio John Rollins, JB Holmes and Chris Kirk, who tied for fourth in the Canadian Open, and in-form Korean Seung-Yul Noh.