Pádraig Harrington insists that temperamental Thomas Bjorn will not be a liability as Ryder Cup captain and conceded that his own captaincy ambitions will have to be reviewed if he’s not to miss the boat in 2020 or 2022.

THE new South Course at the K Club will officially open today, with some of the biggest names on the European Tour participating in a gala Pro Am with the proceeds going to the Special Olympics.

THE PRIDE and sense of expectation in the two men was palpable as they cast their gaze over terrain that up to a couple of years ago was dull pasture land but is now rapidly developing into one of Ireland's great golf courses.