PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON has just over a fortnight before he defends his British Open title but the struggling triple Major winner declared there is no turning back from the changes he is introducing into his game.

MASTERS champion Trevor Immelman has moved up 14 places in the world rankings to 15th with Pádraig Harrington improving from 12th to 11th having started 2008 in eighth.

THOUGH understandably surprised that his Irish Open victory moved him up just one spot from 12th to 11th in the World Rankings, Pádraig Harrington was content to put his feet up yesterday and ponder the events of the past week.

IT wasn’t a very pleasant day at City West. The Irish rugby team arrived back drenched to the skin after their session down the N7 at Naas.

THE THUMB injury sustained by Pádraig Harrington in the World Matchplay has almost fully healed and he is in good shape going into this week's Volvo Masters at Valderrama.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON’S decision to sack long-time caddy Dave McNeilly last May and replace him with family friend Ronan Flood was one of the most controversial stories in Irish sport throughout the summer.

EUROPEAN captain Bernhard Langer readily admitted that he regarded Pádraig Harrington as one of his key men for the successful defence of the Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills.

DARREN CLARKE and top caddy Billy Foster are to be reunited as a partnership at the US PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, Wisconsin, on August 12-15 for the third time.

PADRAIG HARRINGTON is not one to court controversy but lately it seems to follow him around.

Wanted: a top caddie to travel the world with Padraig Harrington, one of golf’s top players.

South African Trevor Immelman provided the greatest possible advert for the belly putter today when he sentenced Padraig Harrington to the 22nd runners-up finish of the Irishman’s career.

Padraig Harrington, reported to be replacing caddie Dave McNeilly after the Deutsche Bank-SAP Open in Heidelberg today, drew level with leader Gregory Havret when the final round began.

Padraig Harrington will be hoping a later start today in the BellSouth Classic in Atlanta enables him to get his brain in gear better than he did in his opening 70.

FIVE days after one of the best performances of his career, Pádraig Harrington found himself struggling to find the same adrenalin yesterday.

THE happiest golfing man in Asia over the past few days has been a 25-year-old Dubliner, Darren Reynolds.

Losing the Cisco World Match Play final two weeks ago gave Padraig Harrington plenty of food for thought.