Christmas was different, very different. It only really dawned on me how different as I strolled through Dublin airport on St Stephen’s morning at 7.45 rather than 5.45.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON admitted a touch of over-confidence proved costly as he opened the defence of his BMW Asian Open title with an even par round in Shanghai yesterday .

GREG NORMAN last night had reassuring words for Pádraig Harrington in the aftermath of his bitterly disappointing finish to the Smurfit European Open Championship on Sunday.