Greens paved with gold for golf’s hottest talent

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON is on course to become Ireland’s top-earning sportsman of all time after his latest win in one of golf’s biggest competitions.

His victory in the PGA Championship in the US in the early hours of yesterday morning not only earns him a place in the history books, but can also reap him handsome rewards in endorsements, sponsorship deals and appearance fees.

“He is the hottest talent in world golf at the moment,” said Eoin Conroy of Byrne Conroy Consulting, which has a sports sponsorship division. “The world is his oyster.”