Golf: Bright start for Harrington in Players' Championship

Ireland's Padraig Harrington has made a bright start on the first day of the Players’ Championship in Florida today.

He was just one shot off the clubhouse leaders after finishing -2, hitting a round of 70 on a rain-delayed opening day at Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach.

Darren Clarke was not in such good form, however. He was +2 after 10 holes.

Scoreboard:

(US unless stated, par 72, 71 players to finish their rounds tomorrow after two-and-half-hour rain delay):

69 Robert Allenby (Aus)

Jeff Sluman

Mark Calcavecchia

David Toms

Steve Lowery

Stuart Appleby (Aus)

Brian Gay

70 Padraig Harrington (Ireland)

Colin Montgomerie (Gbr)

Bob Estes

Joel Edwards

Tom Pernice

)