Harrington’s Open win - 50-year jinx truly ended

You wait for a bus for what seems like ages and then two come along together.

This country waited for 50 years for an Irishman to win the British Open. Then last year Pádraig Harrington broke what was beginning to seem like a jinx. He did it again yesterday, but without the heart-stopping drama of dumping a couple of balls in the water at the 72nd hole.

There was drama earlier in the week surrounding his wrist injury and questions about whether he would even defend his title. Harrington heeded the adage of being patient in the wind. Time and again he sacrificed distance for accuracy and in the end it clearly paid off.