Our very own Comeback Kid isn’t getting the recognition he deserves

The gracious way in which Harrington won has further added to his international stature.

Our very own Comeback Kid isn’t getting the recognition he deserves

He is now being called the Celtic Tiger in comparison with Tiger Woods who is unquestionably one of the greatest American sportsmen of this or any generation

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON’S victory in the PGA championship in Oakland Hills ranks as one of the greatest Irish sporting achievements. It was not so much that he won, or that he retained his British Open title last month, as the way he won both.

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