K-Club favourite Harrington scores with lucrative deal

TOURNAMENT favourite Pádraig Harrington scored here yesterday before a ball was struck in anger in the Smurfit European Open Championship.

He signed a lucrative deal with communications company O2, yet another demonstration of his appeal to commercial concerns inside and outside of Ireland.

Harrington's fellow Irishman and Ryder Cup teammate Darren Clarke isn't doing too badly either and as it happens they are rated first and second favourites for the first prize of 481,254.