Harrington primes game for British assault

PADRAIG HARRINGTON may have taken the last two weeks off from competitive golf, but that doesn’t mean he was failing to prepare himself mentally and physically for arguably the most important month of his season.

He realised during his recent three-week stint in the United States that he needed a “different slant” on his gymnasium programme, a variation on what he’d had been doing.

“After three to six months, you are certain to get bored with what you’re doing. But this has nothing to do with feeling tired at the end of the US Open. I am still working on a little swing change, kind of breaking down a psychological barrier.