Battling Harrington accentuates the positive

FOLLOWING decent performances in Malaysia and California, Padraig Harrington is very positive ahead of the Doral Open and next week’s defence of the Honda Classic.

However, the 34-year-old Dubliner admitted playing poorly for the first three days of the Accenture World Match Play Championship in Carlsbad though he hung in exceptionally well to set up a quarter-final clash with Davis Love III.

This time, he was in tune with his game and even though outplayed for spells by Love whose long game he described as "awesome", Harrington was back to level pegging when the American produced the stunning 111 yards pitching wedge that spun into the hole for an eagle and brought the match to an end.