Harrington can't wait to let it rip in Malaysia happy hunting ground

HAVING taken his now customary two month winter break, Padraig Harrington admits he is "chomping at the bit" to get back into competitive action.

He plays his first tournament of 2004 in Malaysia this week. Winning a first European order of merit title is one of the goals he has set in a year he is approaching with his confidence very much on a high and without the distractions that cost him considerable momentum last season.

Instead of the anxiety associated with the arrival of your first born, Padraig is now revelling in the company of young Patrick, already a globetrotter at the grand old age of five months, and all set for what the golfing season holds.