Hard going for Harrington

A ROUND of 70 on the testing Burma Road course at Wentworth yesterday was far from a disaster for Pádraig Harrington.

But to listen to him afterwards, you might have felt his chance of joining Harry Bradshaw as the only Irish winner of the PGA Championship was already gone.

In truth, he probably should have been thankful to be only three out of the lead held by fellow Irishmen Peter Lawrie and Graeme McDowell along with Frenchman Philippe Lima.