Harrington fails to drive for show

A DEFINITE chance missed.

"I thought the scoring was average until Mike Weir and Lenny Mattiace really got it going on the Sunday," he mused. "That was very good golf by the two of them. But there wasn't a whole lot spectacular before then. It wasn't like the US Open at Pebble Beach in 2000 when Tiger Woods shot 15 under or Anders Hansen with his 19 under at last year's Volvo PGA and you felt, jeez, I couldn't have done that. This Masters was a lot different than that."

Having targeted the Masters as his first serious assignment of the season, it was unlike Harrington to more or less change his game plan or more specifically his driver on the eve of the tournament. He came to the conclusion that a Titleist club would give him the kind of right to left shot most observers believe is essential for success at Augusta National. It was a gamble that failed to pay off and the offending "weapon" has already been donated to charity!