Win elusive but Harrington a model of consistency

PÁDRAIG Harrington must be wishing that the golf season isn’t coming to an end after the outstanding form he has been showing over the past month.

In that time, he has finished third (with Paul McGinley) in the World Cup in Spain, top 10 in the Korean Open, second in the Hong Kong Open and second at the weekend in the Target World Challenge in California.

People may harp on about the fact that he didn’t win any of those tournaments, but closer perusal of his scoring average should convince even the most sceptical that Harrington has been playing majestic golf. Indeed, his failure to capture any of these titles was due more to the exceptional quality golf of the opposition than any shortcomings on his own part.