Harrington plays down his chances

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON has played down his chances in today’s BellSouth Classic in Atlanta after making changes to his clubs.

Harrington is competing in a fifth BellSouth and his first since finishing fourth and three strokes behind American Zach Johnson in 2004.

Harrington arrived in Atlanta on Sunday night after missing the cut in last week’s Players Championship, a result that saw Harrington drop one spot to 25th on the world rankings. However, the extra time has led to Harrington searching for answers after last week’s scores of consecutive 73s and he responded to a first missed cut this season by changing the grips on all his clubs.