Shots at the 19th hole

PADRAIG HARRINGTON doesn’t fancy a tipple but if he did, he believes the publicans of Ireland would owe him a barrel of beer.

For the second Sunday night this year, he reckons he kept the pubs open late as patrons stayed on to see if he could capture his second PGA Tour success of the year. And he didn’t disappoint, holing a massive 65-foot putt on the final green for an eagle and a one-shot victory over America’s Jim Furyk.

“It was all shown on Sky Sports in Ireland,” he quipped to the American media. “There’s going to be a lot of cheering, a few drinks will be put away in the pubs so they owe me again for keeping them in business.”