The only way is up for happy Harrington

PÁDRAIG Harrington hopes to wake up next Monday morning feeling good and tired — even though by then the first major championship of the season will be only four days away!

The 29-year-old Dubliner admitted to being "very tired" yesterday, having led for three rounds of the Tournament Players Championship at Sawgrass before eventually finishing in second place on Sunday night. Nevertheless, he insists that he is looking forward to this week's Bell South Classic in Atlanta and hopeful of improving on his eighth place finish there last year.

"A week like the TPC obviously does take it out of you but come Thursday, hopefully, I'll have avoided doing too much work on the range and will be nice and fresh again," he commented. "There will be other areas of the short game and a bit of the mental game that I can work on and trying to get my head in shape so I'm ready for the Masters next week. Hopefully, this will be another good week so I can tire myself out some more."