Padraig’s swing and misses

PADRAIG Harrington jointly led a field that included two of the game’s top three players and a host of other celebrated golfers in the Buick Classic at Westchester on Sunday - and still claimed that he had played poorly throughout the tournament!

He regaled the US press with his travails in the immediate aftermath of losing out in the play-off to winner Sergio Garcia and Rory Sabbatini and wasn’t for changing his tune when he arrived at Shinnecock Hills yesterday for the US Open, which begins on Thursday.

Harrington was far from down in the dumps - indeed he had a bounce in his step, wore that familiar smile, and did not dismiss the possibility of again figuring in the shake-up come Sunday evening.