Padraig courts discord with Wentworth withdrawal

PADRAIG HARRINGTON is not one to court controversy but lately it seems to follow him around.

It will take some time yet before the hullabaloo occasioned by his weekend dismissal of his faithful caddy Dave McNeilly dies down. And while all that slips away, there is also his decision not to compete in this week's Volvo PGA Championship at Wentworth.

He is taking this step for the second successive year because of his dislike for the Wentworth course and especially its greens at this time of year.