Happy Harrington delighted to show off his home course

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON takes a deep pride in being the tournament professional at Mount Juliet.

He is proud of every aspect of Dr Tim Mahony’s magnificent complex and he is delighted at having the opportunity to show it off to the world’s greatest golfers who have assembled in Co Kilkenny for the $5.5 million American Express World Championship.

He wants to see everything go off like clockwork, for the sun to shine, to have HIS club shown off in the very best possible light to Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, David Duval and the rest. And yet he also recognises a clear irony in this position for he knows full well that windy, wet conditions would help him a great deal more in his challenge for the $1m first prize rather than the kind weather still being predicted.