Putt it to Pádraig

HE’S JUST missed a putt to win the Ryder Cup. You can see he’s seething, but you’ve got to get those quotes, got to ask the question your readers want.

You position yourself between the green and the scorer’s tent to ensure he can’t dodge you, but if he’s walking quickly, there might only be time for one pertinent question. What’s it going to be?

That’s the challenge we’re setting for aspiring journalists, golf anoraks or general sports fans. With our exclusive relationship with Ireland’s Pádraig Harrington, the Ryder Cupper has agreed to take your questions in the countdown to the biennial spectacular.

In typical Harrington fashion, there’ll be no ducking or evading questions. You want to ask about the pro tour, his practice techniques, tips to a better game and his golfing gods, Harrington will reveal all in our Golf Plus Ryder Cup special next week.

But the first word any aspiring journalist needs to understand is deadlines — and we need the questions to forward to Pádraig by close of business tomorrow.

So email your question directly to him at [e-mail] or post to Putt it to Pádraig, Irish Examiner, Academy Street, Cork.