Late bogey blemish ruins Pádraig’s round

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON has made a disappointing start to the Quail Hollow Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina. Having reached the turn in a highly impressive three under par 33, he missed a number of great chances on the way home before coming a cropper at the par three 17th.

Even though he left a 25-footer for eagle on the 10th just short, he was still four below regulation tackling the driveable par four 14th and the par five 15th. However, he failed to get up and down from just at 14 and after splashing out of a bunker at 15 to less than a yard, saw his putt for birdie lip out.

He also made a very disappointing effort for a birdie at 16 having hit a marvellous shot from the left rough to about fifteen feet. The Irishman was playing his first tournament since the Masters and at times looked quite rusty, a point well made at the treacherous, water strewn 17th where he pulled his tee shot into the lake fronting the green. He still wasn’t on the green in three and the 169 yard hole cost him a triple bogey six.