Daly: pair me with Harrington in Open

DOUBLE Major-winning John Daly is hoping 3 Irish Open organisers will pair him with triple Major champion Pádraig Harrington in Baltray after the American secured his best result in four years after finishing joint second in the BMW Italian Open in Turin.

The 43-year old Daly birdied three of his closing five holes in a score of 66 to join Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin and England’s Robert Rock, who both had rounds of 68, in a share of second place on 11-under par but six shots behind Argentina’s Daniel Vancsik.

Vanscik, 31, won a second Race to Dubai event and the €216,660 first prize cheque courtesy of 65 for a 17-under par victory.