Pádraig gets that sinking feeling

PÁDRAIG Harrington’s travails continued at the Memorial tournament over the weekend after missing the cut for the fourth time in America this year.

As a consequence he has fallen out of the world’s top 10 having been third following his victory in the USPGA Championship at Oakland Hills last August.

This latest disappointment was particularly acute given the US Open starts at Bethpage Park, New York, on Thursday week and Harrington may be fatally short of a real competitive edge going into the second major championship of the year. His confidence certainly needs a boost and dropping to 11th in the rankings cannot help in that regard.