Mixed messages from Harrington

PÁDRAIG Harrington continues to confuse and confound. One week he’s telling us ‘there will no more tinkering with my swing’ but now two days before he bids to win the Open Championship for the third successive year, he talks of ‘little changes’ which have followed from consultations with swing coach Bob Torrance.

So what is he attempting to achieving? Harrington explained: “I’ve been trying to change my impact position and through that, a combination of other things turned up. When you change one thing, a few other adjustments are needed. Trying to figure out which adjustments goes with which has been a little bit more complicated than expected and is taking a little longer than expected.’’

Harrington left the European Club on Saturday with a sixth Irish PGA Championship in the bag but also claimed he remained unhappy with his swing.