Plenty of bite left in this Shark

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON played party pooper last year just when it seemed as if a 53-year-old honeymooner was about to bring the old claret jug back to Australia.

The Great White Shark, Greg Norman, rolled back the years especially through the opening three rounds when he scored 70, 70 and 72 to lead Harrington and KJ Choi by two strokes. Alas the tiring Shark lost his bite on the final day, and shot 77 against the Harrington’s 69.

Now he’s back again and very happy to be playing his 27th Open on the links where he captured the title for the first of two times in 1986. It was Norman’s golden era, and the 63 he shot in the second round remains the joint lowest returned in any of the major championships and remains a jewel in his memory.