Pádraig’s swing is back in sync

FOR what seems like the umpteenth time in the past few months, Pádraig Harrington attempts to revive his ailing golf career.

While it is undoubtedly the case his season has faltered largely because of his swing changes, it is equally the case he needs to do something positive soon.

This week’s World Golf Championship (WGC) Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio, followed by the US PGA Championship at Hazeltine, Minnesota, are the two most important tournaments left on his 2009 schedule. And he if he fails to make a serious impression, the reality is that his world ranking (he has dropped from 3rd to 17th this year) will take another hammering and his prospects of qualifying for either of the lucrative, season ending events on the US and European Tours, the Fed-Ex Cup and the Race to Dubai, will be remote.