Harrington and Bjorn plan to get to ‘core’ of problem

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON comes face-to-face with Players Committee Chairman Thomas Bjorn tomorrow night after being invited to attend the committee meeting in Portugal.

European Tour chief executive, George O’Grady, who will also be present, has asked Harrington to give his views on the planned introduction from next year of six ‘core’ tournaments which Tour members must play four to retain membership.

Harrington made his views public after the opening round of the recent Alfred Dunhill Links Championship by claiming the contentious proposal was a form of protectionism and suggested it could be a matter for the European Union.