Pádraig facing uphill battle for top spot

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON is not about to throw in the towel but he has confessed he’s now staring at the near impossible odds of capturing a second European Number One crown.

Harrington slipped one place to 18th on the Race to Dubai money list after a disappointing 38th-place finish in the Singapore Open that left him lying 10 shots behind Ryder Cup colleague, Ian Poulter.

The triple Major winner can still capture this week’s WGC–HSBC Champions event in Shanghai and also the season-closing Dubai World Championship and still come up short given the 17 players ahead of him will also be adding to their pockets.