Pádraig relieved to avoid Tiger circus

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON was breathing a sigh of relief after avoiding a nightmare draw with Tiger Woods for the first two rounds of the Masters.

The Dubliner will go off with South African Charl Schwartzel and Open champion Stewart Cink at 1.20pm (6.20pm Irish time) today and 10.13 am (3.13pm Irish time) tomorrow with Woods heading out in the second last group with Matt Kuchar and KJ Choi.

“It’s never easy being paired with Tiger in terms of your whole tournament,” Harrington said. “I’m sure the stats will show this.