Harrington to skip Irish PGA in Open run-up

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON won’t be warming up for July’s Open at St Andrews with another appearance in the Irish PGA.

The Dubliner could not commit to the event in time and the championship is now likely to clash with the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup finale – the Tour Championship in Atlanta at the end of September.

Michael McCumiskey, secretary of the PGA Irish Region, said: “I don’t know what the issue is, but Pádraig couldn’t commit to the week before the Open and I had to move to other options.