Knee op will rule Harrington out of Wales Open

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON is going into hospital for a knee operation after this week’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth and will not play the Wales Open at Celtic Manor from June 3-6.

The surgery has been planned so that the three-time major champion recovers in time for the US Open at Pebble Beach in four weeks.

Harrington said: “I wanted to get the opinion of my doctor on a knee injury I picked up whilst playing football at Christmas.