Harrington on high Road

PÁDRAIG Harrington leads an eight strong Irish challenge into the final two rounds of the €4.5m BMW PGA Championship after firing a faultless best of the day four under par 67 over the West Course at Wentworth yesterday.

Harrington stands on four under par, two strokes behind the halfway pacesetter Luke Donald and one adrift of home club tournament professional Ross Fisher. But the leader board is so tightly packed that several of the other Irish survivors can make their presence felt over the next couple of days with Damien McGrane currently best placed on two under.

A terrific attendance of 22,489, a comfortable record for the second day, enjoyed not just glorious weather conditions, but witnessed Europe’s best severely tested by the new-look Burma Road.