Harrington off to flying start

IN his first action on the PGA Tour since missing the cut at The Players Championship in May, Pádraig Harrington fired a bogey-free 65 in the first round of the St Jude Classic at TPC Southwind, Memphis yesterday.

The score was Harrington’s best in four starts at the Classic where he has missed two cuts the last three years.

Harrington, who started the day on No. 10, birdied six and seven to help close out a 32 over his final nine to get within two shots of Lee Westwood.