Harrington happy to get the monkey off his back

PADRAIG Harrington put an in different Ryder Cup and a two year winless streak behind him to bag a three-stroke victory at the Iskandar Johor Open in Malaysia yesterday.

The Dubliner, whose last tournament success came at the 2008 US PGA Championship, started the day with a five-shot lead and victory was never in doubt as he closed with a three-under-par 69 at the Horizon Hills Golf and Country Club.

South Korean Noh Seung-yul finished strongly with a superb seven-under 65 to claim second place while Chinese Tapiei’s Lin Wen-tang took third following a 68.