Harrington happy back on the links

HE MAY have been written off a few times in the last couple of seasons but Pádraig Harrington remains determined to prove he has the game to add to his haul of three major championships.

Much has been made of the Irishman’s slide down the world rankings since his back-to-back major successes in 2008 and this year alone he has fallen from 23rd at the start of 2011 to his current standing of 57th.

Yet if there’s anywhere Harrington can succeed and reestablish himself as one of the game’s top dogs, it is on a links course, and having won two British Opens inside the last four years, this week’s championship at Royal St George’s presents the perfect opportunity to get back in the groove.