Harrington in relaxed mood

In his previous visits to Houston, Pádraig Harrington looked as if was auditioning for a role at NASA’s nearby high-tech space facility.

Spectators witnessing the Dublin man’s work on the range were amazed by the computerised gizmos which seemed as important to his preparations as his various drivers and equipment.

However, Harrington is a changed man in Texas this week. The state of the art wizardry is gone while long time caddy, Rohan Flood, has hardly visited the Wilson Staff equipment truck on his boss’s orders.