Pádraig in awe of more Tiger magic

As he stood on the podium at the end of another major, Pádraig Harrington was trying to gather his thoughts about a closing 73.

Pádraig in awe of more Tiger magic

Harrington, of course, has been around the block at these major championships more than a few times and even won a few too, but even the free-talking Irishman was stopped in his tracks, his eyes drawn to the nearby television screen as a figure in red was doing something extraordinary.

Tiger Woods’ ball was in a bunker, the 14-time major winner having failed to escape one of the dreaded Lytham sand traps with his previous stroke up against the revetted face. His lie this time was even worse, tucked in up against the left-hand lip of the bunker and Woods was down on one knee on the slope above it, his right leg stretched out for balance.

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