Signs of life in Pádraig’s putter a Major boost

It was less than eight feet — the height of the average doorway — but if Pádraig Harrington goes on to win more Majors he may well look back on it as the putt that helped him walk back into the light.

Considering the venue, it might be more apt to say that he escaped his very own Bermuda Triangle. Winless for two years and fragile with the blade, the 41-year-old Dubliner stood over his par-saving effort on the picturesque but treacherous, par-3 16th in the final round of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf knowing he just had to hole it.

A turquoise blue sea lapped the cliffs to his right as he tried to ignore that fact as his wife had just been interviewed at greenside about his impending victory. Bad karma.