Harrington heads to desert with best start safely in bag

Pádraig Harrington has a meeting on an Abu Dhabi practice range first thing today despite a superb start to his new season in finishing fourth in the Volvo Champions event in Durban.

Harrington birdied five of his closing 11 holes in a round of 67 for a 12-under par tally on the Durban Country course yesterday.

South African and world No 6 Louis Oosthuizen captured the title, coming from five shots behind Scotland’s Scott Jamieson.