Pádraig prepares for qualifying trek to US Open

Pádraig Harrington will again venture into new and unwanted territory when he enters a 36-hole US Open qualifier later next month at Walton Heath in Surrey.

Harrington’s five-year exemption into both the Masters and now the US Open ended last year.

He recently missed out on competing at Augusta National for a first time in 14 years and will now head to Walton Head on Monday May 26 and straight after the European Tour’s flagship BMW PGA Championship.