Harrington shoots 66 and has eyes on Rio

Pádraig Harrington muscled his way towards ending a six-year winless drought and then revealed he has set himself a goal of representing Ireland in the 2016 Olympics.

In fact, Harrington let slip a share of the opening round Alfred Dunhill Links lead when he bogeyed his closing two holes in a round of a six under par 66 at Carnoustie that left him tied in third place with fellow Irishman Shane Lowry, who was competing at Kingsbarns.

And while the triple Major winner teed-up ranked 324th in the world, Harrington broke with tradition revealing his Rio de Janeiro quest where golf will return to the Olympics for a first time since 1924.