Golf: Harrington third in the Order of Merit

Padraig Harrington is now third in the Order of Merit and second in the Ryder Cup standings after his runners up finish in the Poruguese Open.

Volvo Order of Merit (£’s sterling):

1 P Fulke (Swe) 355,172,

2 E Els (Rsa) 329,103,

3 P Harrington (Irl) 277,225,

4 M Campbell (Nzl) 242,186,

5 T Bjorn (Den) 232,721,

6 R Karlsson (Swe) 225,420,

7 A Cabrera (Arg) 210,026,

8 N O’Hern (Aus) 193,854,

9 J Rose (Eng) 164,866,

10 M McNulty (Zim) 162,508,

11 P Price (Wal) 160,965,

12 B Langer (Ger) 145,729,

13 A Baddeley (Aus) 143,530,

14 MA Jimenez (Spa) 133,979,

15 I Poulter (Eng) 130,447,

16 JF Remesy (Fra) 109,452,

17 S Hansen (Den) 102,155,

18 S Garcia (Spa) 101,719,

19 D Robertson (Sco) 99,812,

20 W Bennett (Eng) 98,241

Ryder Cup standings (points):

1 P Fulke (Swe) 1,169,354,

2 P Harrington (Ire) 989,597,

3 L Westwood (Eng) 933,077,

4 D Clarke (NIr) 747,045,

5 T Bjorn (Den) 730,912,

6 P Price (Wal) 467,225,

7 I Poulter (Eng) 422,126,

8 S Garcia (Spa) 397,813,

9 R Karlsson (Swe) 370,620,

10 MA Jimenez (Spa) 360,963,

11 C Montgomerie (Sco) 359,559,

12 B Langer (Ger) 333,387,

13 D Robertson (Sco) 306,625,

14 P McGinley (Ire) 286,965,

15 J Rose (Eng) 284,013,

16 JM Olazabal (Spa) 268,977,

17 A Coltart (Sco) 266,407,

18 G Orr (Sco) 248,329,

19 P Lawrie (Sco) 243,413,

20 M Gronberg (Swe) 236,135