Golf: Harrington bids for first Irish win at Wentworth

Ian Woosnam and Padraig Harrington both birdied three of the first four holes in their Cisco World Match Play final at Wentworth today.

Harrington, trying to become the first Irish winner of the title and not leave himself with a seventh runners-up finish of the season, struck first with a 35-foot putt.

Both birdied the short second, Harrington from 10 feet and Woosnam from six, then Woosnam levelled with a 15-footer on the next.

The 501-yard fourth saw two more birdies, twice winner Woosnam finding the green with a four-iron and Harrington needing only a seven-iron.