Harrington may miss Volvo PGA

Padraig Harrington could well choose to miss the European tour’s flagship event, the Volvo PGA championship at Wentworth, next year.

The £2m (€3.14m) event was the only one in which Harrington missed the halfway cut all this season and in seven attempts he has never had a top 10 finish.

“There’s no point in going and playing golf courses that you struggle to make the cut or that you struggle on,” said the Ryder Cup Irishman today after coming second to Retief Goosen on the European Order of Merit for the second season running.

“It’s a tough enough game without going to a golf course that doesn’t suit you.”

For the same reason, Harrington is not certain to play in the Accenture world match play championship in California in February.

Although a $1m (€987,000) first prize is on offer there, he has made the long trip twice and been knocked out in the first round twice.