Harrington hanging on to European pride

The Ryder Cup is proudly displayed on this side of the Atlantic, but for the first time since the world golf rankings were launched in 1986 Europe could soon be without a single player in the world’s top 10.

Ireland’s Padraig Harrington is the only one left to fly the flag at the very top level at the moment with Sergio Garcia and Colin Montgomerie dropping out of the elite group with woeful starts to 2003.