Harrington misses chance at Sawgrass

Padraig Harrington failed to take advantage yesterday as the pressure of leading the Players Championship – golf’s richest-ever event – took its toll on Americans Jerry Kelly and Kevin Sutherland.

Kelly scored 74 and Sutherland 73, but it was 23-year-old Australian Adam Scott rather than Dubliner Harrington who capitalised in the race for the first prize.