Harrington joins champions' tee party

Royal Birkdale hero Padraig Harrington will take his place among the year’s major winners in the traditional grouping of champions for the opening rounds of next week’s US PGA Championship.

In the tee times issued by the PGA of America tonight, Open champion Harrington will tee off next Thursday at 6.15pm BST with Masters winner Trevor Immelman, while the absence through injury of US Open victor Tiger Woods means the world number one’s place has gone to 2007 champion Angel Cabrera.