Irish stars to face off in winner-takes-all clash

Three-time Major winner Padraig Harrington and teenage sensation Rory McIIroy will play each other in a winner-takes-all showdown worth $300,000 (€223,182) on the new Lough Erne golf course in Co Fermanagh, the resort's owners announced last night.

Irish stars to face off in winner-takes-all clash
Wed, 25 Mar, 2009 - 08:47

Three-time Major winner Padraig Harrington and teenage sensation Rory McIIroy will play each other in a winner-takes-all showdown worth $300,000 (€223,182) on the new Lough Erne golf course in Co Fermanagh, the resort's owners announced last night.

Four thousand tickets will be sold for the glamour event between two of the island's best-known sportsmen.

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