Harrington happy despite hellish hole

Padraig Harrington saw his US PGA Championship defence implode on the eighth hole at Hazeltine National but the three-time major winner insisted he was on the right path to becoming a better player.

Padraig Harrington saw his US PGA Championship defence implode on the eighth hole at Hazeltine National but the three-time major winner insisted he was on the right path to becoming a better player.

The Dubliner’s quintuple bogey at the par-three eighth removed him from contention when he was vying for the lead with Tiger Woods and YE Yang.

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