Pádraig Harrington withdraws from PGA Championship over coronavirus risk

Pádraig Harrington has withdrawn from next week’s PGA Championship field to mitigate against the risk of Covid-19. Picture: David Davies/PA Wire.

Pádraig Harrington has withdrawn from next week’s PGA Championship field to mitigate against the risk of Covid-19.

The three-time major winner, who won the US PGA title at Oakland Hills, Detroit, in 2008, has opted to stay home in Dublin rather than travel to California to compete in the first major championship since professional golf returned from lockdown.