Harrington says McDowell should have taken ban on the chin

Padraig Harrington had some sympathy for Graeme McDowell over his doping offence, but not for his reaction. 

Make-A-Wish Ireland are the official charity partner of the Amgen Irish Open 2024, for the third year of a six-year partnership. Pictured is 17-Year-Old Leukaemia Survivor, Danny Rooney, putting on the 10th green at Wednesday's Pro-Am event. Danny walked nine holes with Padraig Harrington and received a new set of golf clubs from Make-A-Wish.  Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile 

Pádraig Harrington had some sympathy for Graeme McDowell when the latter was fined and banned for a tournament on the LIV Tour last month, but felt his dig at the US PGA and DP World Tours was ill-timed.

McDowell sat out the LIV event at Greenbriar in August and shipped a $125,000 slap on the wrists. Not a small amount of change but hardly debilitating for a player who pocketed $127,750 for finishing in a tie for 42nd at the Nashville event in June.