Padraig Harrington couldn't have asked for better setup at US Open

Harrington, 54, made his way into the US Open field due to his Senior US Open victory last year.

Padraig Harrington at Southampton, New York. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Padraig Harrington knows a thing or two about difficult conditions. He won both of his Open Championships playing in the type of weather that only the hardiest of souls could love.

So Thursday dawned a relatively balmy day for the three-time major champion from Dublin.