Stat profiles for 1500 golfers
Lewine with some notes and thoughts on the defending champion.
TURNBERRY, Scotland -- Padraig Harrington, after he had finished his final round, would not have it that Greg Norman’s closing 77 in last year’s Open had anything to do with age. “Didn’t he have a 78 in the final round when he lost out to Nick Faldo in the Masters all those years ago?” he asked.
In Harrington’s eyes, players like Norman and Watson are still hitting the ball entirely well enough and far enough to win the Open. “At their stage, the limitations are more a question of whether they want it enough, whether they have enough fire in their bellies when they wake up. What they need to do is to hole putts and to believe in themselves.”
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“Anyone can get it under par today, so even the guys who started at two or three over par have a chance of winning.”
Come in Ernie Els… Three over par after three rounds, he moved to level with his third birdie of the day.
Harrington finished up with a 73 on Sunday and is at 12 over par.
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Last night, Watson suggested that Harrington’s problems were down to the fact that he had shortened his swing.
Today, Harringtron categorically denied that he had tried to do anything of the kind. “I’ve never tried to shorten it. I’m a great believer, as is Bob Torrance, that your swing finds its natural length as Tom Watson’s swing has found its natural length. It’s very nice that he would take time out and give a helping hand, but obviously he’s got the wrong information, as many people have. “Over life, your swing will get shorter. Mother Nature does that. But I’ve never tried to shorten it.”
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