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P ÁDRAIG HARRINGTON ADMITTED to being surprised by the wave of emotion that rose within him as he hit the first tee shot of ...

Padraig Harrington struck the first tee shot as the 153rd British Open started in cloudy conditions at Royal Portrush on ...

Three-time major winner Padraig Harrington has suggested that The Open could be played in countries outside of the UK, but ...

The Irishman is a two-time winner of The Open - and believes it is bigger and better than ever after matching the U.S. majors ...

What he wasn’t ready for was the well of emotion as he approached that first tee, not least because he had spotted an empty ...

Two-time Open champion Padraig Harrington admits he was as emotional as he has ever been on a golf course hitting the first tee shot of the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush.

Pádraig Harrington had a tear in his eye as he was greeted by rapturous applause and rated the experience of hitting the opening tee shot at Royal Portrush as one of the highlights of his 28-year ...

Such a sustained gloriously golden period was barely imaginable when Harrington was bogeying Muirfield's last hole to miss ...

PADRAIG Harrington didn’t take any chances as regards missing his tournament-starting tee time at The Open. The two-time winner was granted the honour of getting the 153rd edition of the ...

Two-time major winner Padraig Harrington will have the honour of striking the first tee shot when the 153rd Open Championship ...

Padraig Harrington called for The Open to be hosted in different countries earlier this year, but his comments have not gone ...