Padraig Harrington.....2015 Honda Classic Champion

Loire

There's the attitude! Hope Harro does the biz at Fota!

"So, I just play golf and get on with it," he insisted. "I like playing golf, really, really like it. If I wasn't playing a tournament here this week, I'd be out playing golf. So, it's not as if I'm doing something I don't enjoy.

"All I do is keep playing away. I believe the performances are there and I can do the job going forward. It's up to you guys, I suppose, to weigh each side of the story, but I'm going to stay confident and believe it's going to turn round with more big wins again.

"That's where I've got to be. Even if it means I've got to tell myself a lie, I'll go on with it. I'm not going to go down the other road,"

http://www.independent.ie/sport/golf/harringtons-hope-burns-bright-in-drive-for-portrush-30363319.html

REBELSAFC

Good early start from Padraig. 2 under after 6. Two birdies no bogeys

blue note

You'd have to worry for Harringtons chances of making the Olympics now. I can't see him being ranked ahead of Gmac, so that might essentially rule him out. Even if it doesn't, he'll have to be ahead of Lowrey to get in. Not looking good at present!

He's had no shortage of golfing highlights, but the Olympics seemed particularly important to him. It would be a shame if he never gets to compete in one.

Stella89

Three birdies in first 6 for Harro . Into tied 7th .

m r c

Sad to see the front of his hat bare.

PARlance

m r c wrote: »

Sad to see the front of his hat bare.

It's a hell of a lot better than seeing that GoGetConfused logo or whatever it was

newport2

m r c wrote: »

Sad to see the front of his hat bare.

He's gone to -6 now.

Could be a good omen to see his hat bare. I remember Bank of Ireland stopped sponsoring him and within a month he won The Open!


Note: I got that wrong. BOI started sponsoring him just before he won The Open!!

m r c

PARlance wrote: »

It's a hell of a lot better than seeing that GoGetConfused logo or whatever it was

Here's why it worked though :-) I know it was gofuzed.com

PARlance

m r c wrote: »

Here's why it worked though :-) I know it was gofuzed.com

Ha, I knew it was that but I think my one is more apt and whenever I seen it that's what I thought.

newport2

PARlance wrote: »

Ha, I knew it was that but I think my one is more apt and whenever I seen it that's what I thought.

Confused.com would have been an apt sponsor at times......

Montgolfier

What driver is Harrington using this week? Just got a glimpse it looks like a SLDR thing on the bottom.

Redo91

Montgolfier wrote: »

What driver is Harrington using this week? Just got a glimpse it looks like a SLDR thing on the bottom.

Doesn't he have a sponsorhip deal with Wilson though? Not sure he would be using Taylormade clubs if that's the case.

Benny Cake

Redo91 wrote: »

Doesn't he have a sponsorhip deal with Wilson though? Not sure he would be using Taylormade clubs if that's the case.

Might have a Wilson headcover but he's been playing with taylormade drivers for a while now. He definitely doesn't have a 14 club deal with Wilson...

Edit: here's his bag from 2013:

Driver: TaylorMade R1
Shaft: Fujikura Speeder 7.2X, 45.5 inches, tipped 1.5 inches
3 Wood: TaylorMade Burner SuperFast 2.0
Loft: 13.5 degrees (bent to 12 degrees)
Shaft: Project X 7A5
5 Wood: Wilson Staff FWS
Loft: 18 Degrees
Shaft: Prolite 35X Grey
Hybrid: Wilson Staff Dxi
Loft: 22 Degrees
Shaft: Helix Tour Matrix
Irons: Wilson Staff FG Tour V2 irons (5-PW)
Shafts: Royal Precision Rifle Flighted 7.0
Wedges: Wilson Staff FG Tour (50, and 54 Degrees), TaylorMade xFT TP (60 Degrees)
Shafts: Royal Precision Rifle Flighted 6.5
Putter: TaylorMade Ghost Spider S Daddy Long Legs
Ball: Titleist ProV1x

PARlance

Redo91 wrote: »

Doesn't he have a sponsorhip deal with Wilson though? Not sure he would be using Taylormade clubs if that's the case.

He has used a Taylormade (and possibly 3 wood) driver for a while now.
Quite a few of the pros have a "non sponsor" club(s) in their bag.
The headcover is usually the sponsors

Dero123

Followed him around today his game is very close to being back looked a lot more confident putting than what we see on tv

Dero123

Followed him around today his game is very close to being back looked a lot more

vienne86

Good grind there by Padraig to finish level par for the day. Hope that's his bad day out of the way and he kicks on tomorrow.

Ruu

-2 under for the final round for a total of -8, tie for 15th.

edit: tie for 14th final results.

m r c

Great buzz following this man this weekend, game is in great shape. Real feeling of him being "our hero"

newport2

m r c wrote: »

Real feeling of him being "our hero"

He is.

hades

I watched him on the range on saturday morning, he did a number of "happy gilmore" practice swings to get he crowd going. He was something else to watch hitting the driver in practice, he was drawing and fading the ball at will. At the time it looked like they were a bit erratic as there seemed to be no real set routine to what shot shape he was going to hit...... then i noticed he was aiming for the ball collector and would fade or draw the ball to the moving tractors position.

ForeRight

If only he could get some moving tractors on the fairways when he's playing

SnowDrifts

hades wrote: »

I watched him on the range on saturday morning, he did a number of "happy gilmore" practice swings to get he crowd going.

It's not actually for the crowd - the happy gilmore shot is now part of his practice routine. The benefit or purpose of it.... who knows what goes on in Padraig's head.

hades

SnowDrifts wrote: »

It's not actually for the crowd - the happy gilmore shot is now part of his practice routine. The benefit or purpose of it.... who knows what goes on in Padraig's head.

I must say, i enjoyed seeing him doing it. I got a decent video of it aswell. One of the stranger things i saw, was his caddie marking all his practice balls before paddy got to the range. Lord alone knows the reason behind it.

GreeBo

hades wrote: »

I must say, i enjoyed seeing him doing it. I got a decent video of it aswell. One of the stranger things i saw, was his caddie marking all his practice balls before paddy got to the range. Lord alone knows the reason behind it.

I use it to see where I'm hitting on the face of the club...maybe he had been reading my blog?

allybhoy

PARlance wrote: »

He has used a Taylormade (and possibly 3 wood) driver for a while now.
Quite a few of the pros have a "non sponsor" club(s) in their bag.
The headcover is usually the sponsors

Followed him the weekend, his sponsor must be "old socks" or something then because his head covers on his woods are awful!

He also has a ladybird cover on his driver. Its funny though seeing the rest of pro's with the best of gear and headcovers and then Padraigs headcovers...

SaveOurLyric

allybhoy wrote: »

Its funny though seeing the rest of pro's with the best of gear and headcovers and then Padraigs headcovers...

Its tough trying to make ends meet eeking out a living on the margins of pro tour golf...

m r c

allybhoy wrote: »

Followed him the weekend, his sponsor must be "old socks" or something then because his head covers on his woods are awful!

He also has a ladybird cover on his driver. Its funny though seeing the rest of pro's with the best of gear and headcovers and then Padraigs headcovers...

The ladybird cover is on his sldr minidriver/3 wood thing

He had a sldr driver-sldr mini- Wilson fg v2 irons
Odyssey putter
And Wilson wedges
I couldn't see if he had a hybrid in the bag anyone else notice?

Dero123

His driver was Taylor made but had a Wilson Head Cover on it, I was behind one of the tee boxes when the caddie took the cover off it. The three wood was the same. He played very well on Friday, got the impression from him that he was enjoying playing with Rory and not having all the pressure on him where as on both Saturday and Sunday he was the star man in the group. One thing is for certain he is as popular as ever

hades

m r c wrote: »

The ladybird cover is on his sldr minidriver/3 wood thing

He had a sldr driver-sldr mini- Wilson fg v2 irons
Odyssey putter
And Wilson wedges
I couldn't see if he had a hybrid in the bag anyone else notice?

As far as i could see he had 2 hybrids, a TM SLDR mini driver (3 wood) and SLDR Driver.

Not sure of the hybrid brands.