Padraig Harrington.....2015 Honda Classic Champion

Speak Now · 25-10-2012 3:28pm

ssbob wrote: »

A win in Shanghai surely would have got him in no? It is the "Tournament of Champions"

Either way, he'll be back in the Top 50 by 31/12 I would put a bet on it!

A win would have of course.

WHIP IT! · 25-10-2012 3:43pm

ssbob wrote: »

I wasn't calling it a chink, the previous poster did, I was pointing out that the so called bad shots were prob down to nerves from a lack of being in that position in recent times. Harry has played substantially better this year than last year.

Yep, I know that. I was actually agreeing with you, in my own sort of way :pac:

abff · 25-10-2012 9:12pm

Good to see a lot of balanced comments here. It was great that he won, but not necessarily proof that's he's back on top of his game. Like most of the people on this thread, I hope it's a harbinger of things to come.

I'm kinda bemused by the few comments that are at either extreme. :eek:

abff · 25-10-2012 9:24pm

scout353 wrote: »

He still dropped two shots in closing 3 holes and the par on 17 was almost equivalent to a bogey (his mic picked up him telling Ronan that he jibbed/funked/whatever your local word for "was afraid to hit it") so nerves or not he is still not 100% though he is far closer to his 'A' game than he has been in a while!

Actually, he dropped one. At the 18th. Where he needed to get down in 3 putts to win. And did.

abff · 16-11-2012 11:38pm

Another missed cut, unfortunately. The only time he was shown on sky today was at the 18th where he hit a low cut from trees to skip across the water in front of the green and get up and down for par. Sporting a somewhat bizarre fu manchu for movember.

Hopefully, he can out together four good round next week.

supernova84 · 22-11-2012 11:46am

What has he growing on his face looks so funny. Only PH could pull that off.

dines08 · 22-11-2012 11:58am

Top class interview by Harrington. Spoke in length and detail about a lot of things including Rory's 2016 Olympic conundrum and anchored putters. Very good

charlieIRL · 22-11-2012 1:27pm

supernova84 wrote: »

What has he growing on his face looks so funny. Only PH could pull that off.

its for Movember.

soundsham · 22-11-2012 2:28pm

supernova84 wrote: »

What has he growing on his face looks so funny. Only PH could pull that off.

He said he noticed that in 63% of his putts in this season his eye was just short of being exactly over the ball
The extra weight of the musher sorted this and added 2.3 yds to his driving

abff · 22-11-2012 9:35pm

soundsham wrote: »

He said he noticed that in 63% of his putts in this season his eye was just short of being exactly over the ball
The extra weight of the musher sorted this and added 2.3 yds to his driving

I love it!

Ed Winchester · 22-11-2012 9:47pm

dines08 wrote: »

Top class interview by Harrington. Spoke in length and detail about a lot of things including Rory's 2016 Olympic conundrum and anchored putters. Very good

Yeah, it was a super interview. He can't but be honest. An interviewers dream.

MungoMan · 23-11-2012 12:39am

any link to the interview ?

Seves Three Iron · 23-11-2012 1:15am

Ed Winchester wrote: »

Yeah, it was a super interview. He can't but be honest. An interviewers dream.

Harrington a very interesting interviewee alrite. I would stop short of the idea that he's an open book though. Hard to think that someone so expert at managing their image and profile would not withhold an awful lot of himself. At least I hope he does, so I can keep wondering what's really going on behind those eyes!

In my list of interesting sports people he's up there with Roy Keane, Ger Loughnane and Jim McGuinness. Some fourball that!

rednik · 23-11-2012 1:20am

Seves Three Iron wrote: »

Harrington a very interesting interviewee alrite. I would stop short of the idea that he's an open book though. Hard to think that someone so expert at managing their image and profile would not withhold an awful lot of himself. At least I hope he does, so I can keep wondering what's really going on behind those eyes!

In my list of interesting sports people he's up there with Roy Keane, Ger Loughnane and Jim McGuinness. Some fourball that!

Eamon Dunphy, Ted Walsh, Pat Spillane and George Hook as their caddies.:D

abff · 24-11-2012 11:42am

Finished with two birdies for a 68 today. Currently tied 9th but likely to be around 15th by the time the round finishes (unless the wind gets stronger). Hopefully he'll have a good round tomorrow to pick up a few ranking points and get closer to the top 50.

big_drive · 24-11-2012 12:03pm

No double bogies this week so far. I think it's one area he has improved in past few months, before that he was having a couple per round while also having plenty birdies. Now he seems to be more consistent & not making silly errors which lead to doubles

Speak Now · 26-11-2012 9:44am

Back up to 59th in the WGR. Those 2 missed cuts in Asia were a blow.

ssbob · 26-11-2012 9:57am

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Back up to 59th in the WGR. Those 2 missed cuts in Asia were a blow.

Although if he can remain in the top 64 by the time the WGC Matchplay event comes around then makes no difference, get thru a the first couple of rounds and that should secure his place in the Top 50.

One thing going for Paddy is that 2011 was an awful year for him and should he start making a few cuts then the points he will gain will far outweigh the points he will lose.

abff · 26-11-2012 11:25am

ssbob wrote: »

Although if he can remain in the top 64 by the time the WGC Matchplay event comes around then makes no difference, get thru a the first couple of rounds and that should secure his place in the Top 50.

One thing going for Paddy is that 2011 was an awful year for him and should he start making a few cuts then the points he will gain will far outweigh the points he will lose.

Does anyone know when he plays next? He has traditionally taken a long break in December/January and this has caused him to slide down the rankings.

ssbob · 26-11-2012 11:30am

abff wrote: »

Does anyone know when he plays next? He has traditionally taken a long break in December/January and this has caused him to slide down the rankings.

He is definitely not playing anything else before christmas, but I reckon he will play in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in January.

abff · 26-11-2012 11:34am

ssbob wrote: »

He is definitely not playing anything else before christmas, but I reckon he will play in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in January.

Nothing much happening between now and Christmas except for some of the "wheelbarrow" events. Another example of the rich getting richer. I'm somewhat ambivalent about the validity of granting OWGR points for these events.

PRAF · 26-11-2012 12:37pm

Pity about those two missed cuts. I think the first was a bit of a hangover after winning the PGA Grand Slam. The second missed cut was due to sickness. I think he had a bad flu or something. Anyway, good to see him back in form. All he needs is a win, a couple of top 3s, or a handful of top 10s and he should be safely back in the top 50.

ronjo · 01-12-2012 2:38pm

Harrington was ranked in the top 10 at end of year on 7 different occasions in the Noughties.
I hadnt realised he was so consistently that high.

Any chance we will ever see that again?

abff · 03-12-2012 7:49pm

ronjo wrote: »

Harrington was ranked in the top 10 at end of year on 7 different occasions in the Noughties.
I hadnt realised he was so consistently that high.

Any chance we will ever see that again?

I'd love to think it could happen, but it's difficult to see him being consistently in the top ten over the next several years. However, he should get back into the top 50 and he still has the game to win tournaments, including more majors if he can pull everything together for four successive rounds.

AloKildare · 13-01-2013 5:01pm

Good start to the year at the Volvo Golf Champions for Padraig, he finished 4th. His new putting technique seems to be working, he holed a few nice putts over the weekend. Hopefully this is the start of a great season for him.

big_drive · 13-01-2013 5:22pm

I can see him getting a big win this year.

Any idea what improvement this finish will have for his world ranking?

FixdePitchmark · 13-01-2013 5:32pm

big_drive wrote: »

I can see him getting a big win this year.

Any idea what improvement this finish will have for his world ranking?

I'd love him to win a major after all the stick he has got.

One thing for him, is he can finish strong on day 4. He has unbelievable self belief, unlike some of the lads who should be winning majors and are not.

AloKildare · 13-01-2013 5:46pm

big_drive wrote: »

I can see him getting a big win this year.

Any idea what improvement this finish will have for his world ranking?

I haven't got a clue with regards the world rankings, we'll see in the morning!

Speak Now · 13-01-2013 5:53pm

today should book his place in the matchplay.

PRAF · 13-01-2013 6:09pm

AloKildare wrote: »

Good start to the year at the Volvo Golf Champions for Padraig, he finished 4th. His new putting technique seems to be working, he holed a few nice putts over the weekend. Hopefully this is the start of a great season for him.

Strong start to the season. Played really well last year, lots of top 25s and a good smattering of top 10s. Just couldn't hole a few more putts each week to turn then into top 5s and top 3s. Hopefully this is his year!

Good to see Lowry start well too. A top 10 for him makes it a good weeks work for the Irish

Padraig Harrington.....2015 Honda Classic Champion

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