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Two weeks before they return to The Open, Padraig Harrington and Sergio Garcia, the two men in last year's play-off at Carnoustie, can do Nick Faldo a favour at The London Club this weekend. The countdown to Royal Birkdale continues with the £2.4million European Open, which switches to Kent after 13 years at The K Club, near Dublin. It marks the first time Harrington and Garcia have played together on British soil since last July's Open, but almost inevitably there are Ryder Cup implications as well. Garcia, despite his victory in May in the prestigious Players Championship in Florida, is in danger of dropping out of the top 10 on Europe's standings. Harrington is already outside an automatic selection spot - and if both of them need wild cards come the end of next month then Faldo's hand could well be forced. That in turn,... [read full story]
