Padraig Harrington

Open winner Harrington climbs to third in world rankings

PADRAIG HARRINGTON has climbed 11 places to his highest ranking of third in the world after his second successive Open Championship triumph. But even victories in the next two majors may not be enough for him to catch world...

Harrington puts paid to notion of devalued Open

Irishman's defence leaves no need for an asterisk to mark the absence of Woods Padraig Harrington kisses the Claret Jug after successfully defending his title at Royal Birkdale. That simple fact alone upholds the integrity of...

The Open: Moments to remember from 2008

By Tom Cary How it happened...what the 137th Open Championship will be remembered for: 1 Tiger Woods: Such is his iconic status that he dominated the build-up despite the fact he was not even playing. After winning the US Open...

Papers focus on hostages footage

All the papers feature stills from the video produced by the captors of the British hostages in Iraq. The Independent says a specialist squad raided a house in Baghdad's Sadr City only to find that the men had been moved out...

TV ratings, July 20: Harrington sinks Open title and 4.7m viewers

Irishman Padraig Harrington's victory in the Open golf tournament was watched by a peak audience of 4.7 million viewers last night, Sunday July 20. Coverage of Harrington's retention of the title brought an average of 3.3...

The Open: Colin Montgomerie frustrated that he can take 'nothing positive' from his week

By Claire Middleton Colin Montgomerie's Open started in a storm and ended under a cloud, a miserable 76 leaving him on 18 over par overall and well short of the sort of form that he needs to receive a Ryder Cup call-up. "Not...

Poulter takes a large step towards silencing his critics

After this the second-place finisher is no longer just a pair of pretty trousers Ian Poulter finished second at Royal Birkdale. Photograph: Paul Thomas/AP For all the camaraderie and shared experiences that bind those who play...

Police hail Open planning success

The operation to deal with an influx of about 200,000 people to Merseyside for The Open golf championship has been hailed as a success by police. Officers spent 18 months planning with Sefton Council, tournament organisers and...

Westwood strives to put struggles behind him

Published Date: 21 July 2008 LEE Westwood admitted yesterday that it would be a relief to leave windy Royal Birkdale behind after finishing the Open with a 20-over-par total of 300, 17 strokes behind winner Padraig Harrington....

Harrington's crock of gold

OPEN 'N SHUT ... Padraig Harrington lifts the Claret Jug once again Pic: MARK ROBINSON Final scores (GB & Irl unless stated, par 70) 283 P Harrington 69 289 G Norman (Aus) 77, H Stenson (Swe) 71 292 S Stricker (US) 73, P Casey...