Padraig Harrington could bring the Open to a playoff

An amazing game by Padraig Harrington at the final round puts pressure on Sergio Garcia.

Padraig Harrington could bring the Open to a playoff Padraig Harrington, who currently sits atop of the British Open leaderboard could bring the Championship to a playoff, or even take the win away from Sergio Garcia. Harrington and Garcia are currently tied for the 1st place, both with 9 under par. Padraig Harrington is at the 16th and Sergio Garcia at the 14th.

Update: Padraig Harrington is now the leader after a bogey by Garcia on the 15th.

But what a game today from the Irish golfer. Total of four birdies so far - 3rd, 6th, 9th, 11th and an eagle on the 14th, Padraig Harrington is 6 under at the final round of the British Open. Garcia had three birdies, which he offset with three bogeys.

Padraig Harrington is an Irish professional golfer and former No. 6 in the world rankings who has won eleven tournaments on the European Tour and two on the PGA Tour - Honda Classic and Barclays Classic in 2005. Padraig Harrington missed the half way cut at the 2007 U.S. Open, but tied 7th at the Masters. Another interesting fact is that Padraig is a cousin of former World Poker Champion Dan Harrington.

Published on 07/22/2007