Padraig Harrington seems to have the luck of the Irish everywhere except Augusta National. After another nightmare on the 15th hole yesterday – where a gust of wind blew his ball out of position as he addressed a birdie putt, and he incurred a one-stroke penalty – the Irishman who won the last two consecutive majors took a lethal quadruple bogey on the second hole on Saturday, effectively ending any realistic chance for him to contend.
In an email exchange with Brian Keogh of the Irish Golf Desk, it was described thusly:
“Trees left. Hit tree. Into bush. Drop. Hit tree. went into stream. Out on
fairway. On green. Two putts.”
That sounds like me, except you add, “eat roll of TUMS, practice hours, not get better, cry in beer. Lather, rinse, repeat.”
Harrington rallied with three birdies on the front nine to finish the front with a 1-over 37, leaving him 1-under for the tournament, eight shots back of the leaders, who have not yet teed off.
