Friday, July 3, 2009

Harrington misses cut in France

Padraig Harrington
Harrington has been horrendously out of form this season

Padraig Harrington's miserable form continued as he missed his fifth successive cut after carding a 75 in the second round of the French Open.

The Irishman had been hoping to regain his form in the penultimate event before launching the defence of his Open title at Turnberry on 16 July.

But Harrington, who drove out of bounds and ran up a triple-bogey eight at the 14th, ended the day on five over par.

"I was never comfortable on the greens all week," said Harrington.

"I'm hoping that's all it was. I just struggled - just putted terribly and didn't get any confidence. That's reflected in the score.

"It showed up the weakness in my putting. I've been happy with it and still am physically, but it certainly got on top of me this week and that's where the focus will be.

"You don't just click, but I have another week. The last six months the focus has been on my swing and definitely now I will be firmly focused on my previous strength - a good, sharp short game.

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"I'm not worried about how hard they set up Turnberry. I will be more worried about how I am - but I can manage any challenge."

Harrington last played four rounds of an event at the Players Championship in Florida in early May and is without a top-10 finish since January.

Now he has only next week's Irish PGA championship to find a bit of confidence before heading to Scotland, where he will be seeking to win a third Open in a row.

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