As if seeking to add another Major win to the CV wasn’t hard enough, without having to deal with a litany of injuries … as Pádraig Harrington has discovered.
Harrington has an ongoing knee problem, a neck issue and, more recently, a pulled muscle in between two ribs — which came as a body blow on the range ahead of last week’s Region Traditions, a Major on the Champions Tour — to cause concern.
“I’m a bit concerned with my rib injury. It isn’t nice [playing] out of the rough, it’s hard to go after it. I’m assuming it won’t be a problem in the tournament because I’d be more committed at that stage,” said the 51-year-old Dubliner, in the field this week as a two-time past champion.
Harrington is in the middle of a three-week …
- May 18, 2023
