Padraig Harrington.....2015 Honda Classic Champion

PRAF · 16-03-2012 11:41am

Great round by Paddy, 61 is some shooting!

However, what sets Paddy apart from the rest IMO is the other things. Look how he interacts with the media, always gives an insightful and interesting view. Tiger could learn a thing or two from him on that.

I also admire what he does for those less fortunate than himself in terms of his work for the special olympics, fundraising for his wife cousin's long term care etc.

Look how he conducts himself on the course - no petulance, smashing his clubs, anger to the galleries etc.

As a fan, he can drive you mad sometimes. However he is a class act. Deserves to be back amongst the best golfers in the world and hopefully he can continue his good shooting this weekend.

acejeff · 16-03-2012 11:52am

very very well said Praf, a true credit to his sport and his country, I for one am very proud he's an Irishman

Benny Cake · 16-03-2012 1:21pm

PRAF wrote: »

Great round by Paddy, 61 is some shooting!

However, what sets Paddy apart from the rest IMO is the other things. Look how he interacts with the media, always gives an insightful and interesting view. Tiger could learn a thing or two from him on that.

I also admire what he does for those less fortunate than himself in terms of his work for the special olympics, fundraising for his wife cousin's long term care etc.

Look how he conducts himself on the course - no petulance, smashing his clubs, anger to the galleries etc.

As a fan, he can drive you mad sometimes. However he is a class act. Deserves to be back amongst the best golfers in the world and hopefully he can continue his good shooting this weekend.

+1 million!
Sums up exactly how I feel about PH. A sportsman of the highest integrity and a role model for us all... Hope he can keep it up over the weekend, I'd love nothing more than to see him challenging again for the big tournaments...

blackwaterfish · 16-03-2012 3:11pm

lets send him one of those big cards so we can all sign it. with "paddy, youre our No.1 guy" written on the inside.

love from,

all the crew from boards.ie/golf -all on board the paddywagon!

that should distract him from thinking about his swing too much... altho he may run & hide never to be seen in public again.

- worst post of the year winner right here!

murphdogg11 · 16-03-2012 3:23pm

Fantastic shooting by PH. Lets hope he continues this form for the rest of the tournament.

k.p.h · 16-03-2012 3:38pm

murphdogg11 wrote: »

Fantastic shooting by PH. Lets hope he continues this form for the rest of the tournament.

For sure, how awesome would it be Sunday...

Padraig Harrington -40

blackwaterfish · 16-03-2012 4:08pm

k.p.h wrote: »

Padraig Harrington -40

considering he made a total balls of the par 5's yesterday i think anything less than -40 would be a failure

- theres a good chance PH thinks that too!

BoardsMember · 16-03-2012 5:47pm

One can never underestimate what PH might be thinking about....he really is capable of thinking on a level not before reached by golfers, and that's saying something.

Ah, I'm only messing, was a lovely way to wake up this morning, with news of his -10 on the sports bulletin, delighted to see him put a good round together, hopefully now he can go on and win the tournament from the front, it would do him the power of good.

Aidric · 16-03-2012 8:06pm

Harrington's problems have been folding on the weekends this year so hope it's not a case of history repeated. I hope he keeps it together. If he could take a 5/6 shot lead in to the weekend I'd give him a great shout.

k.p.h · 16-03-2012 8:23pm

Paddy getting some tv time ..

BoardsMember · 16-03-2012 10:34pm

His putting is awful in an awful category all on its own. Incredibly poor. Just missed a 1ft 10 inch putt. Completely yipped it. I'm now quite concerned he's going to really struggle to ever again be relevant over the course of a 4 day event, I think his head might be gone

murphdogg11 · 20-03-2012 10:26am

He can't seem to put 4 rounds together in a meaningful way any more. When you consider he was -10 after the first round he lost some opportunity to win it. Down to 91st in world rankings.

Mr. Larson · 20-03-2012 10:45am

From his FB update:

I am back home from Tampa after a disappointing finish at the Transitions Championship, after starting out unbelievably well. I shot my lowest round of my career, 61, to be ten under par and leading after the first round. However I wasn’t able to keep it going and I ended up shooting three over for the next three rounds. Leaving the course after the final round I was very disappointed, especially as the play-off score was 13 under par and I would only have had to shoot three under for the next three rounds to be in the play-off. Having started with a round of 61 the tournament was really in my hands if I continued to play decent.

When I played the course on Tuesday and Wednesday I felt that the scoring would be quite good as there wasn’t as much rough as usual, but I didn’t foresee myself shooting 61! I was feeling good about my game coming into the week and after the Wednesday pro-am, when I shot 64. Even with all this taken into account you can’t legislate for a round of ten under. The funny thing about my round was that I only birdied one of the par fives. It was a good mix of hitting it close and holing a couple of good putts. I got myself going on the first two holes by hitting it close and converting them for birdies. It all seemed quite easy and I never really put myself into any trouble. I pretty much had chances on every hole and I actually choked on the 11th as I had an eight footer up the hill to go seven under. While I was over the putt I was working out in my head what I had to do over the last seven holes to shoot 59. Needless to say I missed the putt, which is what happens when you get out of the present. However it may have made it easier in a way as it took the pressure of shooting a 59 off me. I birdied the 12th and then the last three holes to shoot 10 under. The highlight of the back nine was 76-foot putt on the 17th for a two!

It was great to shoot such a low score and it showed me that the work I am doing with Dave Alred is working and that my game is in very good shape. I would have been a lot happier if I could have continued on and won the tournament but unfortunately it wasn’t to be. The next three rounds were a struggle. On Friday I played fine, but just didn’t hit it as close as on Thursday and then I had a couple of three putts late in my round.

The weekend was very frustrating for me, as I seemed to get the wrong end of the swirling winds on most holes. This course is notorious for the swirling wind, but when things are going for you it is not an issue. However when things are not quite going it seems that every time you go to hit you are playing into the wind, which is what it felt like for me over the weekend, particularly on Sunday. It seemed like I played 17 holes into the wind; it was especially frustrating as I hit a lot of good shots that didn’t get rewarded as a result.

As much as I am disappointed with how I finished I am able to take a lot of positives from the week. Firstly, my routines were very good all week - the work I did on them during my week off was well worth it. Secondly I shot my lowest ever round, which shows me that I am on the right track with everything I am doing, especially as I came off the course feeling like I had left a few shots behind. As long as I keep doing the right things then the results will take care of themselves.

The only area that I wasn’t too happy with during the week was my putting. It was good on Thursday but I struggled a bit with it for the rest of the week. Looking at it now I can see that my putting routine is not quite 100% which is causing the problem. It is more evident to me after the work I have done on my routines for the rest of my game. I will be spend some time on this during my week off and look forward to getting back into action at Houston next week.

Talk soon,

Padraig.

BoardsMember · 20-03-2012 1:57pm

He really is a very up-beat guy, fair play to him. I hope he gets a couple of wins in and starts making progress up the world rankings, it would be awful to see him peter out in a decline like he's been in for a while.

supernova84 · 20-03-2012 9:55pm

He'll get there I'm sure. Nobody just shoots a 10 under round out of the blue. Hopefully a win is just around the corner because there's no doubt he's playing better this year.

SnowDrifts · 20-03-2012 10:14pm

Would really love to see him come on form for the masters. A great ambassador for Ireland and the sport of golf.

With two top 5 finishes and a top 7, he obviously knows his way around Augusta. If he could just hook it all up and get his putter going, he would have a good showing and at 66-1 on paddypower - might be worth an each way.

BoardsMember · 21-03-2012 10:04am

The secret at Augusta is to score on the par 5's, I would not hold me breath for Padraig at The Masters.

BenEadir · 22-03-2012 10:16am

Saw the last 20 minutes of his interview with Gary Murphy on The Cut Line on Setanta Ireland last night. I know it's been shown before but that's the first time I came across it. Does anyone know if the programme can be watched online without an Eircom broadband connection? (Eircom offer Setanta content FOC if you have an account with them - I don't). Does anyone know if it's due on Setanta again soon?

I think he hit the nail on the head when he said he views his long game as a science and his short game as an art. He needs to get his long game technically nailed for 4 consecutive rounds to compete for the lead but even then his putting during the second round last week was woeful at times.

An inspiration to any young golfer out there.

Ben

AldilaMan · 22-03-2012 1:32pm

When I played the course on Tuesday and Wednesday I felt that the scoring would be quite good as there wasn’t as much rough as usual, but I didn’t foresee myself shooting 61! I was feeling good about my game coming into the week and after the Wednesday pro-am, when I shot 64. Even with all this taken into account you can’t legislate for a round of ten under. The funny thing about my round was that I only birdied one of the par fives. It was a good mix of hitting it close and holing a couple of good putts. I got myself going on the first two holes by hitting it close and converting them for birdies. It all seemed quite easy and I never really put myself into any trouble. I pretty much had chances on every hole and I actually choked on the 11th as I had an eight footer up the hill to go seven under. While I was over the putt I was working out in my head what I had to do over the last seven holes to shoot 59. Needless to say I missed the putt, which is what happens when you get out of the present. However it may have made it easier in a way as it took the pressure of shooting a 59 off me. I birdied the 12th and then the last three holes to shoot 10 under. The highlight of the back nine was 76-foot putt on the 17th for a two!

Jesus - what a clown. As a student of Bob Rotella for years how did he allow that thought to come into his head on the 11th hole !! One shot at a time and the score looks after itself. He putted sensationally on Thursday and crap for the remaining 3 days but according to PH it's because of his routine :mad: The routine must have been pretty good on Thursday. He also expressed surprise at parring 3 of the par 5's. If he looked at his stats he would be aware that this is his major weakness.

Redzah · 22-03-2012 1:58pm

AldilaMan wrote: »

When I played the course on Tuesday and Wednesday I felt that the scoring would be quite good as there wasn’t as much rough as usual, but I didn’t foresee myself shooting 61! I was feeling good about my game coming into the week and after the Wednesday pro-am, when I shot 64. Even with all this taken into account you can’t legislate for a round of ten under. The funny thing about my round was that I only birdied one of the par fives. It was a good mix of hitting it close and holing a couple of good putts. I got myself going on the first two holes by hitting it close and converting them for birdies. It all seemed quite easy and I never really put myself into any trouble. I pretty much had chances on every hole and I actually choked on the 11th as I had an eight footer up the hill to go seven under. While I was over the putt I was working out in my head what I had to do over the last seven holes to shoot 59. Needless to say I missed the putt, which is what happens when you get out of the present. However it may have made it easier in a way as it took the pressure of shooting a 59 off me. I birdied the 12th and then the last three holes to shoot 10 under. The highlight of the back nine was 76-foot putt on the 17th for a two!

Jesus - what a clown. As a student of Bob Rotella for years how did he allow that thought to come into his head on the 11th hole !! One shot at a time and the score looks after itself. He putted sensationally on Thursday and crap for the remaining 3 days but according to PH it's because of his routine :mad: The routine must have been pretty good on Thursday. He also expressed surprise at parring 3 of the par 5's. If he looked at his stats he would be aware that this is his major weakness.

A bit harsh as I've never heard of a clown with 3 majors. Jaysus with advice like the above Dr. Bob will be haemorraging clients to u left, right and centre. Very positive signs in recent weeks for PH, only a matter of time before he proves all the haters wrong.

saintastic · 23-03-2012 10:25am

Redzah wrote: »

A bit harsh as I've never heard of a clown with 3 majors. Jaysus with advice like the above Dr. Bob will be haemorraging clients to u left, right and centre. Very positive signs in recent weeks for PH, only a matter of time before he proves all the haters wrong.

I agree with this fully. The reason the psychologists go on about staying in the present so much is because it's hard to do. How often do we ourselves stand on the 15th tee figuring out what you need to do over the last four to post a score.

Harrington is human and everyone makes mistakes, I wouldn't go too hard on him for looking forward.

Everything seems to be slotting slowly into place, would love to see him win again. If he can steady his putting down, he could get there.

Russman · 23-03-2012 10:40am

Ahh I think he takes it to an extreme though.
IMO he's a fantastic golfer, 3 majors says it all, a great guy who conducts himself as he should on and off the course. A real role model for juniors. And he has nothing left to prove to anyone IMO.

However, I do think in the last few years he's lost the plot a bit, its almost like he revels in being that little bit "different" to the rest of the pros. Remember the putting practice strokes over the ball last year, this year its the left leg stuck out behind him before he stands in to hit the shot. I'm not advocating total conformity or we'd all be robots, but he does make it hard to follow him or support him at times with his contrived mannerisms. Put it this way, imagine the slagging we'd give him if he wasn't Irish

I wish he'd just "play" ffs and let his ability come through.

Martin567 · 23-03-2012 10:58am

Russman wrote: »

However, I do think in the last few years he's lost the plot a bit, its almost like he revels in being that little bit "different" to the rest of the pros. Remember the putting practice strokes over the ball last year, this year its the left leg stuck out behind him before he stands in to hit the shot. I'm not advocating total conformity or we'd all be robots, but he does make it hard to follow him or support him at times with his contrived mannerisms. Put it this way, imagine the slagging we'd give him if he wasn't Irish

I wish he'd just "play" ffs and let his ability come through.

I think 99% of the grief he gets on these pages is precisely because he's Irish. There are lots of really talented former Major winners who have been some way off their best in recent times but nobody here ever really comments on it. Think of Geoff Ogilvy, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Angel Cabrera and most obviously David Duval, Michael Campbell & Mike Weir. Maybe all of these guys get similar grief from their own fellow countrymen, I don't know. It's just that nothing Padraig does can be 'under the radar' on this forum. Every competitive round is analysed/discussed purely because he's Irish and a 3 time Major winner.

Redzah · 23-03-2012 11:32am

Martin567 wrote: »

I think 99% of the grief he gets on these pages is precisely because he's Irish. There are lots of really talented former Major winners who have been some way off their best in recent times but nobody here ever really comments on it. Think of Geoff Ogilvy, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Angel Cabrera and most obviously David Duval, Michael Campbell & Mike Weir. Maybe all of these guys get similar grief from their own fellow countrymen, I don't know. It's just that nothing Padraig does can be 'under the radar' on this forum. Every competitive round is analysed/discussed purely because he's Irish and a 3 time Major winner.

Totally agree, most important part being he is a 3 time major winner and is a legend in this country. Before PH ireland had no majors, after winning 3 you could argue that this provided self belief to other irish golfers who subsequently brought the total up to 6. May sound a bit far fetched but it is very coincidental that PH opened up the floodgates for both himself and others.

He's trying exceptionally hard to get his game back and it is very commendable, its very easy to say his heads all over the place and he should just get out and play but i'm sure he's tried that and it hasn't worked so he's trying everything he can to get a bit more self belief, fair play to him

BoardsMember · 23-03-2012 11:32am

....and because we desperately want him to do well

.....and because we feel his game is good enough if he'd only just let it happen and not over-think things, which leads to us being frustrated

AldilaMan · 23-03-2012 12:15pm

Redzah wrote: »

A bit harsh as I've never heard of a clown with 3 majors. Jaysus with advice like the above Dr. Bob will be haemorraging clients to u left, right and centre. Very positive signs in recent weeks for PH, only a matter of time before he proves all the haters wrong.

Exactly what advice are you talking about? I think you'll find that the "one shot at a time" philosophy is from Bob Rotella.

Who are the haters you refer to? I don't think anyone on this site hates PH - just infuriated by his constant tinkering and psycho babble. Even PH must have a hard time believing his own positive outlook. I can't see him winning on the PGA tour again but feel free to resurrect this post if that miracle happens.

Redzah · 23-03-2012 1:07pm

AldilaMan wrote: »

Exactly what advice are you talking about? I think you'll find that the "one shot at a time" philosophy is from Bob Rotella.

Who are the haters you refer to? I don't think anyone on this site hates PH - just infuriated by his constant tinkering and psycho babble. Even PH must have a hard time believing his own positive outlook. I can't see him winning on the PGA tour again but feel free to resurrect this post if that miracle happens.

The advice i'm talking about is your generic one shot at a time crap.

It doesn't take a genious to work out that one shot at a time is the same as any other piece of advice u get in all walks of life such as 'don't get ahead of yourself'etc. Dr. Bob did def not invent 'One shot at a time', he has promoted this and has advised players of methods to keep in the present as it is a difficult thing to do in certain circumstances such as when u are -7 through 11 holes or whatever he was.

The haters I am referring to are posters who have come out with comments such as 'Jesus he is a clown' or 'infuriated by his constant tinkering'. Fury is an emotion that is often used to display hatred. The guys just shot 61 and has finished the tournament about 6 shots (open to correction) off the pace over 4 days which is not a lot.

Looking forward to resurrecting your post, comon Podge

Russman · 23-03-2012 1:39pm

Ahh now, in fairness, fury is more anger than hate.
I certainly don't hate Padraig, I really hope he recaptures his form and gets back to where a guy with his talent should be, but I'll readily admit his tinkering, mannerisms, utterances etc infuriate me, make me angry, frustrated, call it what you will.

You're correct about Dr Bob, his books are a great read IMO and can be very helpful but everything in them is complete common sense, and he certainly didn't invent the wheel. Although in one of them he clearly states that nothing he espouses or teaches is in any way new.

I think everyone on the thread wishes him well but it seems to some people that he's not helping himself, or to quote Dr Bob, he's "getting in his own way"

Maybe there's too big a stubborn streak in him, and when Bob Torrence told him he was mad to try change his swing given his age he decided he would anyway, I don't know. I seem to remember a quote or story at the time where Bob was saying he'd be hitting perfect shot after perfect shot but insist his arm was in the wrong position - that, at 40 years of age, is in my humble opinion, a little OTT. He always stated in his early career that he wanted to get to the point of having a low maintenance swing that he didn't have to constantly work on, and now, in recent times he says he's alway going to tinker and thats just the way he his.

As I say, he's had a wonderful career and if he never hit another golf shot again, his place in the upper echelons of golf history is assured, but I really really hope he clears his head and regains his form.

soundsham · 23-03-2012 2:32pm

I just wish he'd shut up about his 17 swing changes for 2012,stop telling Charlie Mulqueen and the rest about how he feels his game is like Christmas (coming back again)....

Put the head down keep quiet and just play hard please

His honesty is a stick used to beat him with every time he opens his gob

Martin567 · 23-03-2012 3:19pm

soundsham wrote: »

I just wish he'd shut up about his 17 swing changes for 2012,stop telling Charlie Mulqueen and the rest about how he feels his game is like Christmas (coming back again)....

Put the head down keep quiet and just play hard please

His honesty is a stick used to beat him with every time he opens his gob

I agree 100% with this. The problem is that he seems to love talking about the whole process so much. It seems to me that he is just so fascinated by the process that he can't stop himself from sharing this fascination once he gets started at all.

I would guess that there are other players who work on similar stuff, in the same detail as Padraig. The difference is that they don't talk about it so much.

AldilaMan · 23-03-2012 4:01pm

Redzah wrote: »

The advice i'm talking about is your generic one shot at a time crap. It doesn't take a genious to work out that one shot at a time is the same as any other piece of advice u get in all walks of life such as 'don't get ahead of yourself'etc. Dr. Bob did def not invent 'One shot at a time', he has promoted this and has advised players of methods to keep in the present as it is a difficult thing to do in certain circumstances such as when u are -7 through 11 holes or whatever he was.

The haters I am referring to are posters who have come out with comments such as 'Jesus he is a clown' or 'infuriated by his constant tinkering'. Fury is an emotion that is often used to display hatred. The guys just shot 61 and has finished the tournament about 6 shots (open to correction) off the pace over 4 days which is not a lot.

Looking forward to resurrecting your post, comon Podge

I love my wife but she regulary infuriates me and yet I never hate her. Go figure

munstermaddog · 23-03-2012 4:19pm

Redzah wrote: »

The advice i'm talking about is your generic one shot at a time crap. It doesn't take a genious to work out that one shot at a time is the same as any other piece of advice u get in all walks of life such as 'don't get ahead of yourself'etc. Dr. Bob did def not invent 'One shot at a time', he has promoted this and has advised players of methods to keep in the present as it is a difficult thing to do in certain circumstances such as when u are -7 through 11 holes or whatever he was.

The haters I am referring to are posters who have come out with comments such as 'Jesus he is a clown' or 'infuriated by his constant tinkering'. Fury is an emotion that is often used to display hatred. The guys just shot 61 and has finished the tournament about 6 shots (open to correction) off the pace over 4 days which is not a lot.

Looking forward to resurrecting your post, comon Podge

I think what your trying to say is Don't hate the player, Hate the game!

soundsham · 23-03-2012 6:55pm

@IrishGolfDesk: Ronan Flood has a part in Padraig Harrington's latest acting efforts for Wilson, 16 seconds in. http://t.co/qx2fFXH1 #themethod

AldilaMan · 30-03-2012 3:38pm

PH 3 under through 8 and has birdied the 2 par 5's

newport2 · 30-03-2012 3:49pm

AldilaMan wrote: »

PH 3 under through 8 and has birdied the 2 par 5's

Here we go again....

He's parred the ninth, so a nice front nine. Keep it going Padraig

newport2 · 30-03-2012 3:58pm

Has shot tracker got it wrong with Harrington's first on the 10th? Hope not

1. 371yds to Left Fairway, 5yds to hole

Whyner · 30-03-2012 4:05pm

newport2 wrote: »

Has shot tracker got it wrong with Harrington's first on the 10th? Hope not

1. 371yds to Left Fairway, 5yds to hole

data not available, had a 4 anyway

Whyner · 30-03-2012 4:06pm

I missed that but I did see they had named him as Longest Driver with 371....

newport2 · 30-03-2012 4:15pm

Whyner wrote: »

I missed that but I did she they had named him as Longest Driver with 371....

They had it wrong, he was there in 2.

Hitting his irons good, another approach to 6ft on the 11th.

fullstop · 31-03-2012 9:16pm

Bogeys his first 2 par 5s today again after getting to -4 early in the round

soundsham · 31-03-2012 10:22pm

I'd love to know what his average par 5 score
Must be way down the rankings
If he left Ronan play the par 5's he'd finish higher every week

Trampas · 01-04-2012 9:15am

he today off as didn't make 3rd round cut

Par 5 avg here

http://www.pgatour.com/r/stats/info/?144

He avg 4.75 on par 5's t151

Rory leading on 4.17 but way ahead of the field

soundsham · 02-04-2012 1:32pm

Trampas wrote: »

he today off as didn't make 3rd round cut

Par 5 avg here

http://www.pgatour.com/r/stats/info/?144

He avg 4.75 on par 5's t151

Rory leading on 4.17 but way ahead of the field

He's fallen to tied 161 after this week
That's an appalling stat

Whyner · 02-04-2012 1:57pm

nice read - http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/apr/02/padraig-harrington-masters-us-augusta

Loire · 02-04-2012 2:14pm

Whyner wrote: »

nice read - http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/apr/02/padraig-harrington-masters-us-augusta

Wouldn't you just love to see Podge in the Butler's Cabin on Sunday night? :cool:

soundsham · 02-04-2012 9:14pm

Loire wrote: »

Wouldn't you just love to see Podge in the Butler's Cabin on Sunday night? :cool:

If he is in there chances are he will have a club in his hand playing a shot

murphdogg11 · 03-04-2012 12:05pm

He really could do with a good week as he has now fallen to number 96 in the world rankings!

charlieIRL · 03-04-2012 12:22pm

murphdogg11 wrote: »

He really could do with a good week as he has now fallen to number 96 in the world rankings!

Shane Lowry will overtake him this year unless he has a few good results.

Loire · 03-04-2012 12:52pm

soundsham wrote: »

If he is in there chances are he will have a club in his hand playing a shot

You're probably right though

soundsham · 06-04-2012 7:58am

-3 for the par 5's
Let's see what he can do today
Has to be something like -2 or -3 on the par 5's each day really to finish up the leader board
-3 thurs
-1 fri
-3 sat

Another -3 today and who knows
Definitely proves you have to score well on the 5's every week

Padraig Harrington.....2015 Honda Classic Champion

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