Padraig Harrington.....2015 Honda Classic Champion

abff

Not a great day at the office, but fair dues to him for covering the last four holes in minus three after such an awful round for the first fourteen holes. Be nice to see him shoot 65 or 66 tomorrow.

Danny dyers double

Montgolfier wrote: »

Master class from Harrington was good

watched this myself and as a high hc player found it quite interesting. I'd struggle with bunker play because I never really knew how to play from them , it was always swing and hope I got out of sand . But Harrington explained it very well and the putting all weigh on front leg is something I can practice from now on.

Speak Now

Real mixed bag this week, had 20 birdies which was actually 3 more than Lowry who came second. 3 doubles over the weekend killed any momentum.

pistol_75

+1 through 9 today with 3 birdies :eek: A dreaded treble on the 7th hole.

abff

Still +1 after 14. Not playing that badly (apart from the triple bogey) but not having much luck with the putter. Getting a good bit of coverage by Sky Sports. I'm usually one of the first to criticise them for not showing Irish golfers, but they've shown a lot of Padraig today, so fair dues to them.

murphdogg11

His playing partners are currently -9 & -5 while Paddy is +1. He is playing these days like a struggling journeyman pro & it must be embarrassing for him. Outside the cut at the moment.

AGC

murphdogg11 wrote: »

His playing partners are currently -9 & -5 while Paddy is +1. He is playing these days like a struggling journeyman pro & it must be embarrassing for him. Outside the cut at the moment.

Are you for real??

A struggling journeyman pro?

He is also -2 so far and well inside the cut

Synode

AGC wrote: »

Are you for real??

A struggling journeyman pro?

He is also -2 so far and well inside the cut

Haters gonna hate

murphdogg11

He is currently on the cut mark of -2.

Trampas

AGC wrote: »

Are you for real??

A struggling journeyman pro?

He is also -2 so far and well inside the cut

Last 2 years he's got world ranking points in around 12 events. 50+ events

That's a stat of a struggling journeyman.

Apart from the win in the states it's been a pretty mediocre season.

my friend

P needs to make big changes, the Joyce's/Stokes/Wards/Nevins travel with less family members

Pierce_1991

Wouldn't be too worried about Padraig's form. He says himself that he's been striking the ball as well as he has in years at the moment. I don't think he's deluded, that's just golf. Anyone who plays themselves know there's always periods when you feel you're playing well but your scorecard seems to say otherwise. If he can start making a few more putts I think he'll come on a bit over the next few months.

Speak Now

PGA tour in Malaysia this week, decent start for Padraig. -4 for tied 16th although -10 leads already!

FixdePitchmark

What is story with that injury ?

Good start - but again , he is never going to feature in events with -10 at lead day 1.

Speak Now

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

What is story with that injury ?

Good start - but again , he is never going to feature in events with -10 at lead day 1.

This is his last event of 2015 so an early winter break to get it sorted no doubt.

FixdePitchmark

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

This is his last event of 2015 so an early winter break to get it sorted no doubt.

So not easy to play with any issue with body. Even for us.
so we should just give the mid 40 injured , 3 time major winner and winner this year a break.

mrkiscool2

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

So not easy to play with any issue with body. Even for us.
so we should just give the mid 40 injured , 3 time major winner and winner this year a break.

He's -4 and in the top 20 while carrying an injury. What do you expect of the man, miracles? -40 isn't going to win this event, sometimes everything goes your way and you get a freak round like that. It's not a sign he is miles behind, it's just a sign someone had a great day.

Speak Now

Only shot level par today to drop to t45, needed to shoot -4 to hold his position. 5 birdies again but unfortunately has a quadruple bogey on his second hole so was fighting to recover for the day.

vienne86

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

Only shot level par today to drop to t45, needed to shoot -4 to hold his position. 5 birdies again but unfortunately has a quadruple bogey on his second hole so was fighting to recover for the day.

That quadruple bogey is sickening - otherwise it would have been a decent round. It seems a long time since he had a blow out like that.

HB2002

vienne86 wrote: »

That quadruple bogey is sickening - otherwise it would have been a decent round. It seems a long time since he had a blow out like that.

Unfortunately not..... he's always likely to throw in a double or triple or worse.
If you look back at the last couple of tournaments they're what have killed him.

His bad holes seem to be worse than the others.....:(

FixdePitchmark

mrkiscool2 wrote: »

He's -4 and in the top 20 while carrying an injury. What do you expect of the man, miracles? -40 isn't going to win this event, sometimes everything goes your way and you get a freak round like that. It's not a sign he is miles behind, it's just a sign someone had a great day.

Nobody said -40 was going to win it.
But clearly it was a very and is a very low scoring event.

Hoof Hearted2

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

What is story with that injury ?

Good start - but again , he is never going to feature in events with -10 at lead day 1.

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Nobody said -40 was going to win it.
But clearly it was a very and is a very low scoring event.

Actually they kinda did, you kinda implied it with your comment above.
Also the scoring in this event won't be dissimilar to all the other run of the mill European tour events with the winning score in the low to mid 20 under range.
So shooting 4 under on day one by no way means you are out it.
If it's going to be your week, it's going to be your week and when it is "your week" you will find a way to win.

FixdePitchmark

I kinda didn't.

My point is events that are in this -20 range (not 40)
Are not his type of events.

Even in full health will be tougher harder events.

And ironically enough . These are more important events and worth getting worked up about.

I haven't even looked it up . But how often and when does padraig ever get to -20.

Anyway.

I'm waiting for a major next year.
Maybe Open.

Hoof Hearted2

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

I kinda didn't.

My point is events that are in this -20 range (not 40)
Are not his type of events.

Even in full health will be tougher harder events.

And ironically enough . These are more important events and worth getting worked up about.

I haven't even looked it up . But how often and when does padraig ever get to -20.

Anyway.

I'm waiting for a major next year.
Maybe Open.

Ah yeah, ya kinda did (maybe without realising it or meaning to), but you kinda did all the same.
You do realise Padraig is in his mid fourties and it's not expected of any golfer to be continually and regularly competitive at that age and beyond (well maybe on the Champions tour, but not the PGA or European tours), also referring to Padraigs current exploits in the same vain as you would with a young fledging pro is bizarre in the extreme, but hey ho takes all sorts to make the world go around.
There is only sure thing at that age and that is inconsistency, although a player of Padraigs ability and track record may intermittently interrupt that pattern with moments of brilliance (like the Honda classic this year)such is life and what not, can't stop the sands of time etc. etc.

Dan Chipowski

Four birdies and an eagle today and yet Padraig somehow manages to shoot an over par round.

It's becoming a bit of a trend for him to start events pretty well and then just get steadily worse from there. Hopefully he can put in a strong finish tomorrow, get the injury dealt with and come back refreshed.

vienne86

Dan Chipowski wrote: »

Four birdies and an eagle today and yet Padraig somehow manages to shoot an over par round.

It's becoming a bit of a trend for him to start events pretty well and then just get steadily worse from there. Hopefully he can put in a strong finish tomorrow, get the injury dealt with and come back refreshed.

I had to go and look at his card to see how he could have done that! What a crazy looking round - what is the man doing?????

abff

Jerry Seinfeld wrote: »

This is his last event of 2015 so an early winter break to get it sorted no doubt.

Are you sure about that? Will he not be defending his Indonesia Open title?

abff

Padraig finished with a 70 in tied 56th place on 5 under overall. It could have been a lot worse. He was 3 over after 6 holes, but played the last 12 in 5 under.

vienne86

abff wrote: »

Padraig finished with a 70 in tied 56th place on 5 under overall. It could have been a lot worse. He was 3 over after 6 holes, but played the last 12 in 5 under.

This streaky play is not good for my nerves. I'm glad I wasn't watching!

Speak Now

abff wrote: »

Are you sure about that? Will he not be defending his Indonesia Open title?

He said this was his last event in 2015 so he could have the knee op and time to recuperate.

19 birdies and an eagle and only finish -5 was another poor week unfortunately.