PADRAIG HARRINGTON PRESENTED the best possible case for his inclusion in Jose Maria Olazabal’s Ryder Cup squad today.
The Dubliner shot a seven-under par 64 at the Bethpage Black course in Long Island, a score which sees him take the early lead of a stellar field at The Barclays tournament .
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After two opening pars, Harrington picked up a bogey, but instantly cancelled that out with a birdie on his fourth hole.
Harrington got himself under par by the turn thanks to a seventh-hole birdie. He would go on to birdie six of the back nine, including an extraordinary run of four-in-a-row from the 11th to the 14th.
Harrington is a shot clear of the USA’s Nick Watney and Brian Harman with Nick Christian and Sergio Garcia a stroke further back on five-under.
Rory McIlroy, partnered with Tiger Woods (-3) for the first time on the PGA tour, is five shots back following a bumpy round which saw him reside at +2 after six holes.
There was less to shout about for McIlroy’s countryman, Graeme McDowell. The 2010 US Open Champion is four-over par after a disastrous front nine containing; two birdies sandwiched between a double bogey on both the third and seventh hole.
Unlike Harrington and McIlroy, G-Mac failed to take a low score from the back nine, picking up two further bogeys before putting a gloss on the scorecard with a birdie at the last.
Hot streak: Harrington birdies four straight to lead The Barclays
PADRAIG HARRINGTON PRESENTED the best possible case for his inclusion in Jose Maria Olazabal’s Ryder Cup squad today.
The Dubliner shot a seven-under par 64 at the Bethpage Black course in Long Island, a score which sees him take the early lead of a stellar field at The Barclays tournament .
After two opening pars, Harrington picked up a bogey, but instantly cancelled that out with a birdie on his fourth hole.
Harrington got himself under par by the turn thanks to a seventh-hole birdie. He would go on to birdie six of the back nine, including an extraordinary run of four-in-a-row from the 11th to the 14th.
Harrington is a shot clear of the USA’s Nick Watney and Brian Harman with Nick Christian and Sergio Garcia a stroke further back on five-under.
Rory McIlroy, partnered with Tiger Woods (-3) for the first time on the PGA tour, is five shots back following a bumpy round which saw him reside at +2 after six holes.
There was less to shout about for McIlroy’s countryman, Graeme McDowell. The 2010 US Open Champion is four-over par after a disastrous front nine containing; two birdies sandwiched between a double bogey on both the third and seventh hole.
Unlike Harrington and McIlroy, G-Mac failed to take a low score from the back nine, picking up two further bogeys before putting a gloss on the scorecard with a birdie at the last.
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