Monday, July 21, 2008

What Harrington had to say after
second Open triumph ...

Padraig Harrington has risen to a career-high third in the world rankings following his Open Championship success at Royal Birkdale on Sunday -- and this time he is comfortable with the position.
His previous highest ranking of sixth place did not sit easily for the ambitious Irishman but he now plans to maintain a permanent presence in golf's top echelons.
"I got to sixth in the world before and I wasn't comfortable there," Harrington told reporters after winning the Open Championship for the second year in a row.
"I thought: 'Ooh, I'm sixth in the world and it's not good enough.' Now I'm more comfortable at third than I was at sixth.
"I've improved as a player and I'm continuing to improve as a player, that's the main thing for me. My goal is to keep getting myself into contention in majors, keep hanging around. The majors are what it's all about for me.
"I set my schedule out this year for the four majors and I was trying to peak for those four weeks," added the 36-year-old Dubliner, who clinched his second grand slam title with a commanding four-shot victory at Birkdale.
"I got myself vaguely in contention at the Masters -- not particularly but vaguely. The U.S. Open, it didn't happen. The Open -- it happens."
Harrington tied for fifth at the Masters in April before sharing 36th place in last month's U.S. Open at Torrey Pines.
"All you need to do is hit one out of the four of those," he said of his major ambitions. "That's a pretty high rate for most of us mere mortals.
"I think I've got better at that. I've matured as a player, with experience and with my game. I trust my game more and I definitely have more confidence in my swing."

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