Harrington coasts home - but will history repeat?

Padraig Harrington coasted to a third successive Irish PGA title today in what he hopes proves a lucky omen yet again.
For the past two years the Dubliner has gone on from the European Club to The Open and won that as well, but the big difference this time is that he has missed his last five halfway cuts on the European and American tours.
One behind after the first round, Harrington took over at the top with a second round 70 and finished up a seven-stroke winner over the 2005 British amateur champion Brian McElhinney who also won the European amateur title at Nairn before he turned pro.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4x71)
283 Padraig Harrington (unatt) 68 70 73 72 (£4,000).
290 Brian McElhinney (Team Ireland 70 76 72 72 (£2,800).
291 Richard Noel Kilpatrick (Banbridge) 70 70 77 74 (£900).
292 Brendan McGovern (Headfort) 72 71 77 72, Simon Thornton (Royal Co Down) 75 67 73 67 (£1,200 each).
294 Mark Staunton (foreireland.com) 76 73 73 72 (£700).
296 Gavin Lunny (Naas) 70 73 74 79 (£650).
297 John Kelly (St Margaret's) 75 71 72 79 (£625).
298 Cian McNamara (unatt) 75 78 72 73 (£600).