UNITED STATES PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

Harrington misses cut after double bogey at last

FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
A closing double-bogey six sent Padraig Harrington crashing out of the final major of the year today - and could have a massive impact on Europe's Ryder Cup team.
With Luke Donald and Justin Rose among those who also missed the cut in the United States PGA Championship at a fog-free Whistling Straits, and with Paul Casey well down the field, captain Colin Montgomerie could be faced with a huge dilemma for his three wild cards in two weeks.
Harrington, winner two years ago, had made a brilliant recovery from his opening 75, but all the hard work was undone when, distracted by a photographer, he hit his second shot into the hazard short of the 18th green. From there he took a penalty drop, pitched 10 feet past the flag and missed the bogey putt.
With a 71 for a two-over aggregate he then waited to learn his fate - and an hour later it was confirmed he was out by a shot.
"It's very disappointing, but it would be silly to think that my last shot is going to cost me my place," said Harrington. Even if he gets a pick, though, it could have cost somebody else their spot.
"The Ryder Cup does come first. I made out my schedule to peak for the four majors and the Ryder Cup, and I'm going to stick with it. If I get picked I want to be ready to play."
With half the field continuing their second rounds at 7am (local time)  following two days of fog delays, there was the possibility Tiger Woods could be a casualty of the cut as well when he resumed with a bogey on the seventh.
But the world number one came back with birdies at the 10th, 14th and 17th for a 70 and three-under aggregate that left him joint 22nd - five adrift of Matt Kuchar.

Woods, who pulled off a spectacular shot onto the final green from a fairway bunker, said: "I'm not hitting it well here, but I'm putting well and I'm right in the ball game."

Leading Europeans at halfway were 21-year-old Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy and England's Simon Khan in a tie for fifth on five under, while Scot Stephen Gallacher - making a cut in a major for the first time - was one further back after a 69.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
136 Matt Kuchar 67 69
137 Nick Watney 69 68
138 J.B. Holmes 72 66, Jim Furyk 70 68
139 Seung-yul Noh (Kor) 68 71, Zach Johnson 69 70, Jason Dufner 73 66, Bubba Watson 68 71, Simon Khan (Eng) 69 70, Dustin Johnson 71 68, Rory McIlroy (NIrl) 71 68, Vijay Singh (Fij) 73 66, Ryan Palmer 71 68, Bryce Molder 72 67
140 Brendon De Jonge 74 66, Chad Campbell 70 70, Stephen Gallacher (Sco) 71 69, Bo Van Pelt 73 67, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 70 70, Martin Kaymer (Ger) 72 68
141 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 68 73, Ben Crane 73 68, Tiger Woods 71 70, Carl Pettersson (Swe) 71 70, Steve Elkington (Aus) 71 70, Jason Day (Aus) 69 72
142 Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 73 69, Brian Gay 72 70, Rhys Davies (Wal) 71 71, Simon Dyson (Eng) 71 71, Kyung-Tae Kim (Kor) 70 72, D.A. Points 70 72, Peter Hanson (Swe) 71 71, Robert Karlsson (Swe) 71 71, Phil Mickelson 73 69, Justin Leonard 73 69, Shaun Micheel 73 69, Ernie Els (Rsa) 68 74, Camilo Villegas (Col) 71 71
143 Brian Davis (Eng) 71 72, David Horsey (Eng) 72 71, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 70 73, Wen-chong Liang (Chn) 72 71, Charles Howell III 69 74, K J Choi (Kor) 74 69, Paul Casey (Eng) 72 71, Tim Clark (Rsa) 72 71, Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 71 72
144 Rob Labritz 73 71, Steve Stricker 72 72, Retief Goosen (Rsa) 76 68, Tom Lehman 74 70, Darren Clarke (NIrl) 74 70, Marc Leishman (Aus) 71 73, Martin Laird (Sco) 70 74, Ian Poulter (Eng) 72 72, Rickie Fowler 73 71, Troy Matteson 72 72
145 Adam Scott (Aus) 72 73, Jeff Overton 74 71, Davis Love III 73 72, David Toms 74 71, Stewart Cink 77 68, Heath Slocum 73 72, Kevin Na 74 71, Hunter Mahan 74 71, Brandt Snedeker 75 70, D.J. Trahan 72 73, Ryan Moore 69 76, Stuart Appleby (Aus) 72 73, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 74 71, Ross McGowan (Eng) 73 72
MISSED THE CUT
146 Jerry Kelly 75 71, Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 73 73, Michael Sim (Aus) 70 76, Chris Wood (Eng) 78 68, John Merrick 70 76, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 71 75, Matt Bettencourt 72 74, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 78 68, Tim Thelen 71 75, Kenny Perry 73 73, Kevin Stadler 74 72, Fredrik Jacobson (Swe) 76 70, Yuta Ikeda (Jpn) 71 75, Boo Weekley 76 70, Padraig Harrington (Irl) 75 71
147 Rory Sabbatini (Rsa) 76 71, Vaughn Taylor 73 74, Graeme McDowell (NIrl) 76 71, Anders Hansen (Den) 76 71, Sergio Garcia (Spa) 78 69, Lucas Glover 74 73, John Senden (Aus) 77 70, Troy Pare 73 74, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 70 77, Bill Haas 73 74, Scott Verplank 74 73
148 Mitch Lowe 71 77, Daniel Willett (Eng) 74 74, Ben Curtis 73 75, Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 74 74, Justin Rose (Eng) 74 74, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 75 73, Mike Weir (Can) 74 74, Jimmy Walker 71 77, Stephen Ames (Can) 71 77, Y.E. Yang (Kor) 72 76
149 Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) 74 75, Angel Cabrera (Arg) 72 77, Kevin Sutherland 74 75, Hiroyuki Fujita (Jpn) 74 75, Derek Lamely 77 72, Ricky Barnes 75 74, Charlie Wi (Kor) 74 75, Anthony Kim 74 75, Luke Donald (Eng) 72 77, Jason Bohn 77 72
150 Ryo Ishikawa (Jpn) 76 74, George McNeill 75 75, Bill Lunde 76 74, Trevor Immelman (Rsa) 74 76, Sean O'Hair 75 75, Shane Lowry (Irl) 71 79, Soren Hansen (Den) 77 73
151 Tetsuji Hiratsuka (Jpn) 74 77, Oliver Wilson (Eng) 76 75, Sonny Skinner 73 78, Matthew Jones (Aus) 74 77, Scott Hebert 75 76
152 Koumei Oda (Jpn) 78 74, Ross Fisher (Eng) 78 74, Danny Balin 75 77, Mike Small 78 74, Stu Ingraham 77 75
153 Ryan Benzel 79 74, Kris Blanks 73 80, Paul Goydos 80 73, Tim Petrovic 75 78
154 Kyle Flinton 76 78, Cameron Beckman 79 75
155 David Hutsell 75 80, Mark Brooks 80 75, Rob Moss 78 77, Rich Steinmetz 75 80, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 80 75
156 Steve Marino 74 82, Bruce Smith 81 75, Jason Schmuhl 82 74, Robert Mcclellan 75 81
158 Chip Sullivan 83 75
159 Corey Pavin 79 80, Keith Ohr 78 81
161 Mark Sheftic 82 79
162 Colin Montgomerie (Sco) 79 83