Padraig play-off クーデター 回復するs Irish home 支配する

By GRAHAM OTWAY in Limerick

Last updated at 13:08 23 May 2007


Padraig Harrington ended Ireland's 25-year wait for a home 勝利者 of the Irish Open on Sunday and put himself in line for the biggest prize 申し込む/申し出d on the European 小旅行する.

However, the emotional (死傷者)数 of (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域ing Welshman Bradley Dredge at the first extra play-off 穴を開ける in 前線 of a 同志/支持者 23,150 (人が)群がる at Adare Manor last night left the Dubliner exhausted.

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Harrington

He 予報するd it could be 48 hours before he discovers whether or not he can recharge his 殴打/砲列s in time to take the one million euro 特別手当 up for 得る,とらえるs if he 完全にするs 支援する-to-支援する 勝利,勝つs in the summer 旗艦 PGA 選手権, which starts at Wentworth on Thursday.

The European Ryder Cup 星/主役にする said: "I am 全く drained. Of course, I would like to go for the million but I know for a couple of days I am going to be flat. How I am going to get myself 支援する up by Thursday, I don't know.

"I shall probably turn up at Wentworth and try to play good and solid in the プロの/賛成の-am. Fortunately, I won't have to work on my game because I know that's in good 形態/調整."

His first 優先, after becoming Ireland's first home 勝利者 since John O'Leary in 1982, was to enjoy Sunday night's 祝賀s with his wife, Caroline, who is 推定する/予想するing their second child in December.

For a man who has won ゴルフ's World Cup with Paul McGinley and featured in winning Ryder Cup 味方するs, Sunday's victory was another milestone in a career which seems on a never-ending 上向き

curve.

He said: "I have always said that, to me, this is like the fifth Major. Yes, I would like to 勝利,勝つ world 選手権 events 同様に but, as 準備 for a Major, this is the next step.

"I started out as the favourite to 勝利,勝つ, with so much home expec tation, and I (機の)カム through."

Dredge also went 長,率いる to 長,率いる with Harrington in

the final 一連の会議、交渉/完成する of the Dunhill Links last October and lost by five 発射s.

On Sunday, starting out with a three-発射 赤字, he equalled the 改造するd Adare's course 記録,記録的な/記録する with a 68 but then blew his chance with a wild 運動 at the 18th and another when the 穴を開ける was used in the play-off.

He said: "I knew I had to shoot a good 得点する/非難する/20 and had a good run. So it was 失望させるing to give in to Padraig in the way I did." England's Simon Wakefield finished four 発射s 流浪して in third.

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