Pádraig Harrington may not be allowed to gamble on golf but the two-time Open champion makes a compelling case for lifting the Claret Jug a third time this Sunday. “If I want to look at age, Tom Watson was 59 when he should have won it (at Turnberry in 2009). I think the Open Championship is going to start, and I think the other guys would say the same sort of thing. And to see them being as brave as they have been to bring it up here has been wonderful. “They had the Amateur Championship in Portmarnock not too long ago, as well, and that was a huge success.

Source: Irish Examiner July 16, 2019 06:00 UTC