Pádraig Harrington has pulled out of the PGA ChampionshipFormer champion Padraig Harrington has pulled out of next week’s US PGA Championship. Harrington, who lifted the Wanamaker Trophy at Oakland Hills in 2008, has not played competitively since the coronavirus pandemic forced golf to shut down in March. Europe’s Ryder Cup captain wrote on his personal website: “After much deliberation, I have decided not to travel to next week’s PGA Championship. “As Covid-19 currently looks to be under control in Ireland, I am taking the prudent approach by following the guidelines and reducing the risk as much as possible by staying at home. Harrington and Molinari have been replaced in the field by Americans Talor Gooch and Troy Merritt.

Source: Irish Independent July 31, 2020 09:11 UTC