Golf Update: Harrington says the pressure is mounting up for the Ryder cup
Padraig Harrington relishes more pressure after getting the wild card for the Ryder cup and so, he suspects, is the world number one.
Padraig Harrington has been struggling through out the season and it was the very first time, for the player to require a wild card from the captain of the team. So was the issue with Tiger Woods. However, as the days are coming nearer for
the Ryder cup, Harrington tells the media and fans that extra pressure is mounting up for the player.
He says that times are changing, therefore once you get an opportunity; it has to be realized with all responsibility. As he has been picked out of many talented players, he feels it is time to pay off. The Dubliner, was preferred to the world number seven
Paul Casey, especially, after he was out of the scenario for two years and has not won any of his last nine cup games. He further added that, he has a lot to prove in the coming month and with that comes pressure. However, pressure requires focus and focus
is what Harrington is lacking in now days.
Going down the memory lane, Harrington said that, two years back, he was not ready for the Ryder cup and used to think that it was too early for him to enter in it. As for now, times have changed and he is in a hurry to fly to Wales to deliver his best shot.
Moreover, Harrington could only manage to get one half-point in the Valhalla defeat, but later he won the Open and with a gap of three weeks, he claimed the victory at the USPGA.
Coming to the issue of being selected by Colin Montgomerie, Harrington said that he was 100% certain, that, he will get the Wild card. The reasoning which the player presented was that he had lot of experience on his side and Colin wouldn’t have let that
get out of hand. He further commented on Tiger Woods and said that the same followed for the world number one as by any definition, Tiger was the best player of the world.
According to the experts, Tiger no doubt is the finest player of the world and it is evident from him retaining the highest spot on the official world golf ranking. He shows a decent form and his presence will give an intimidation factor to the whole Ryder
cup saga. Moreover, Tiger is an experienced Ryder cup player, which denotes that the Match play will suit him. Although, the routine at the Ryder cup won’t suit him as playing a practice round at 11 o'clock in the morning is something he has never done in
his life but then it isn’t about Tiger, it is about the team.
Moving forward, the primary focus of both the players should be the Ryder cup for their teams. As both haven’t performed up to mark in the entire season, even then the captains have considered them as an asset .It’s more like a final chance for the veterans
to make the year end on a positive note. Moreover, in all ways, the Ryder Cup should be the crown of this season for them and one has to fight for it.
To wrap up the story, Harrington has appeared in an interview to the press regarding his preparations for the Ryder cup. According to him, his primary goal is to strive hard for the Ryder cup and this is what he plans to do. The duo of Tiger and Harrington
has failed to make a cut in the top 30 players who qualified for the Tour Championship which is taking place in Atlanta. However, Woods is practicing at home and Harrington is all set for the Vivendi Cup, which is going to take place in Paris.
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