Padraig proves blonds have more fun
Having taken part in one of the most exciting finishes to a golf tournament for a long while, Padraig Harrington has been asked whether he intends to keep his blond hair.
“I think I will,” he said. “Blonds seem to have more fun.”
Harrington had just finished second for an amazing 21st time in his career - and for the second year running in the prestigious Players Championship, golf’s richest event and unofficial fifth major.
But although it goes down as another near-miss, the part the 32-year-old played in the climax to the tournament puts him in great spirits with the Masters just a week away.
Nine strokes behind Australian Adam Scott after six holes of his final round, Harrington played the remaining 12 in a staggering eight under par with five birdies being followed by an eagle at the 16th and then birdie at the last.
It was still not quite enough to bring him the €1.2m first prize – but it nearly was.
