I was very disappointed to learn today that Padraig Harrington was disqualified from the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship after the first round. After opening with a fantastic 7 under par 65, Harrington signed his card and presumed everything was in order. Unfortunately he was notified by e-mail from the European Tour around 6pm that there had been a rule infringement during his round and that there was TV evidence of the incident. Click here for details on what actually happened.
After a lengthy winter break, and countless tweaks and swing changes, this is potentially the worst possible start to the 2011 season for Harrington. At least he knows he’s playing well after his 65…
By Gary Sheppard. Gary has been with PerryGolf for over 4 years and is one of our Golf Travel Specialists.
