European Golfers on the rise
July 31st, 2007 by Olaf Bound.s
There you have it! Hasn’t the signs been showing? For the past few Ryder Cup meetings, the European has been whipping the US teams. And finally, the change has come. The winner of the Open Championship is none other than Padraig Harrington. And who was involved in the play-off and posted the nearest challenge, Sergio Garcia. What am I on about? The fact that everyone thought, excuse me, 90% of the golfing population thought the Claret Jug would be in Tiger’s hands by now or Phil Mickelson. Why blame them, so did I!
But honestly, he deserved it. He showed nerves of steel to grasp it from Sergio. I couldn’t feel sorry for Sergio though. At the end of the day, his putter (main weakness) didn’t let him down. It was his luck. The first hole in the playoff already showed the level of play that was needed to win the Open and just didn’t happen for him. And I don’t think anyone will disagree with his play for the day. The final playoff hole was played to near perfection. And so far, I dare say that this major championship had generated more interest than the Augusta or the US Open. Well done, Padraig! Score another one for the Irish!