Harrington hurt
Padraig Harrington will miss next week’s BMW PGA Championship, a premier event on the European Tour, due to a knee/hamstring injury, according to the three-time major champion’s website. Harrington first hurt himself two weeks ago at the Wells Fargo Championship, which worsened at last week’s Players Championship.
After returning home I continued to have physio on what was originally a hamstring tear, which caused the popliteus muscle to become inflamed. This resulted in the inability to stabilise my knee, causing acute pain. As it hasn’t improved significantly and the recommended course of action is a couple of weeks rest, reluctantly, I am forced to withdraw from next week’s BMW PGA Championship.
Nothing will stop Harrington from playing at the US Open next month, though. He told an Irish television station, “I’ll definitely be there for the US Open, I’d play on a crutch if I had to. It just needs that bit of time off in order to take the pressure off it.”
(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
He’s being very optimistic about hamstring problems. Once scar tissue forms, it does not stretch as muscle does. I still think he could be very iffy at Open time.
In an unrelated comment, I read something about Watson wanting to have a rock band. Is the world really ready for Bubba and the Spice Boys?
His results had improved in recent months – three top 10′s every other week, but a missed cut following each one. Looks as if he’s only good for one week at a time before the injury worsens. What a shame.
This cheater has bad Karma
If he has to play through pain and limp around the US Open he probably will, because it’s a major. Players will play through pain (and risk injury) for a major, not so much for other events.
Mike,
Explain that one??
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I hope he heals faster than he plays
@Mike
A cheater?!?
Come on, he just recently got injured here.
He hasn’t had time to call Dr. Galea yet.