Padraig Harrington has been announced as the European Tour’s Golfer of the Year for the second year running and has moved to publicise his desire to pick up a major at the next US Masters, and that he will be making changes to his game in readiness for an assault on title in April.
A win in April, will mean Harrington would be only the US Open away from emulating Tiger Woods’ feat in 2001 of holding all four major titles at the same time.
Harrington, whose five wood to 4ft for an eagle on the penultimate hole at Royal Birkdale last week also landed him the Tour’s Shot of the Year award, and rose to third in the world with his astonishing double.
His closest rival for the European Tour award was Robert Karlsson, who became the first Swede to win the Order of Merit and then combined with Henrik Stenson to win the World Cup.