ALFRED DUNHILL LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP

September 30, 2022

Padraig Harrington

Quick Quotes

Q. How would you assess that in the conditions?

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON: Yeah, happy with a 71. It was tough out there. Ball really wasn't going very far. Just had to keep your head in the game all the time. I think like everybody, made a few mistakes but I also holed a few putts which you need it do on a bad day.

71 is a good return.

Q. Would you reckon those conditions are the worst you've played?

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON: You know, obviously it wasn't that windy and it obviously wasn't cold. So I think the unusual thing is normally when it's rainy, we don't play -- the ball was surprisingly going nowhere. First hole of the day, 175 into the 5th and I've hitting a 4-iron, thought I was being smart. I thought, I'll hit 4-irons. I'll show these boys. We didn't see it finish. It was 25 yards short. You know, it was a shock.

I think the rest of the day, you know, you just have to be just -- really difficult in terms of you had to keep over-clubbing. On 18, I was hitting wood. Hitting a wood from 180 yards to the front. 192 yards to the pin and I'm hitting a 5-wood. I hit that, it's 260 in the air.

Q. Next 36 holes, how would you assess your position?

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON: Six behind, yeah, I'm in a pretty good place. Doesn't matter where I am. I'm playing each shot at a time, it's a cliché, and I am. It's not like I should be any better and don't feel like I should be any worse. The leaders will look after themselves. Six shots behind, maybe make some in-loads. Probably need to have a run at some stage over the next 36 holes, I need to have that run. But at least I'm in position that if I do that run, it counts.