THE SENIOR OPEN PRESENTED BY ROLEX

July 28, 2024

Padraig Harrington

Carnoustie Golf Links

Quick Quotes

Q. Round got off to a horrific start, 5-over par through two. How proud to have battled back and shoot level par and get back in the top five?

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON: I battled yesterday. I flushed it today. I couldn't hit it worse yesterday. Couldn't hit it better today.

So it's a crazy game. You know, I actually didn't know what score I was shooting at the end; my head was so messed up.

Look, the bunkers are evil. That's just it. Yeah, just seems like a quadruple whammy of let's make it difficult in the bunkers this week.

So I got caught out those first couple homes. My ball just dropped in on the first. Just the difference, obviously the way they congeal the sand up, it won't run into the bunker. It stops at the edge. Actually, I had never seen it done -- well, I actually had seen it done before but it was quite nasty.

Yeah, look, that's what happens in this game. I knew I had to push today. I think even after that, the couple of eagle chances, I had three good eagle chances there. I could have slipped a few more putts in.

But the good news for me is K.J. has run away with it, which is a nice thing. I would hate to be finishing up today and 6-under par, 7-under par was winning; it was would have been a disappointing day. 2-under, it makes no difference now.