Pádraig Harrington shares lead going into the weekend at US Senior Open
Pádraig Harrington brushed in a 15-footer at the last to share the early halfway lead with Stewart Cink but lamented a missed opportunity to streak clear of the field in the weather-affected US Senior Open in Colorado.
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Irish Times
9 hours ago
- Irish Times
Pádraig Harrington holds share of the lead at US Senior Open
The two old golfing buddies relived their best days. Pádraig Harrington and Stewart Cink – both Claret Jug holders in their prime and with exemptions into the 153rd Open at Royal Portrush looming – went toe-to-toe in the second round of the US Senior Open and reached the midpoint at Colorado Springs at the foot of the Rockies locked together, inseparable. Harrington, a winner of the US Senior Open in 2022, shot a second round 67 and Cink a 66 for a 36-holes total of 134, six-under-par, three shots clear of Mark Hensby, and the duo – playing together – only completed their work minutes before a siren blared to suspend play due to lightning in the air. In his quest for a second US Senior title, the 53-year-old Dubliner holed a 20 footer for birdie on the ninth, his finishing hole, to join Cink in a share of the midway lead. Harrington started on the 10th and claimed birdies at the 10th, 12th, 13th and 17th with a sole bogey at the 15th to turn in 31 and added a birdie on the third to move into the outright lead only to drop shots at the fourth and seventh and then rejoin Cink in a share of the lead with a closing birdie. READ MORE US-based Ballymena native Chris Devlin, who came through the qualifying tournaments to earn a place in the field, rediscovered his putting touch. Having suffered a number of three putts in his opening round, Devlin bounced back with a 67 to add to his opening 75 for 142 to move inside the cut line. Leona Maguire and Jennifer Kupcho during the second round of the Dow Championship 2025 at Midland Country Club on Friday. Photograph:On the LPGA Tour, Leona Maguire – the headline act at next week's KPMG Irish Women's Open at Carton House – continued a strong partnership with American Jennifer Kupcho to move into the clubhouse lead at the halfway stage of the Dow Championship in Minnesota, where the duo shot a second round four-ball better-ball 60 for a 36-holes total of 13-under-par 127, two shots clear of American Sarah Schmeizel and Swiss player Albane Valenzuela. Maguire bounced back from four straight missed cuts on the LPGA Tour with a top-20 in last week's KPMG Women's PGA Championship and appears to have found some form headed into an important part of the season. Having opened with a 67 in the foursomes, Maguire and Kupcho moved into the lead with a 60 that saw the two complement each other. 'The plan today was just to give ourselves as many chances as we could, try to get two chances on every hole. For the most part, we did that. It was nice to start off with a birdie and sort of an eagle very early on to get the ball rolling. Jen made a nice birdie on 18 to sort of keep the momentum going through the turn. Overall, quite a fun day,' said Maguire. 'You're trying to hit a lot of fairways, a lot of greens, and just give yourself some good chances. Jen's a little bit longer off the tee than me, so trying to take advantage of her length where we can. Did that in foursomes well yesterday. Today was steady, there wasn't a lot of risk/reward to it with one being aggressive and one not. We tried to give ourselves two chances on every hole and it dovetailed pretty nicely. 'I think we executed pretty well yesterday. So more of the same (headed into the weekend). I mean, the game plan didn't change drastically today, so same as we did yesterday, a lot of fairways, a lot of greens. It was nice to see some putts go in today, so try to bring that into tomorrow as best we can.'
Irish Independent
9 hours ago
- Irish Independent
Pádraig Harrington shares lead going into the weekend at US Senior Open
Pádraig Harrington brushed in a 15-footer at the last to share the early halfway lead with Stewart Cink but lamented a missed opportunity to streak clear of the field in the weather-affected US Senior Open in Colorado.
The Journal
19 hours ago
- The Journal
Padraig Harrington tied for the lead after US Senior Open first round in Colorado
The 42 PADRAIG HARRINGTON SHARES the lead after the first round of the US Senior Open after his opening 67 leaving him at the top alongside Australian Mark Hensby. Harrington, who won this tournament in 2022, finished three-under par at Broadmoor GC in Colorado Springs. Follow the latest US Senior Open leaderboard here A blistering front nine paved the way for Harrington's strong opening round, reaching the turn four-under. He picked up birdies on the par-four 2nd, the par-five 3rd, the par-four 6th, and the par-three 8th. Heading to the 15th, Harrington remained at four-under, but sent his tee shot into the woods on that hole and had to head back to the tee box again. He crucially managed to limit the damage as he drained a 20-foot putt for bogey. and closed out from there for a round of 67. 'You never feel good after you've lost a ball, so your head is a little scrambled,' said Harrington. 'You're just trying to get your head around what you're doing. In general, you're just keeping yourself in position, which I did nicely today.' Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo Joint leader Hensby was six-under after the favourable front nine as he registered seven birdies but mixed five bogeys with two birdies on his back nine. Advertisement The leaders are a shot clear of seven players on two-under that include Thomas Bjorn, Stewart Cink, and Stephen Gallacher. Harrington tees off for his second round at 3.13pm today (Irish time) alongside Justin Leonard and Cink. ***** Aldrich Potgieter and Kevin Roy fired course-record 62s at Detroit Golf Club on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the US PGA Tour Rocket Classic. Roy, a 35-year-old American chasing a first PGA Tour title, followed his eagle at the 17th with his eighth birdie of the day to be the first in the clubhouse on 10-under. Less than 10 minutes later South Africa's Potgieter put the finishing touches on a round that also included an eagle and eight birdies. Potgieter and Roy both broke the previous course record of 63 — matched Thursday by Australian Min Woo Lee and Americans Max Greyserman and Mark Hubbard. Seamus Power endured a disappointing opening round of one-over 73, a double-bogey on the par-three 9th proving a real setback as he three-putted from 13 feet. Written by Fintan O'Toole and originally published on The 42 whose award-winning team produces original content that you won't find anywhere else: on GAA, League of Ireland, women's sport and boxing, as well as our game-changing rugby coverage, all with an Irish eye. Subscribe here .
