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Daily Record
24 minutes ago
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- Daily Record
Open legends extending their 25-year scrap into another Major battle
Stewart Cink and Padraig Harrington at it again after over two decades Honoured Stewart Cink admits it'll be a pleasure to enjoy yet another epic battle with fellow Open legend Padraig Harrington. The pair are set for the latest ding-dong in Colorado at the US Senior Open as they both share the halfway lead with Aussie Mark Hensby. Cink and Harrington have their names etched in the history of the Open Championship having run-off a hat-trick of Claret Jug wins. The Irishman was crowned Champion Golfer of the Year in 2007 and Carnoustie and 2008 at Royal Birkdale before the American took the honours in 2009 with his dramatic win over Tom Watson at Turnberry. The American has nothing but admiration for Harrington and said: 'We've played together so many times. I would be shocked if there's anybody I've played more golf with in major championships than Padraig Harrington over my career and it's probably by double the next guy. I just get paired with him all the time. This goes way back 20, 25 years. 'I've always respected his game and we're very good friends with their family. It's a comfortable pairing. I love watching him play. I would hope that he probably feels similarly about me. We have mutual respect for each other. He's a world class player and he's been doing it a long time. I would love it if we could go the distance here. 'We played against each other in the Ryder Cup. That's like the pinnacle of competition. I don't even know if he got the better of me or if I got the better of him. But all I know is I've watched him play a lot and I've listened to him talk a lot. He's just a great character and I have just the highest respect for his game. It's going to be fun. I feel honoured to be able to go up against him and, hopefully, he feels the same way. I thrive on it. We love it. I love the fact that I haven't played great these first two days. I've played pretty good golf but nothing spectacular, but I've watched him play kind of the same way. He's played very well and he's also made some mistakes that he probably would like to have back. Neither of us have hit our stride here, so hopefully we get a little bit better and turn the screws a little bit. I have a feeling that Harrington and I are going to be in it late.' The Dubliner returned the compliments and said: 'I played with Stewart a lot over the years and a lot of my good tournaments have been played with Stewart, so he's a good partner for me always. I think on the Champions Tour, it's a better partner because there's a lot of similarities in our clubs. 'If anything, he'd be a little bit longer than me, but I suppose I know his game enough that I can see what's happening as well. He is definitely a partner I would choose to play with.'
The Sun
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Ryder Cup legend in furious argument over golf etiquette with respected TV reporter at US Senior Open
PADRAIG HARRINGTON was caught in a furious argument with a TV reporter over golf etiquette. The heated row occurred midway through the US Senior Open on Friday at the Broadmoor Golf Club. 3 3 Harrington, 53, was left fuming as NBC analyst Roger Maltbie after he lost his golf ball. The Ryder Cup legend appeared to be disgruntled with the former PGA star for not helping him search for it. A video caught the heated moment in which Harrington hit out at Maltbie's course etiquette. He said: "Never on a golf course stand and look at somebody looking for a golf ball." Maltbie responded: That's a hard position to take there." They then stepped closer to each other as the argument as tensions continued to boil over. Harrington added: "You've played gold all your life. You understand." But Maltbie did not step down as he replied: "I'm not a player." JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS The Irish star 's caddie, Ronan Flood, tried to step in to calm the situation with little avail. Eventually, the arguing pair walked off from each other as Harrington was asked for an autograph. I played golf with Tiger Woods but he was a ghost behind the scenes - his romance with Vanessa Trump surprised me Fans had their own opinions on the row as they took to social media. One posted: "Just when you thought golf couldn't get any less interesting." A second wrote: "If the player can see him, he's in the wrong place." A third commented: "That is a weird flex for Maltbie." A fourth said: "The relationship between golf and old media is dying in front of our eyes." 3 A fifth joked: "Seeing mom and dad fight like this is insanely depressing." Another added: "What is going on?" Harrington's round was not affected by the rogue moment as he still managed to finish his round with an impressive 67. He reached six under par and was tied for the lead alongside Stewart Cink. Maltbie switched from pro golf to broadcasting back in 1991, having spent 20 years on the course. He won five tournaments during his time on the PGA Tour.
New York Post
7 hours ago
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- New York Post
Padraig Harrington get into fiery run-in with Roger Maltbie in wild scene
Padraig Harrington got into it with NBC analyst and longtime PGA golfer Roger Maltbie on Friday. The incident, which happened midway through the U.S. Senior Open, was seemingly over Harrington taking offense from Maltbie not helping his group look for a lost golf ball. 'Never on a golf course stand and look at somebody looking for a golf ball,' Harrington said in the video. Advertisement 5 Padraig Harrington going at it with NBC on-course analyst Roger Maltbie. Brett Forrest/X 5 Padraig Harrington going at it with NBC on-course analyst Roger Maltbie. Brett Forrest/X Advertisement 5 Padraig Harrington going at it with NBC on-course analyst Roger Maltbie. Brett Forrest/X 'That's a hard position to take there,' Maltbie responded. The two then stepped closer to each other and continued to argue, and Harrington was heard telling Maltbie, 'You've played golf all your life. You understand.' At one point during the argument, Maltbie says, 'I'm not a player,' to Harrington. Advertisement Maltbie, 73, played on the PGA Tour for over 20 years, winning five tournaments before making the switch to broadcasting in 1991. 5 Padraig Harrington of Ireland reacts to a shot from the sixth tee during the second round of the U.S. Senior Open Championship 2025 at Broadmoor Golf Club on June 27, 2025 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Getty Images Harrington's caddie, Ronan Flood, tried to step in to quell the altercation, but was ultimately unsuccessful. After some more banter, Harrington eventually walked away from Maltbie, ending the interaction. Advertisement Going into Saturday, Harrington, 53, is tied for the lead alongside partner Stewart Cink with the two and Australian golfer Mark Hensby at 6-under. 5 Padraig Harrington of Ireland hits a tee shot on the 17th hole during the second round of the U.S. Senior Open Championship 2025 at Broadmoor Golf Club on June 27, 2025 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Getty Images 'If anything, he'd be a little bit longer than me,' Harrington said of Cink on Friday. 'But I suppose I know his game enough that I can see what's happening, as well. He is definitely a partner I would choose to play with.' Cink, who is playing in his first U.S. Senior Open, hit all 18 greens in regulation on Friday, a stat that he has called overrated. 'You don't want to be chipping downhill on this course, it's not a secret,' said the 52-year-old Cink.
Yahoo
7 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Hensby hangs tough with power pairing in US Senior Open
Padraig Harrington and Stewart Cink endured the ups and downs of the US Senior Open together for a second straight day and found themselves tied for the lead. The payoff - sharing the final tee time to kick off the weekend at the hilly, hard-to-read Broadmoor. Finishing on a high note 💪@Padraig_H made six birdies on Friday including this clutch putt on the last!@USGA — PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) June 28, 2025 Cink made up five shots over the final nine holes of his head-to-head pairing against Harrington, and the players headed into the weekend tied at six-under 134, along with the late-charging Mark Hensby. Cink shot 31 on the front nine, their second nine, to match Harrington's score on the back. Both players - the only two who average more than 300 yards driving on the 50-and-over PGA Tour Champions - called it a comfortable pairing, especially on a hilly course at altitude where gauging distance is anything but routine. "If anything, he'd be a little bit longer than me," Harrington said. "But I suppose I know his game enough that I can see what's happening, as well. He is definitely a partner I would choose to play with." Hensby shot his second straight round of three-under 67, finishing the day with his 14th and 15th birdies of the tournament. That included a 20-footer on No.8 that would have been from closer had his tee shot not hit Doug Barron's ball on the green. Hensby was nine-under par on the front nine and three over on the back after two days. "Making a lot of birdies, so that's a good thing around here," the Australian said. Don't count out Mark Hensby 👀The Aussie is T1 in Colorado Springs! — PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) June 28, 2025 Three behind are Thomas Bjorn (69), followed by YE Yang (68) and Billy Andrade (69) at two under. At one under, Darren Clarke, Steve Flesch and Miguel Angel Jimenez rounded out the list of nine players heading into the weekend under par. Cink hit all 18 greens in regulation, making it 35 of 36 for the week. He called that stat overrated, especially at a course where the real test starts on the notoriously difficult-to-read greens that cant away from a monument lurking above the course on Cheyenne Mountain. "You don't want to be chipping downhill on this course, it's not a secret," said the 52-year-old Cink, the 2009 British Open champion who is playing in his first US Senior Open. Cink two-putted from 45 feet on No.9 for his fifth birdie on the front and a score of 66 - the best of the tournament so far. After Harrington shot 31 on the more difficult back nine, then kept the lead at five with a birdie on the par-5 third, he was thinking there might be an opportunity to open a big lead heading into the weekend. A pair of three-putts - one on the seventh and the other on the par-3 fourth green that has been slowed down to temper the severe slope - resulted in bogeys. But it ended well for the three-time major champion, whose wins came at the 2007 British Open and the '08 British and PGA Championship. Short-sided in a greenside bunker on No.9, Harrington made a 20-footer along the same line Cink had just putted for a birdie to head into the clubhouse in a tie. "I got a lovely read off Stewart. I don't think I would have given it as much break, so that was nice," said Harrington, who won the US Senior Open in 2022. "They're the breaks you get when things are going well." Australian Scott Hend (69) is tied 10th at even par, while Steven Alker and Stuart Appleby are a shot further back. Among those missing the cut were 12-time senior major champion Bernhard Langer, who shot 77, and Angel Cabrera, a two-time major winner this year, who shot 75. Both missed the number by three.
Al Arabiya
14 hours ago
- Sport
- Al Arabiya
Power Pairing of Stewart Cink and Padraig Harrington Tied Heading into Weekend at US Senior Open
Stewart Cink made up five shots over nine holes against Padraig Harrington in their head-to-head pairing at the US Senior Open on Friday, leaving the major champions tied for the lead after their second rounds at the Broadmoor. Both players head into the weekend at 6-under 134, though they got there much differently. Opening on the more difficult back nine, Harrington shot 31 to open his five-shot lead. Then, Cink shot his own 31 on the second nine to pull back into a tie. Cink hit all 18 greens in regulation, making it 35 of 36 for the week. He called that stat overrated, especially at the Broadmoor, where the real test starts on the notoriously difficult-to-read greens that all cant away from a monument lurking above the course on Cheyenne Mountain. 'You don't want to be chipping downhill on this course–it's not a secret,' said the 52-year-old Cink, the 2009 British Open champion, who is playing in his first US Senior Open. After Harrington shot 31 on the more difficult nine, then kept the lead at five with a birdie on the par-5 third, he was thinking there might be an opportunity to open a big lead heading into the weekend. A pair of three-putts–one on the seventh and the other on the par-3 fourth green that has been slowed down to temper the severe slope–resulted in bogeys. Cink hit his approach on the par-5 ninth to 45 feet and two-putted for birdie to get to 6 under. His first putt showed Harrington the line after the Irishman, the winner of the 2007 and '08 British and 2008 PGA Championship, had short-sided himself in a greenside bunker, and he made his 20-footer for birdie and the tie. 'I got a lovely read off Stewart. I don't think I would have given it as much break, so that was nice,' said Harrington, who won the US Senior Open in 2022. 'They're the breaks you get when things are going well.' Both players finished the round with dark clouds hovering, and the horn sounded right after they holed out, leading to a delay of about 60 minutes. They finished the day two ahead of first-round co-leader Mark Hensby, whose afternoon round got delayed. Y.E. Yang, the 2009 PGA champion, was still on the course at 2 under, and a group of five with the same score were waiting to tee off. Harrington and Cink, the only two players on the PGA Tour Champions who average 300 yards in driving distance, were well positioned to be playing together again to start the weekend. 'I love watching him play. I would hope that he probably feels similarly about me,' Cink said. 'We have mutual respect for each other. He's a world-class player, and he's been doing it a long time. I would love it if we could go the distance here.'
