He won the title last time he visited Arizona. But Padraig Harrington will be leaving Tucson for Orlando this week.
Harrington won the Charles Schwab Cup Championship Championship in Phoenix last November, but he will forgo the Cologuard Classic on PGA Tour Champions.
Instead, he will be one of the 120 golfers at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. This is the second full-field event on the PGA Tour.
It is possible that the $20 million purse and $3.6million first-place check at Bay Hill are in competition with the $2.2 million purse at Tucson National.
For competitors like Harrington, however, it is an important draw to play against 44 of the 50 best players in the Official World Golf Ranking. This ranking is the highest at any event since 2022 Open Championship.
He said that his game had improved since I turned 50, just before the Honda Classic. “At 49 I was beginning to play well at regular events. I still find it a bit difficult to take part in these events.
Harrington finished 60th at Honda, his first appearance at a PGA Tour event. The API was his only cut in six Tour appearances last season. He knows that life on the senior circuit is quite good and has won four times already.
It’s a great place to be. He said that it was nice to be a big fish, in a small pond.
The major difference in the tours is that the 72-hole PGA Tour events cut the field in half after just two days, compared to the 54-hole Champions events.
Nov 10, 2022, Phoenix, AZ, USA. Padraig Harrington hits his tee shot at the first hole of round one of Charles Schwab Cup at Phoenix Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher – USA TODAY Sports
It’s nice to not have the stress of a cut. Even though I was able to play in the European Tour’s two events, the first of which I finished fourth, I thought, “What’s the cut?” He said.
It’s incredible how difficult it can be to play when you think about the cut. It’s obvious. A cut line is a huge difference. It’s a big difference to have a cut line.
Professional golfers know that they don’t want their shots to be missed. We don’t want to take a weekend off. Everyone wants a weekend off. Professional golfers are all a bit anxious about the cut line. It’s possible to chase the lead and not care, but when I am on that cut line, it’s like “Oh, you don’t want that one to be lost.” ‘”
The 50-and-over group has helped with mental adjustment.
“It has freed me up a little bit in my golf, and I hope that I can continue to play on the regular tour.” I am physically very strong.”
