Padraig Harrington may have discovered the knack of winning major titles but the PGA Grand Slam is proving a different story. For the second year running Harrington lost a play-off in Bermuda last night. Twelve months after Angel Cabrera eagled the par-five 18th and then won at the third extra hole, Jim Furyk drew level with a closing birdie then sank a six-foot eagle putt when they went into sudden death.
The defeat again earned Harrington £180,000 (Dh1.13m) rather than £350,000 and, having led by two with seven to play and by one on the final tee, he said: "That's the way it goes." Furyk owed his place in the line-up to the Irishman. The event is designed for the season's four major winners, but Tiger Woods' injury let in Retief Goosen and Harrington's Open-US PGA double meant another reserve was needed. "I treated the week like I had nothing to lose," he said.
* PA Sport
