August 11th, 2008 ·
Watching the final round of the PGA Championship I was looking for the player who would want it more than the other competitors. I am by no means diminishing the heart and motivation of the other players, but Padraig Harrington went out and played to win on the final Sunday. He shot rounds of 66, 66 to win the PGA. Where the will showed up was on the greens. He hit several putts from 8-18 feet in with authority. His commitment on the greens was spectacular and his tee shots on 16 and 17 were aggressive and pure. His two poor shots came from protecting. His approach shot on 16 was played with too much club and he tried to finesse the shot in to the hole location. On the tee shot on 18 he held on and didn’t fully release the club and blocked it right. Padraig’s eyes were focused and intense as he kept moving forward knowing he was one step closer to winning his third major. I have a lot of respect for Padraig as it has been documented his tremendous work ethic the past 15 years. The missing ingredient was his belief in himself. He started working with Dr. Rotella on his mental game and it has helped. We now have a new number two player who will look to get past his next challenge, winning with Tiger in the hunt on the final day of a major. What I saw yesterday I believe he can do it.
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