Padraig Harrington News

Erik Compton was added to the FedEx St. Jude Classic player list Friday, the deadline for entering the annual PGA Tour stop in Memphis.

After round one of the 2012 Memorial Tournament hosted by Jack Nicklaus, a bewilderingly talented, yet inconsistent golfer, has put himself in prime position to contend.

A company based in IT Sligo's Innovation Centre which provides an applied bio marker testing service for elite athletes around the world, has signed a contract with the Irish Institute of Sport.

The highlight of his career was probably a victory in Brazil - a dozen years ago.

RORY McILROY certainly knows how to win, but Holywood's world No 1 could learn from Padraig Harrington when it comes to coping with frustration, disappointment and defeat.

In three previous appearances at the Senior PGA Championship , Roger Chapman never came close to sniffing the top of the leaderboard.

It was a bad day for Irish stars at the BMW PGA as Grame McDowell and Padraig Harrington also came a cropper Rory McIlroy led a day of Irish disasters at the BMW PGA yesterday, throwing his club in A frustration after finding a bunker.

Participating clubs will add 2 to members' and non-members' green fees from June 17 to 24 -- with all the proceeds going to BCR.

Golf: Jason Dufner kept his composure after a slow start to move one stroke clear of a congested leaderboard at the wind-buffeted third round of the Byron Nelson Championship in Texas.

WHISPER it but there could be delight on the double for Irish golfers on opposite sides of the Atlantic this weekend.

Ryan Palmer, left, and his caddie James Edmondson wait for the other golfers in their pairing to tee off during the first round of the PGA Byron Nelson Championship golf tournament on Thursday, May 17, 2012, in Irving, Texas.

What Padraig Harrington could really use, from all indications, is a tour guide to help him navigate the bunkers, swales and undulating greens at the HP Byron Nelson Championship in his first visit to the event.

Dewey Arnette gets the best of both worlds - even if it means a 208-mile drive each way every day.

NOTE to teacher: Gavin Moynihan may be a little late for school this morning, but he has one heck of an excuse.

The commitment deadline passed Friday with officials at the HP Byron Nelson Championship set to welcome back three past champions with a combined 10 major titles -- Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh and Ernie Els -- for next week's PGA Tour stop in Irving.

Tickets for the Irish Open golf tournament at the famous Royal Portrush course have almost sold out with six weeks still to go before tee-off. The European Tour, which is staging the competition, said sales have exceeded all its expectations and are set to top 100,000 for the week-long event at the end of June.

Ian Poulter left Tiger Woods trailing a huge nine strokes behind after a spectacular start to the Players Championship at Sawgrass in Florida.

Kevin Na was doing rather better in the Players Championship at Sawgrass on Thursday than he famously was just over a year ago.

Tournament director Phil Cannon said today McDowell is expected to officially commit this week to the PGA Tour event held annually at the Tournament Players Club at Southwind.

In this Jan. 31, 2002 file photo, actor Clint Eastwood searches for his ball in the beachside rough on the fourth hole of his opening round at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in Pebble Beach, Calif.