Padraig Harrington - Ireland

Padraig HarringtonTop Irish Player Padraig Harrington is another player who comes to this years Master's with a game that can win. He performed extremely well at the Augusta National Golf Club in both 2007 and 2008 and will hope to improve to 'Green Jacket' status this year. He has already got two Major Tournaments under his belt after he defended his British Open Title at Royal Birkdale last year. He had defeated Sergio Garcia in a play off for the 2007 British Open, proving that he has the temperament to match his game. In the last nine years Padraig has reached an avearge of one top ten Major finish per year, as a result he sits high up in the World Rankings. He turned professional in 1995 and already has bagged 21 professional titles. The 37 year old has played tha Masters for the last nine years and has only missed the cut twice:

  • 2000 - Tied 19th.
  • 2001 - Tied 27th.
  • 2002 - Tied 5th.
  • 2003 - Missed Cut.
  • 2004 - Tied 13th.
  • 2005 - Missed Cut.
  • 2006 - Tied 27th.
  • 2007 - Tied 7th.
  • 2008 - Tied 5th.