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Irish Golf Desk (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
By Brian Keogh Philip Walton has the fire in his belly again after surviving a marathon day at The European Club to share the clubhouse lead in the Ladbrokes.com Irish PGA Championship. After a 12-hour day on the pristine Brittas Bay Links, the 46-year-old Dubliner confessed that he is looking forward to feeling the “tingle” of competition in his nerves ends again after completely losing...
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Irish Golf Desk (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
By Brian Keogh Philip Walton wants to complete a dream week and rekindle his flagging desire to play the game by battling Padraig Harrington for his fifth Irish PGA title at the European Club. The 46-year old Ryder Cup hero has been in the golfing doldrums since he lost his tour card in 1999 and confessed yesterday that he hasn’t enjoyed his profession since he holed the winning putt...
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The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 16/07/2008
... at the ungodly hour of 7.03am tomorrow, with Harrington at the first tee less than an hour later.Philip Walton - playing his first British Open in 10 years - and Graeme McDowell will start on the 7,173-yard, par-70 course either side of noon.Darren Clarke won't be there, even though on Betfair yesterday you could still lay odds on him to win the title. Sounds like easy money, but...
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ireland.com (Free subscription) | 14/07/2008
... world number 14 closed with a 72 for a one-over 285 aggregate to win by four shots from Philip Walton at The European. The Open champion welcomed a return to winning ways plus the benefit of competing on such a testing links as The European one week before the Open. And who can doubt the Dubliner's methods, it worked 12 months ago."It is always better to get a winning feeling," Harrington...
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The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 14/07/2008
... the Hassan II Trophy in Morocco, the reigning British Open champion finished four strokes clear of Philip Walton, and then declared himself satisfied with the state of his game ahead of his defence of the Claret Jug on Merseyside this week."It is always better to get a winning feeling," Harrington said, the cheers of the 2,000 strong gallery still ringing in his ears. "It is a habit...
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Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 13/07/2008
Harrington: closing 72Also see Padraig Harrington enjoyed the ideal warm-up for his defence of the Open Championship this week with victory in the Irish PGA Championship at the European Club in County Wicklow. The Dubliner shot a final round one-over-par 72 to finish four shots clear of former Ryder Cup star Philip Walton. Last year he also won the Irish PGA the week before lifting the...
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ireland.com (Free subscription) | 12/07/2008
... was Harrington's to lose but dropped shots at the first and fourth may have afforded the chasing Philip Walton a glimmer of hope.However, birdies at the fifth and eighth steadied the ship and by the time both players reached the turn only an epic collapse would deny the defending champion.Further birdies at the 13th and 15th extended Harrington's advantage and while three shots were...
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The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 12/07/2008
... it was nice to come back from that," said Harrington, who will be partnered by 1995 Ryder Cup hero Philip Walton in today's final round. "I was trying hard to get it back under par which was the target for the day and I was close enough to that."Walton, despite driving the ball brilliantly, had a poor day on the greens. But despite carding 16 pars and two bogeys for a 73 and...
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Irish Golf Desk (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
Padraig Harrington got a massive Open Championship boost as he scorched into a six-shot lead in the Ladbrokes.com Irish PGA at The European Club. But the Dubliner won’t get an easy ride when he takes on fellow Dubliner Philip Walton in a title showdown in the final round today. Open champion Harrington came back from a shaky start to card a one-under par 70 and lead by six shots from...
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ireland.com (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
The defending champion, fine tuning his game on the links of the European Club as he prepares for another tilt at next week's British Open title, is on level-par for the tournament and enjoys a comfortable advantage over Philip Walton.
