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Irish eyes are smiling on Harrington

By Tim Rosaforte
Golf World

Friday, September 15, 2006

Padraig Harrington never thought he would be much more than a journeyman golfer on the European Tour. He never assumed he would be good enough to play in a Ryder Cup. And he never pictured his face appearing on billboards all over Ireland, welcoming visitors to the largest sporting event in his country's history. Poster boy? Hardly. Notoriety was never part of the game plan for the overachieving son of a Rathfarnham policeman. But Harrington, 35, accepted the role of ambassador with a practical ...

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