Golf professional Padrasig Harrington engages in a conflict with an on-course reporting website, yet maintains his joint lead in the US Open tournament.
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Pádraig Harrington is neck-and-neck with the leaders of the US Senior Open at Broadmoor Golf Club, but apparently, he had a post-round flare-up with former PGA Tour player and NBC golf analyst, Roger Maltbie.
The Dubliner aced a second straight round of 67, putting him at a cool six-under par for the tournament, splitting the top spot with American Stewart Cink and Australia's Mark Hensby. Cink's 66 took the prize for the best score so far in this Colorado Springs tournament.
"Nah, I ain't played nothing amazing," Cink remarked afterwards.
Harrington, who waltzed away with this event in 2022, is maintaining a consistent performance overall, but his luck on individual holes has been a bit hit-or-miss. He racked up six birdies but also stumbled with three bogeys.
"The first couple days are all about positioning, keeping yourself in the game. I ain't gonna lie, I wanted to create some distance from the crowd today, but I messed that up," Harrington admitted, who birdied three out of his first four holes.
"I just gotta go out there and repeat the magic for the next two days."
Denmark's Thomas Bjorn strolled in alone at fourth place, trailing three strokes behind the leaders after shooting a one-under-par 69.
Darren Clarke has managed to tie for seventh following an impressive second-round 68, maintaining a spot at one-under par alongside Chris Devlin, who's three strokes behind on a two-over – securely within the cut-line.
As the tournament wraps up, Harringingon and Maltbie got into a bit of a verbal row in front of the crowd, and it even made its way onto social media. So far, the precise reason for their disagreement remains undisclosed.
Additional intel:According to the reports piling in, Harrington is making a strong play for the US Senior Open title, tied at the top with a couple of other players despite his conflict with Maltbie. The exact details of their disputed exchange have yet to be disclosed. 😉💪🏌️♂️🔥🥇📸💬👀
Sources:1. Golfdigest2. Sportskeeda
Pádraig Harrington, despite a heated post-round disagreement with NBC golf analyst Roger Maltbie, remains tied for the lead in the US Senior Open, mirroring the performances of Stewart Cink and Mark Hensby. In golf, even on-course success can't always shield players from off-course controversies.
