Harrington Aims For Greater Glory After 2nd Major

The Tampa Tribune Published: July 24, 2008 Updated: 36 min. ago Padraig Harrington never tires of reading the fine print on the silver claret jug, and as he stood up from a table at Royal Birkdale after winning his second straight British Open, he slowly turned golf's oldest trophy to see his name on consecutive rows. There were 126 names. It's also worth noting what wasn't on the jug. "I don't think this champion has anything to worry about with asterisks etched next to his name," Royal & Ancient chief executive Peter Dawson said. "He proved that last year." The bluster at the start of this British Open was whether the winner should get full credit because Tiger Woods couldn't play. That was long forgotten after Harrington shot a 32 in his final nine holes in 30-mph wind to follow Woods as a back-to-back champion. The only... [read full story]