Padraig Harrington withdraws from British Open
{{date|July 12, 2005}}<br>

[[w:Padraig Harrington|Padraig Harrington]], an [[Ireland|Irish]] golfer currently ranked ninth in the [[w:Official World Golf Rankings|Official World Golf Rankings]], has pulled out of the [[w:British Open|British Open]] at [[w:St Andrews|St Andrews]] to be with his family. The top golfer's father, Patrick, passed away yesterday after a long battle with cancer. Harrington's place in the competition will be filled by [[w:Sweden|Sweden's]] Henrik Stensen.

Patrick Harrington who was a former garda, was diagnosed with cancer in March when Padraig won his first US tour title. Patrick who was 72 played in two [[w:All-Ireland Football Final|All-Ireland Football Finals]] with [[w:Cork|Cork]].

Padraig Harrington, who turns 34 next month, has played on three [[w:Ryder Cup|Ryder Cup]] teams for [[Europe]] and has won numerous European and international competitions.

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== Related news ==
*{{Wikinews|title=Padraig Harrington wins first PGA Tour event; The Honda Classic|date=March 14, 2005}}

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/2005/0712/harringtonp.html
|title=Stenson to replace Harrington at Open
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|date=July 12, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=golfNews&storyID=URI:urn:newsml:reuters.com:20050712:MTFH38924_2005-07-12_08-50-14_L12497909:1
|title=Open-Harrington withdraws after father's death
|author=
|pub=Reuters
|date=July 12, 2005}}

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Padraig Harrington, an Irish golfer currently ranked ninth in the Official World Golf Rankings, has pulled out of the British Open at St Andrews to be with his family. The top golfer's father, Patrick, passed away yesterday after a long battle with cancer. Harrington's place in the competition will be filled by Sweden's Henrik Stensen.

Patrick Harrington who was a former garda, was diagnosed with cancer in March when Padraig won his first US tour title. Patrick who was 72 played in two All-Ireland Football Finals with Cork.

Padraig Harrington, who turns 34 next month, has played on three Ryder Cup teams for Europe and has won numerous European and international competitions.
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