It proved to Golf Clubs be a good couple of weeks in Brazil for Padraig Harrington as he doubled his number of TaylorMade 09 Burner Driver Professional victories with a win in the Brazil S?o Paulo 500 Years Open by two strokes from American Gerry Norquist.
Harrington went one better than Taylormade Burner Plus Driver last week when he finished second, again, behind England's Roger Chapman. The 28 year old Irishman, who secured his maiden victory on his first season on the European Tour Ping G15 Driver in 1996, had finished second or tied second no fewer than nine times since his win in the Spanish Open.
Five of those second places came during 1999, when PING Rapture V2 Driver he performed heroics to qualify for the Ryder Cup without managing to enter the winner’s enclosure.
Those close calls could have played on the minds of some golfers but not a competitor of Harrington’s mental fortitude. The Dubliner put the disappointment behind him and proceeded to earn a wonderful pre-Masters boost by claiming his second Tour title.