A gallant third place for Padraig at the Portugal Invitational as his eight week marathon on Tour comes to an end. He picked up one Major title, the Senior US Open, and performed well considering the scheduling. He made two early birdies, both on par fives, but a dropped shot at the par three 6th hole, put him behind the eight ball as the eventual winner, Zach Johnson, was three under par after seven holes. To his credit he fought gamely but three bogies on the day were too much of a deficit to overcome. A well earned break is the order of the day!

Daja vu is the overwhelming sensation as Padraig yet again faces his recent nemesis, Stewart Cink, in the final round of the Portugal Invitational. He co-leads with Cink and Rory Sabbatini on thirteen under par after a sparkling 65 vaulted him to the top of the leaderboard. The day could not have started any better as he made eagle on the par five, 1st hole, and he was rock steady after that as he picked off five more birdies with no blemishes on the card. He will need to repeat the feat on Sunday as a top class field waits to pounce. He tees off last at 11.55am with Cink and Sabbatini. 

It’s a pleasant suprise as Padraig shoots a six under par round of 66 to lie in third place and just two behind the leader after the opening round of the Portugal Invitational. He raced to the turn in five under par, recording birdies at the 1st, 3rd and 5th, all par five’s, and closed out with two birdies to shoot 31. He added another at the 10th but the he had to wait another five holes before dipping under par again. He did drop one shot, at the par three 17th where he found incurred a penalty shot but over all a very successful day! He tees off Saturday at 11.51pm with Charlie Wi and Mikael Lundberg.

It’s the final week of an eight week marathon on Tour, as Padraig tees it up at the Portugal Invitational at the Els Club in Vilamoura, Portugal. It is part of the PGA Champions Tour and a strong field has assembled this week. Its a par 72 this week that stretches to 7,335 yards and it’s a 3 millon dollar purse. Padraig currently lies in third place in the Schwab Cup standings so it’s all to play for this week!

Tee Times ->  Opening round at 12pm with Bernhard Langer and Darren Clarke.

It’s a welcome final round of two under par 68 for Padraig as he signs off for another year at the ISPS Handa Senior Open. As an ambassador for ISPS Handa, it was an important week but he will be glad to get some rest, after eight events, this week in Europe. He started the day with an early dropped shot on the 4th hole but was picture perfect after that with three birdies  to finish just outside the top forty. Portugal is his last destination before a well earned rest!

It’s another poor day for Padraig as a 74 sees him drop back into the pack on a Gleneagles course that is playing tough. Eight under par leads going into Sunday’s final round. Padraig has only made seven birdies in all three rounds so far and will be hoping for a morale boosting final round on Sunday. He tees off at 10am with Robert Coles. 

Padraig struggles to a second round of two over par 72 and fatigue must be playing a big part as he nears a eight week sojourn on the road. He got off to a miserable start with three dropped shots and from there could only make two birdies all day. He finished with nine straight pars and bar a very low round Saturday will struggle to contend this weekend. 

It’s a level par start for Padraig in his defence of his Senior Open crown. It was steady stuff for most of the day as he recorded three bogies and three birdies but will need something in the 60’s to get back in contention as seven under par leads after the opening round. He was out in one under par after an opening dropped shot but a poor run around the turn saw him drop two shots. A closing birdie on the par five 18th gave him something to smile about! He tees off late Friday at at 13.58pm.

It’s another very special week for Padraig as the current US and Open Senior Champion attempts to defend his second Major of the year at this weeks ISPS Handa Senior Open Championship. It is being played at the beautiful Gleneagles course and Padraig has course experience as back in 2022 as he was runner up that week to Darren Clarke. Padraig won the title last year at Sunningdale and he will be aiming to repeat the feat after defending his US Senior Open crown a couple of weeks ago! All to play for as he tees off with one of his main challengers this week, Stewart Cink!

Tee Times ->  Opening round at 9.19am with Stewart Cink and Alex Cejka.