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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Michael Scully

A 99 for Padraig Harrington on a day when he had thoughts of a 59 - and shot a 69

PADRAIG Harrington had to make do with a 99 instead of a 59 as his 26th Irish Open drew to a close at Mount Juliet.

Harrington let loose around the famed Kilkenny course this morning, delivering a birdie blitz on his front nine.

And he admitted that, after sinking birdies on his first five holes and again at the eighth to turn in 30 to get to within four of the lead, it wasn't winning the tournament that was on his mind, rather it was making history.

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