Pádraig Harrington Hall of Fame induction: ‘It’s a family joke that a tee time is the only thing Dad isn’t late for’
“Before we welcome him on stage, there is another side to this hardworking paragon of virtue that I feel like I must mention,” his son Paddy (20) told an august gathering that featured many members of the Hall of Fame from Lee Trevino and Ben Crenshaw to Nancy Lopez and Dame Laura Davies.
“People in the audience might be shocked to hear that he actually doesn’t spend every waking moment of the day practising his golf.
Paddy Harrington speaks during his father Pádraig Harrington’s induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame at the Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst, North Carolina
“And I would say that some days he may actually spend more time playing Clash of Clans than working on his golf game. And as one of the hardest-working people in golf, he sure does love his sleep-ins.
“I’d say he’s not out of bed before 11 am on a week away from the tour unless he has a tee time in the diary.
“It’s actually a family joke that a tee time is the only thing Dad isn’t late for.”
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