Is there Euro jinx at Players?
Posted: Thursday May 08, 2008 07:48AM ET
There has been a lot of chatter at Sawgrass about the non-winning streak by European players there. The only European to have won the Players was Sandy Lyle, 21 years ago. Padraig Harrington, the British Open champion and one of 21 Europeans in the field, said he doesn't think about that statistic. "I don't hold the burden that no European has won since Sandy Lyle," Harrington said. "I can't figure it out. If there is a reason why Europeans haven't won, I don't know. "We must be due. I have a 1-in-21 chance if it's a numbers game, but unfortunately, the other 135 players this week are not going to consider that there's 21 Europeans and they deserve a chance to win."
Padraig Harrington, AP
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Go Paddy Harrington
Bill's Sabre | 05/08/08, 09:28 AM
Report Offensive CommentEuropean playres seem to play better for the Ryder Cup than they do in the 4 major championships and the Players championship. i don't know why, but I think european players put too much pressure on themselves when it comes to the Masters, US open, British Open(Open Championship), and PGA Championship.
YDT8523 | 05/08/08, 11:14 AM
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