What they said: Padraig Harrington

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Q. You just had a 4-under par 67 on that golf course, what are your thoughts?

PADRAIG HARRINGTON: I'm thrilled with it. I know that it's not leading tournament or whatever, but before you head out on this golf course, you don't know what you're going to shoot. It really is a testing, intimidating golf course and to break 70, if I can continue that this week, I'll be a very happy man.

Q. Not only to break 70, but it's a thinking man's golf course; you did it with no bogeys.

PADRAIG HARRINGTON: As I say my short game was sharp today and when I did miss, I missed in the right places and I'm happy that I holed the right putts at the right time.

I won't say it was because I had some insight to avoid bogeys. This is a tough golf course and you just have to hit the shots a lot of times. But definitely the odd time I did get away with it.