Harrington helping Irish Open sponsor search 26/11/2010 |
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Golfer Padraig Harrington is ready to act as "host" of the Irish Open after the tournament lost its sponsor earlier this year.
The European Tour has said the event will keep its place on the 2011 schedule but no new sponsor has yet been found following the decision by phone company 3 to pull out.
Three-time major winner Harrington told reporters at this week's Dubai World Championship that he was involved in trying to bring in new backing for the July event.
Asked if it could be called the Irish Open hosted by Padraig Harrington with the new sponsor as a prefix, he replied: "Yes, if I brought the sponsor it would be and it would have that official tag.
"I could also see Darren [Clarke] or Graeme [McDowell] or Rory [McIlroy] doing the same in the North. I think if there is an ambassador role to be played, it would be based on the connection between the player and the sponsor."
Harrington added that it was possible the tournament could be moved to Northern Ireland if Clarke, McDowell or McIlroy helped to attract a new sponsor.
"It has certainly been talked about because if the Northern Ireland players do bring something to the table then they would like to see it go to Northern Ireland," Harrington continued.
"It would be a great event in Northern Ireland but then it was a fantastic event in Killarney. If all things go to plan, I would suggest they look to take it back to Killarney again and try and have another successful year there before they move it."
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