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Padraig Harrington does not take the unwritten rules for golf easily. It was clear after the three-time big winner came in a heated conversation with earlier PGA Tour Pro Roger Maltbie during the second round of the US Senior Open Friday.
The dispute between the two Golfers was caught on video and seemed to be a matter of golf label.
Padraig Harrington looks at his tee shot on the ninth hole during the Kaulig Companies Championship: Pro-Am at Firestone Country Club on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 in Akron. (IMagn)
In a video submitted by Koaa -Reporter Brett at the front, Harrington can be heard that says, “Never on a Golf course Stand and look at someone looking for a golf ball. ”
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Maltbie, a five-time PGA Tour winner and current On-Course analyst for NBC, seemed to push back, but Harrington was unreliable.
“You’ve played golf all your life,” he said.
File – Roger Maltbie looks players on the fourth hole during the last round of the PNC Championship Golf Tournament on Ritz -Carlton Golf Club Grande Lakes Orlando Course on December 18, 2022. (Reinhold Matay-usa Today Sports)
Harrington’s Caddy, Ronan Flood, then entered the conversation in an attempt to abuse the situation, but Harrington continued.
“You are not standing looking at someone looking for a ball.”
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On his part, it did not appear that Maltbie did not disagree with the feeling of good sports, but as he explained it, he had a job to do.
“I understand it, but I have a company that pays me,” he started before Harrington interrupted.
The confrontation continued without any solution. Maltbie said he thought Harrington was “dead wrong,” and reminded Pro, “I’m not a player.”
Padraig Harrington from Ireland takes his approach shot at No. 6 Green during the second round of the 2025 Kaulig Companies Championship at Firestone Country Club, Friday, June 20, 2025, in Akron, Ohio. (IMagn)
The two eventually separated themselves, apparently to agree to disagree.
Despite the smaller hiccup, Harrington went into the weekend tied to first with Stewart Cink and Mark Hensby. The trio sits at the top of the leaderboard of 6 under 134.
