‘It’s going to be close’ – Pádraig Harrington makes US slight favourites for Ryder Cup on because of home advantage

Pádraig Harrington during the Pro AM ahead of the Amgen Irish Open Golf Championship 2025 at The K Club in Straffan, Kildare. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Pádraig Harrington believes Luke Donald’s European Ryder Cup team has a “great chance” of becoming the first side to win an away match since the Miracle at Medinah in 2012.

The Dubliner (54) led a transitional team that lost 19-9 at Whistling Straits in 2021, but with Donald counting on 11 of the 12 men that won in Rome two years ago, he’s optimistic about Europe’s chances at Bethpage Black later this month.

"I think the European team is very strong and in great form, and I think that gives them a great chance,” Har

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