Harrington relishing 'big tough course'

03 Mar 2010 - 16:48:07

Padraig Harrington admits any player with aspirations of winning the 2010 Honda Classic at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, will have to conquer a "big tough golf course".

The first round gets under way on the Champion Course on Thursday as Harrington bids to repeat his Honda success from 2005 at Mirasol. The 38-year-old three-time major winner saw off the challenge of Vijay Singh and Joe Ogilvie in a sudden-death play-off five years ago, but finished tied for 13th the last time he played at PGA National in 2007.

"I'm looking forward to playing the course again," Harrington told the PGA Tour website. "Obviously the Honda Classic has been a good tournament for me. This is a very difficult golf course, the PGA National, you really want to be on top of your game."

He added: "There's a lot of seriously tough holes out there. It's definitely one of the toughest regular courses of the year. This golf course is just a big tough golf course.

"But if you don't like this golf course your game isn't good enough and that's it."