Luke Donald made a very good start to the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club and he is coming into some good form.
Donald was off nice and early and got some of the best conditions but this golf course is not supposed to give away scores like that (64) so obviously he is playing very well.
He has putting stack going at the moment, he is driving it very well, his game is coming together and he says that he is happy to be out and about on the golf course and there is nothing happier than shooting a 64 on a Thursday morning.
I think when you have a break you come back a little bit apprehensive and you think 'Can I play?', 'Do I still want to hit the same shots?', 'How will my game be?' because it is completely different to being on a practice ground and hitting lots of shots with your mates to having your name announced on the first tee. That's the big barrier you have to get through.
Luke had the problem at the start of the year at the matchplay when he was on the 18th tee with Ernie Els and said he couldn't hit the shot because he didn't want to damage his wrist as he felt something pop.
He went back to his surgeon who told him that he was ok and now Donald has probably relaxed because at one stage he had the flashing lights saying 'Is this the end of my career?'
He has come back pretty strong and his game is where we expect him to be. This is the Luke Donald that we have all known because of the fact that he hits lots of fairways, doesn't do much wrong, has a beautiful swing and has great tempo. Now he has the putter going as well.
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Padraig Harrington continues to struggle. He says he is doing all the work and we know that he is because we have seen him so many times this year on practice grounds.
At the end of the Players he was talking his game up as he felt as though things were going ok, but when it comes to the scorecard he can't stop making mistakes on it.
He needs to cut that out, but Padraig does so well under pressure and right now he is under huge pressure. He is probably putting himself under pressure by working on things for future events. He needs to have a few good tournaments and right at the moment it is difficult times for him.