“Augusta tests your mental fortitude more than any other golf course”

adraig Harrington may be remembered for his exploits at The Open and his win at the USPGA, but the Irishman has a pretty decent record at Augusta too. He competed on 15 occasions between 2000 and 2015 and registered four top-tens, finishing joint fifth in both 2002 and 2008. But it was in 2007 when he says he came closest to glory. He attacked the pin with his second shot on the 15th in an attempt to find an eagle and put pressure on eventual winner Zach Johnson. His ball found the green but rolled back into the water. With that, his hopes were gone – something that still irritates him to this day.

Here, the Irishman tells us about that close encounter and recalls some of the other memories that stick out from playing and watching the iconic tournament. He also talks us through the skills needed to triumph at The Masters