PADRAIG Harrington shares the lead at the US Senior Open at Broadmoor Golf Club.
The Dubliner carded a second-straight 67 to move to six-under-par for the tournament.
He joins former Open Championship winner American Stewart Cink and Australia’s Mark Hensby at the top of the leaderboard.
Cink’s 66 was the lowest round of the tournament so far in Colorado Springs.
The 2022 US Senior Open champion made six birdies with three bogeys.
Speaking after the second round, the Stackstown legend was satisfied after his round.
He said: “Most of Thursday and Friday is about jockeying for position, keeping yourself in it, trying not to lose the tournament.
“But after the start I had today, I could have created some daylight between myself and the field. I just have to go and do it all again over the next two days.”
Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn sits alone in fourth on three-under after a second-round 69,
While Darren Clarke surged into a tie for seventh with a solid 68 to reach one-under.
Fellow Ulsterman Chris Devlin is also through to the weekend, finishing two-over – well inside the cut line.,
After his round, Harrington was caught in a furious argument with a TV reporter over golf etiquette.
Harrington, 53, was left fuming as NBC analyst Roger Maltbie after he lost his golf ball.
The Ryder Cup legend appeared to be disgruntled with the former PGA star for not helping him search for it.
A video caught the heated moment in which Harrington hit out at Maltbie’s course etiquette.
He said: “Never on a golf course stand and look at somebody looking for a golf ball.”
Maltbie responded: That’s a hard position to take there.”
They then stepped closer to each other as the argument as tensions continued to boil over.
Harrington added: “You’ve played gold all your life. You understand.”
But Maltbie did not step down as he replied: “I’m not a player.”
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