FIVE pairs of Harrington's Hi-Tecs MUST BE WON
What would it be like to walk in Open champ's shoes?
Posted: 22 July 2008
by Bob Warters
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Harrington's Hi-Tec shoes
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As Padraig Harrington marched up the final fairway at Royal Birkdale, acknowledging the almost deafening applause from the packed grandstands, I wondered 'how would Golfmagic members have coped with the pressure, the adulation, the speech-making and the celebrations if they had
have been in Harrington's shoes?'
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Harrington celebrates in his Hi-Tec shoes
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Some of the more forthright forum posters would no doubt have scoffed at the thought. As experienced golfers with a track record of their own, they might be used to mentally penning a winner's speech towards the close of a round.
And after all, Harrington's a seasoned pro; he's already won one major and beaten Tiger Woods in his own tournament. If you're a well known face with a proven record what's the problem?
Others, however, might say that you need to have your veins running with nervous energy, the adrenalin flowing to play your best. Or for Harrington, maybe, Sunday afternoon was no different to the rest of us, surely? He's human, is he not?
Now you have a chance to tell us exactly how you'd feel if you'd have been in Harrington's shoes - literally.
Hi-Tec make the CDT Super Power Tour shoes, which the Irishman wears when he plays on the world's Tours and have offered Golfmagic forum members the chance to win one of FIVE pairs we're giving away.
Says Harrington: “It’s no coincidence that I was wearing the world’s best golf shoes in winning back-to-back Open Championships. In some of the most testing conditions ever, Hi-Tec’s CDT technology gave me amazing balance and stability.”
For a chance to win tell us on the forum in no more than 30 words: "How it would have felt to walk in Harrington's in the closing stages of the Open."
We'll arrange for a pair of
Hi-Tec CDT Power Tour shoes to be sent to the five best, novel, original or merely passionate responses. Closing date: August 7.
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Would have said Thanks to the Golfing Gods of above for the shite golfing weather, the shite golf of all the others here and you brave, foolish lot for ignoring the winds to watch. 
Posted: 22/07/2008 14:19
"So this is it. This is what it feels like winning" I think to myself "I can't remember, did it feel like this last time I won something?" I can feel those little twitches in my stomach as I search the crowd for familiar faces "Stop grinning like an eejit" I tell myself "any moment now, you are going to bite through your bottom lip" The putt doesn't matter now but I still want to get down in two and there it goes. I take off my cap, look around and wave. As everyone cheers, all I can think is "my feet are killing me" So this is what it feels like to win a SHambles Invititational Trophy... (I know, I know, more than 30 words...)
Posted: 22/07/2008 15:25
Ok 18th tee! Butterflies in stomack. Need to get down in 5 no silly shots, ``C`mon paddy i tell myself one last good t-shot middle fairway``bangggg ``thank fu**ing god`` ``Ok one last iron to middle of the green`` Bangggg ``thank Fu**ing god i`m safe all mine`` `` Now walk up head high,cap off thank the crowd,thank god, make sure everyone can see my Hi-Tecs for the sponsors. Ok a bit more than 30 words, sorry 30 words not far enough for a few words.LOL
Posted: 22/07/2008 22:18
Toughts: Just where can we get enough ladybirds to fill it this year??????? To self: Tongue out. Practise the Clarence the cross eyed lion look, and three has no "h", its a tree..... tree wood, tree iron, tree putt, tree feet.......
Posted: 22/07/2008 22:33
I would have changed NOTHING in Padraig's gracious speech. He certainly avoided the worst excesses of Nick Faldo's speech who some years ago thanked his critics "From the heart of my bottom". However, I do not think that Padraig would use such a worn out and trite phrase as " the bottom of my heart"
Posted: 23/07/2008 08:28
Nice to see some people sticking to the 30 words rule 
Posted: 23/07/2008 10:12
I'd be thinking "I wonder who won those Glenmuir jackets in the previous GolfMagic competition?"
Posted: 23/07/2008 10:23
I'd be that terrified I'd disapper up my own bottom.  And I bubble more than speak during speaches so I'd be hopeless at that also! New shoes would be nice though.
Posted: 23/07/2008 11:09
I am to pressure as biscuit is to rolling-pin! Closing the defence comfortably would be much easier with some extra ‘Hi-Tec support’… and lifting the prize without dropping it! Words - 29
Posted: 23/07/2008 11:19
feck arrse drink feck feck drink arrse arrse drink wilson arrse arrse drink feck drink feck feck arrse arrse kartel drink drink feck arrse feck feck arrse drink feck Hi-Tec
Posted: 23/07/2008 13:21
If I was Harrington I'd be thinking... I hope KJ Choi doesn't come second: "Oi'd like to tank da Tank".
Posted: 23/07/2008 13:25
Wow, did I struggle to fit this into 30 words! Here's what I originally wrote before I noticed the 30 word limit.... What a STRANGE few days of golf. Playing in a STORM is not ideal, but at least we didn't have a BLIZARD or FROST.
The weather got FOWLER on a DALY basis.
I knew Bikdale WOOD be a STERNE test but I ROSE to the challenge, and didn't play BADDELEY.
BOYD by my early rounds I was confident going into the last 9 holes.
As I stood on the 17th fairway my caddy told me WEIR in with a good chance.
I thought to myself 'HOWELL I approach this?' I needed to play a good shot ELS Ian would be right back in it.
I had to keep an eye on Greg in CASEY birdied the last few holes, he always AMES for the flag.
When I saw the ball POULTER the left on the 17th GREEN I knew I was in with a chance.
But I still had to CINK the putt on the 18th to win.
I was AIKEN to get my HANSON the claret jug for the second time.
Posted: 25/07/2008 10:41
. ".... thank you all, from this openly proud Dubliner..... for helping me double my Opens , and thanks to Hi-Tek, for helping me achieve the extraordinary feat. See you all at Turnberry!" .
Posted: 25/07/2008 12:56
. ".... thank you all, from this openly proud Dubliner..... for helping me double my Opens , and thanks to Hi-Tek, for helping me achieve the extraordinary feat. See you all at Turnberry!" .
Doh! I meant Hi-Tec  , Not Hi-Tek.........stupid, stupid,stupid schoolboy error, ALL THOSE COUNTLESS HOURS OF EFFORT!! For goodness sake CBC  !
(Miffed) CBC!
Posted: 25/07/2008 13:40
If I were in his shoes I'd be thinking Thank god no-one else turned up for this tournament! Otherwise I'd not have a chance of winning anything!
Posted: 29/07/2008 06:49
Pretty much like this competition with an entry like that really?!? 
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Posted: 29/07/2008 06:51
''I could imagine was my favourite sitcom, Father Ted - Mrs Doyle in my head saying 'Go on Paddy, one more shot... we'll make a cuppa tea in the claret jug!' I know I previously entered but prefer this entry...
Posted: 03/08/2008 14:29
Dang! I got my athlete`s foot treated, the bunions sorted, the corns cured, four of the ingrowing toenails operated on, and I hired an industrial angle grinder to trim off the more jagged edges of the remaining toenails...and no new golf shoes arrived! CBC! p.s. Now where`s the receipt for those argyle socks. I`m taking those new, clean, used stinkin` socks back to M&S !
Posted: 08/08/2008 10:18
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