WENTWORTH, U.K. -- Padraig Harrington gets it. He understands that the 2018 Ryder Cup is both trivial and also fundamental for European golf; a rich combination of the absurd and the significant.
A paradox? Oh, without doubt. A huge one, as big as the Eiffel Tower, which will be used as a backdrop to this year's match in Paris and, to hijack another tourist attraction, as complex and ambiguous as the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles.
After his opening round in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth last week the Irishman was asked what he brings to the team as a vice-captain.