Padraig Harrington praised Sergio Garcia for his Masters victory on Sunday, but not before the three-time major champion made clear that angst that still exists between the long-time rivals.
Speaking to an Irish radio station, Harrington noted the frostiness that began over a rules incident with Garcia's countryman Jose Maria Olazabal in 2003 and heightened with Harrington's wins over Garcia at the 2007 Open and the 2008 PGA Championship.
"I gave him every out I possibly could have at the 2007 Open," Harrington said to 2FM's Game On radio show (as transcribed by IrishGolfDesk.