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Wed 11 Nov 2009Harrington's chance to finish with a flourish

SO THIS is what it's like to stand in the shadows. Pádraig Harrington has traversed the globe for much of the year but failed to win on tour, either on the access-all-areas European Tour or the US Tour.

Now, with time running out to amend that barren statistic, the 38-year-old Dubliner has targeted this end-of-season money-fest in the desert.