Padraig Harrington’s British Open title defense ended with a three-over 73 for a 12-over-par total of 292, but he defended the swing changes which have come under scrutiny after a poor season. Harrington, a double major winner in 2008 and going for a hat-trick of British Open titles at Turnberry, spent the winter re-modelling his swing and results have been disappointing. He came into the British Open off the back of five missed cuts in PGA and European Tour events, but remains undaunted