According to a Telegraph article, Padraig Harrington believes he has a 50-50 chance of completing his defense of the Open Championship. Lewine Mair examines the wrist situation:
Although he put his chances of teeing off at a more optimistic 75 per cent, he was downbeat about the prospects of his injured right wrist standing up to 72 holes' play, especially as he had virtually no practice yesterday. "I'll be apprehensive hitting any shot - I'll certainly be apprehensive hitting it in the rough," Harrington said.
Speaking of '50-50' chances, Heath Slocum is at Birkdale, and discussed the odds of playing as first alternate in a Canadian Press story:
"It was 50-50 to come here and sit," Slocum said Wednesday. "You hate to miss out, especially in a Ryder Cup year. It's an opportunity to earn some points, get another win or help with the FedEx Cup. It's effectively a week off if I'm not in here."
