Harrington to play extra event

Norton, Massachusetts: Padraig Harrington plans to add a European Tour event to his schedule before next month's Ryder Cup after missing the cut at the Deutsche Bank Championship on Saturday.

The Irishman's FedExCup campaign almost certainly ended when he missed the cut by one stroke after carding a second-round 68 for 142, level par.

Barring an unlikely set of circumstances Harrington will not advance to the third event of the playoff series, next week's BMW Championship outside Chicago.

Remain competitive

"I'll definitely play before now and the Ryder Cup," he told reporters. "What are the three [European tournaments]? I don't even know, I'll have to have a look."

"As much as I'd like a break, and a break wouldn't do me any harm, I still want to be competitive going into the Ryder Cup. You can't get the sort of competition you want unless you're on a golf course in tournament play."

The three European Tour events before the Ryder Cup are the Dutch Open, Austrian Open and Vivendi Cup in Paris.

Triple major champion Harrington is a wildcard pick for the European team.