Harrington is preparing for Irish Open

Harrington couldn't have expected them to be a greater venue and can't wait to get started.

"There are a number of things that make Portrush so special," the Irishman told Europeantour.com. "It's an extremely fair test of golf - if you hit good shots you'll be rewarded with birdies, but hit bad ones and you'll increases bogeys or double bogeys. You always feel as if you may make a score round there, however it is less easy as you think, so you've just received Ping G20 irons to try and be fearless.

"It's another very scenic place to play golf, by incorporating stunning views. In the past I played a great deal of amateur tournaments there, and the atmosphere was always first rate. The course is correct inside the town which can be usually buzzing, to be able a venue it offers everything going for it."

Harrington is going to be accompanied by Darren Clarke, Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy - major winners all - at Royal Portrush Golf-club, and expects the Northern Irish crowds to get in full support.

"The people of Northern Ireland have always loved their golf," he was quoted saying. "They always appeared in great numbers to support amateur events, so in some ways taking the Irish Open to Portrush is really a reward for his or her support and loyalty. I can guarantee Ping G20 driver the 2010 Irish Open is going to be as well-attended as any in the past, which should guarantee an excellent atmosphere.

"I realize that the majority of the tickets have been sold already and also you can't get yourself a hotel room in the town, which tells you everything you should find out about how well-received it has been. It is usually readily available from Belfast, so I'm expecting big crowds in the tournament week."

With a quality field expected, Harrington knows buying his second Irish Open title won't be any easy feat.

He explained: "I came all-around winning northern Ireland Amateur Open a reasonable few times but never quite managed it, in order to win the very first Irish Ready to accept be held in discount golf clubs Northern Ireland in my lifetime can be very special.

"But using the company's field, winning certainly defintely won't be easy. The opportunity test yourself a links golf course within the run-up to The Open is really a definite advantage, that i'm sure you will see lots of the big guns from Europe heading up to Portrush."