Paul Kimmage: A text from Padraig Harrington summed it up – it takes guts to do what Rory McIlroy did

Rory McIlroy reacts to missing a short putt on the 16th hole last Sunday. Photo: David Cannon/Getty Images

Paul Kimmage

“Ellis Boyd Redding; your files say you’ve served 40 years of a life sentence. Do you feel you’ve been rehabilitated?”

“Rehabilitated? Well, now let me see… you know, I don’t have any idea what that means.”