Harrington and Cink played together for each of the four rounds, with Harrington finishing one shot better than his fellow major champion.

The wisp drifted in from the same spot it has all week, a hint of grey poking its head over the ridges of The Horns before hovering angry over the back greens of The Broadmoor.

Stewart Cink made up five shots over nine holes against Padraig Harrington in their head-to-head pairing at the U.S. Senior Open, leaving the major champions tied for the lead after their second rounds at the Broadmoor.