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After wife's cancer battle, Sunday's pressure was nothing for Harrington

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HUMBLE, Texas – Sitting just three shots off the lead after Saturday’s third round of the Houston Open, Scott Harrington had a decision to make; so he called his wife, Jennifer, who was back home in Scottsdale, Arizona.

“We just kind of decided that she was going to stay home,” Harrington said.

A day later, Harrington again rang his wife, though this time he was standing on the range at the Golf Club of Houston, waiting to see if his 13-under score would be enough for at least a playoff.

It wasn’t.

Moments earlier, Harrington missed a 17-foot birdie putt at the last that would’ve gotten him to 14 under.