What a run it's been for Northern Ireland golfers. Graeme McDowell at last year's U.S. Open, Rory McIlroy at this year's U.S. Open, and now 42-year old Darren Clarke makes it back to back major championships for his country, by winning his first career major today at the Open Championship at Royal St. Georges.
Clarke, whose previous highest finish in a major was second at the 1997 Open Championship, beat a pair of Americans, Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson, by three strokes, finishing at 6-under par after an even par final round after triumphantly battling the elements successfully with consistent putting and a little bit of luck (several shots into the wind bounced over bunkers).
"Pretty amazing right now," Clarke said. "It's been a dream since I've been a kid to win the Open, like any kid's dream is, and I'm able to do it, which just feels incredible."
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