The home of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club at St Andrews in Scotland is used to seeing history being made and, for a while, it looked like yesterday would be no exception.

THE only Irishman ever to win the British Open Golf Championship was Fred Daly from Portrush in 1947. That was 60 years ago, so it certainly is time for another Irish winner.

Darren Clarke has just completed the first hole of his third round at the British Open Golf Championship today.