Clarke ready for Open road

FOURTH at The K-Club a fortnight ago, second at Loch Lomond over the weekend.

The graph is moving nicely for Darren Clarke, widely regarded as more than a dark horse at 28/1 for the British Open Championship starting over the venerable Old Course tomorrow.

At 37, time is moving on for Clarke as far as capturing that elusive first major title is concerned. He’s been close a couple of times, especially in 1997 at Royal Troon, where he shanked a ball onto the beach off the second tee in the final round when only a shot off the lead.