Champion produces another sparkling round

WHEN you have just scooped £900,000 (€1.03m) for winning the British Open you can afford to begenerous.

Darren Clarke finally got his hands on the famous Claret Jug on Sunday at his 20th attempt.

But when it came to sharing his winnings, the golfer’s first thought was to call one of his regular haunts back home in Antrim.

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