Clarke makes his move

Darren Clarke finally began his charge to make an impression on the British Open leaderboard at St Andrews but it was Swede Soren Hansen who set the target for the players left trailing in the wake of leader Tiger Woods.

The Ulsterman, playing with three-time British Open winner Nick Faldo, got the start he wanted with a birdie at the first and despite dropping a shot at the next he had a remarkable run of four birdies in successive holes from the fifth.