Content Clarke making a splash at the Open

Darren Clarke, happy again and engaged to be married, continued the remarkable Irish golfing story of recent years with a second successive 68 in The Open at Sandwich today.

Perhaps best remembered for his unbeaten performance at the 2006 Ryder Cup just a month after his wife Heather lost her cancer battle, Clarke has since seen Padraig Harrington, Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy all become major champions.