Another Irish triumph as Clarke wins Open Championship

Four years ago no Irish golfer had won a major since Fred Daly in the 1947 Open.

Another Irish triumph as Clarke wins Open Championship

Four years ago no Irish golfer had won a major since Fred Daly in the 1947 Open.

How times have changed. Padraig Harrington won three of the next six, then Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy, both from north of the border like Daly, won back-to-back US Opens and now Darren Clarke has joined them.

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