Darren Clarke and Ben Crane seal victory in Wisconsin

Darren Clarke. Pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

A four-under-par round of 68 secured victory for Darren Clarke and Ben Crane in the American Family Insurance Championship in Madison, Wisconsin.

The duo clinched the title by one shot ahead of Kenny Perry and George McNeill after the final round fourball betterball format. 

The American Family Insurance Championship is played in a two-man team format. Competing for a $3m purse, Clarke and Crane will share $600,000 first prize.

Partnering up for the first time, Clarke and Crane had carded the low 18-hole score in tournament history (17-under 54) in their second round. The pair birdied 17 of the 18 holes (all except No. 10) in the Scramble format.

Clarke, 57, secured his sixth win on PGA Tour Champions in his 160th start. He won the same event last year with Thomas Bjørn. Bjørn is recovering from spinal surgery and not in the field this year.

Crane, meanwhile, snapped a winless streak of 11 years, 11 months and 29 days.