A PLAYER FROM the North charged up the leaderboard at the British Open.
Just not the one you might expect.
Darren Clarke shot his second straight 2-under 68 today, putting him solidly in contention heading to the weekend and showing his younger countrymen a thing or two.
Once the face of Northern Ireland golf, the 42-year-old Clarke became an afterthought when first Graeme McDowell, then Rory McIlroy claimed major championships. Maybe it’s time for the old guy to get his title, too.
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Clarke rolled in a 90-footer for eagle at the seventh and closed his round with a birdie at the tough 18th, going to the clubhouse tied for the lead with Lucas Glover, Thomas Bjorn, Simon Dyson and Miguel Angel Jimenez.
Clarke surges up leaderboard with another 68
A PLAYER FROM the North charged up the leaderboard at the British Open.
Just not the one you might expect.
Darren Clarke shot his second straight 2-under 68 today, putting him solidly in contention heading to the weekend and showing his younger countrymen a thing or two.
Once the face of Northern Ireland golf, the 42-year-old Clarke became an afterthought when first Graeme McDowell, then Rory McIlroy claimed major championships. Maybe it’s time for the old guy to get his title, too.
Clarke rolled in a 90-footer for eagle at the seventh and closed his round with a birdie at the tough 18th, going to the clubhouse tied for the lead with Lucas Glover, Thomas Bjorn, Simon Dyson and Miguel Angel Jimenez.
- AP
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