Darren Clarke
Nother Ireland
Personal information
Full name Darren Christopher Clarke
Born 14 August 1968 (1968-08-14) (age 43)
Dungannon, County Tyrone
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Nationality Northern Ireland
Residence Chobham, Surrey, England
Career
College Wake Forest University
Turned professional 1990
Current tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins 22
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 3
European Tour 14 (T15th all time)
Japan Golf Tour 3
Sunshine Tour 1
Challenge Tour 1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament T8: 1998
U.S. Open T10: 1999
The Open Championship Won 2011
PGA Championship T9: 2000
Darren Christopher Clarke (born 14 August 1968) is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland who plays on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. He has represented Ireland as an amateur and as a professional. He was born in Dungannon, County Tyrone. He played college golf at Wake Forest University in the United States.
Clarke was ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for 43 weeks between 2000 and 2002. The most prestigious titles he has won are the 2000 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship when he defeated Tiger Woods in the final, and the 2003 WGC-NEC Invitational. His highest finish on the European Tour money list is second, which he achieved in 1998, 2000 and 2003. He has represented Ireland in the World Cup and Alfred Dunhill Cup and played for Europe on five consecutive Ryder Cup teams 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004 and 2006.
2011 Clarke won The 140th British Open by two clear shots to beat Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson at -5.
Amateur wins (4)
1989 East of Ireland Championship
1990 Spanish Amateur Open Championship, Irish Amateur Championship, South of Ireland Championship
Professional wins (20) European Tour wins (12) PGA Tour wins (2)
Japan Golf Tour wins (3)
2001 (1) The Crowns
2004 (1) Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters
2005 (1) Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters
Challenge Tour wins (1) 2003 Benmore Developments Northern Ireland Masters
Other wins (4)1992 Ulster Profess
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