Senior Open

The 53-year-old won the Senior Open Championship at Gleneagles in Scotland on Sunday, narrowly edging out Padraig Harrington.

With Harrington watching closely, Clarke deposited his drive onto the fairway. A par on No. 17 meant it all came down to the 18th hole, which he birdied in each of the first three rounds. Harrington applied more pressure to Clarke by closing out his day with a birdie on No. 18. They both tied for Sunday's lowest score and climbed 12 spots up the leaderboard after going five under. Things finally cleared up enough to get things going at 8 p.m. local time, which put the remaining competitors in a race against the clock.

Relatable. pic.twitter.com/HzTqmaYVqe 😂

Absolutely pouring and leader @darrenclarke60 stripes it. It looked like postponing the play until Monday was a distinct possibility. Clarke and Paul Broadhurst were tied at nine under through 54 holes. T-3. Paul Broadhurst (-8) T-3. Mauricio Molina (-8) He's done the double!

Darren Clarke Makes History At The Senior Open Championship - Clarke joins Bob Charles, Gary Player & Tom Watson as the only player to win both The Open and ...

Now a freelance writer for Golf Monthly and the PGA, he covers all aspects of the game, from Tour news to equipment testing and buyers’ guides. After a sizeable break, play got underway at 8pm, as the 53-year-old made a par to start the final few holes. The final round in Scotland had been hit by Mother Nature, as the weather reeked havoc throughout the day.

Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke has made a two-putt birdie at the 18th hole to win the Senior Open Championship at Gleneagles.

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Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland made a two-putt birdie at the 18th hole Sunday to win The Senior Open Championship at Gleneagles in Auchterarder, ...

GLENEAGLES, Scotland (AP) — Darren Clarke birdied the last hole to beat a resurgent Padraig Harrington and win The Senior Open presented by Rolex by one ...

The 53-year-old Clarke held firm with a birdie to post a 69 to finish 10-under 270 overall and add a senior major to his Claret Jug at the British Open in 2011. GLENEAGLES, Scotland (AP) — Darren Clarke birdied the last hole to beat a resurgent Padraig Harrington and win The Senior Open presented by Rolex by one shot on Sunday. Darren Clarke wins The Senior Open presented by RolexWins by one shot after making birdie on final hole at Gleneagles in Scotland

Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland made a two-putt birdie at the 18th hole Sunday to win The Senior Open Championship at Gleneagles in Auchterarder, ...

“So I tried to stay in it and make a few birdies. “It was definitely an interesting day and not the start I wanted, but I stayed patient. Scotland's Colin Montgomerie shot 69 and finished alone in ninth at 7 under.

We got there in the end. There was so much water swilling around on the final day of the Senior Open here at a sodden Gleneagles, you half expected…

“Two years ago, two weeks in a coma,” said the tearful 55-year-old as he reflected on a traumatic period back in 2020 when his appendix burst. It was tight at the top by that stage with various players parrying and jousting in the upper echelons. The 53-year-old became just the fourth player, after Bob Charles, Gary Player and Tom Watson, to lift both The Open and Senior Open Claret Jugs.