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
