Senior Open

Darren Clarke birdied the last hole to beat a resurgent Padraig Harrington and win the Senior Open by one shot on Sunday.

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Darren Clarke becomes the fourth men's golfer all-time to win the Open Championship and the Senior Open Championship.

Kept giving myself chances but the putter was a little bit cold all week as you probably saw. He fought back with a birdie at the 12th hole and then grinded out pars until his birdie putt on the final hole. Pars were almost a prisoner at the very start, and you’re trying to avoid making mistakes. “Don’t make it any easier, but you know at the start, it was a bit of a battle. Clarke’s third shot from about 30 yards away settled a couple feet from the hole, and he was able to knock in the short putt for birdie, clinching his first senior major title. From when I turned 50, this is the one you wanted to win, so I could set it beside the other one.

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!

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 birdied the last hole to beat a resurgent Padraig Harrington and win the Senior Open by one shot on Sunday.

Only Tom Watson, Bob Charles and Gary Player had previously won both The Open and Senior Open. Clarke and Paul Broadhurst were level at 9 under overall after the third round but it was Harrington, a three-time major winner, who soared into contention at Gleneagles with a 3-under 67 to pressure Clarke on the last hole. 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 Open in 2011.

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.

Ten years after winning the Open Championship, Darren Clarke added the Senior Open title, becoming just the fourth golfer to capture the double.

“As a kid I wanted to win the Open Championship. As a senior, this was always the one for me. But I was cruising until I made a terrible swing on the 10th. When (as more rain poured down) the burly Northern Irishman made a 4 of his own at the 18th, two-putting from long range, he created the edge he needed to become only the fourth man after Gary Player, Bob Charles and Tom Watson to complete the Open and Senior Open double. “I’ve made no secret of the fact that I wanted to win this more than anything after I turned 50,” said Clarke, which he did in August 2018. Within minutes, Alker (at the 15th), Thongchai Jaidee (16th), Els (18th) and Harrington (17th), the recent U.S. Senior Open champion, all made birdies to advance their respective causes. Closely challenged by a sizeable squad of regular and senior major winners, Clarke’s closing 69 over the endlessly picturesque King’s Course at Gleneagles was just enough to see off all-comers and claim the $432,080 first-place check.