Darren Clarke

Darren Christopher Clarke, OBE (born 14 August 1968) is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions and has previously played on the European Tour and PGA Tour. He has won 21 tournaments worldwide on a number of golf's main tours including the PGA Tour, European Tour, Japan Golf Tour and Sunshine Tour. His biggest victory came when he won the 2011 Open Championship at Royal St George's in England, his first major win after more than 20 years and 54 attempts.

This article is about the Northern Irish golfer. For other people, see Darren Clarke (disambiguation).

Darren Clarke
OBE
Personal information
Full nameDarren Christopher Clarke
Born (1968-08-14) 14 August 1968
Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg; 15.4 st)
Sporting nationality Northern Ireland
ResidencePortrush, Northern Ireland
Marsh Harbour, The Bahamas
Spouse
Heather Clarke
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(m. 1996; died 2006)​
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    (m. 2012)​
    Children2[1]
    Career
    CollegeWake Forest University
    Turned professional1990
    Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
    European Senior Tour
    Former tour(s)PGA Tour
    European Tour
    Professional wins27
    Highest ranking8 (22 July 2001)[2]
    Number of wins by tour
    PGA Tour3
    European Tour14
    Japan Golf Tour3
    Asian Tour1
    Sunshine Tour1
    Challenge Tour1
    PGA Tour Champions4
    European Senior Tour1
    Other4
    Best results in major championships
    (wins: 1)
    Masters TournamentT8: 1998
    PGA ChampionshipT9: 2000
    U.S. OpenT10: 1999
    The Open ChampionshipWon: 2011

    Clarke has also won two World Golf Championship events, most notably the 2000 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship, when he defeated Tiger Woods in the final. Clarke was ranked in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking for 43 weeks between 2000 and 2002.[3] His highest finish on the European Tour money list is second, which he achieved in 1998, 2000 and 2003. Clarke is currently ranked as the seventh highest career money winner on the European Tour.[4]

    Clarke has represented Ireland as both an amateur and as a professional, notably at the World Cup and Alfred Dunhill Cup, and was a member of five consecutive European Ryder Cup teams between 1997 and 2006.

    Amateur career

    Clarke was born in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, and in 1987 he played collegiate golf at Wake Forest University in the United States. He was a junior member of Dungannon Golf Club, whose junior section also included three others who are current PGA Golf Professionals: Alistair Cardwell, Barry Hamill and Gary Chambers. Clarke represented his school, Royal School Dungannon, together with Cardwell and Chambers.

    Professional career

    1990–92: Early career

    Clarke turned professional in 1990 and played his first full season on the European Tour in 1991. He contested in his first major championship at the 1991 Open Championship, making the cut before finishing in a tie for 64th place. In 1992 Clarke had a solid season on the European Tour, finishing 41st in overall Order of Merit, in doing so achieving his highest finish of his career at the time with a second-place finish at the Honda Open. He finished three strokes behind champion Bernhard Langer.

    1993–95: First European Tour win and steady progress

    Clarke's real breakthrough year was in 1993 when he won his maiden European Tour event and played his way to 8th position on the Order of Merit. After a relatively solid but unspectacular first half of the season, Clarke's form improved greatly during the August–September stretch, achieving four top-10 finishes in four consecutive tournaments.

    In October 1993, Clarke won his maiden European Tour event at the Alfred Dunhill Open in Belgium. Clarke had the lead after 54 holes and held off the challenge of Englishman Nick Faldo and Vijay Singh, who shot a final-round 64. Clarke prevailed by two strokes. A month later Clarke nearly won his second title at the European Tour's season-ending Volvo Masters, however, he was pipped to the title by Colin Montgomerie who finished one stroke clear. Overall for the season Clarke made 24 out of 30 cuts and finished in the top-10 on seven occasions.

    The follow-up year in 1994 was another solid season for Clarke on the tour, making 17 of 21 cuts and finishing 37th on the Order of Merit list. Clarke also played in his first U.S. Open although he missed the cut and had his highest finish, at the time, in The Open Championship with a tie for 38th place. In 1995, Clarke had better success, with seven top-10s in 27 events, most notably at the Portuguese Open where he finished second after losing a sudden-death playoff to Adam Hunter on the first extra hole, despite having the joint 54-hole lead. Clarke ended the year 14th on the Order of Merit.

    1996–1999: Four more European Tour wins and near miss at 1997 Open

    In 1996, Clarke won his second European Tour title at the Linde German Masters by one stroke, shooting a final round 63 to finish 24 under par, one stroke ahead of Englishman Mike Davis. Clarke also recorded his best finish in a major, at that current time, with a tie for 11th place at The Open Championship in 1996. He also equalled his best finish on the Order of Merit, placing in 8th for the season.

    In May 1997, Clarke finished second at the Volvo PGA Championship, two strokes behind Ian Woosnam. In July 1997, Clarke was in a position to win his first major championship at the 1997 Open Championship at Royal Troon. Clarke held the lead with American Jim Furyk after the first round and then pulled two strokes clear of the field after a 66 in the second round, but a third-round 71 put him two strokes behind leader Jesper Parnevik going into the final day. However, the winner was not to come from the final pairing, as Justin Leonard came storming through the pack with a 65 to beat both Clarke and Parnevik by three strokes. Clarke ended the season 4th on the Order of Merit.

    In 1998, Clarke made his first appearances at two of the biggest golf events worldwide. He missed the cut on his debut at The Players Championship, but his first visit to Augusta National Golf Club was much more successful, shooting 67–69 on the weekend to finish in a tie for 8th at the Masters Tournament. This remains his highest ever finish at the Masters to date.

    In May 1998, Clarke won his third career event on the European Tour at the Benson & Hedges International Open by three strokes from Santiago Luna. Clarke then had three more 2nd-place finishes during the season before winning the season-ending Volvo Masters in Spain. His two victories in 1998 helped him to finish in 2nd place on the final 1998 Order of Merit standings behind Colin Montgomerie. Clarke missed only one cut all year, at the Murphy's Irish Open. In 1999, Clarke captured his fifth European Tour win at the Compass Group English Open, finishing two strokes ahead of John Bickerton. He also achieved his highest ever placing at the U.S. Open this year when he finished tied for 10th place.

    2000: WGC-Matchplay Championship win and further success

    Clarke's worldwide breakthrough came in 2000 when he won his first World Golf Championship event, defeating Tiger Woods in the final 4&3 at the 2000 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship at La Costa Resort and Spa. This was Clarke's biggest victory of his career so far as he netted the $1 million first prize. Clarke had a difficult route through the championship but defeated a host of big name players: Paul Azinger, Mark O'Meara, Thomas Bjørn, Hal Sutton and David Duval before taking on Woods in the final.[5]

    Clarke's fine year in 2000 continued when he finished tied for second place in the Volvo PGA Championship and the following week he won his seventh European Tour event at the Compass Group English Open. Clarke also recorded his best finish at the PGA Championship with a tie for 9th place. He also had three 2nd-place finishes in the 2000 season, which included eleven top-10 finishes. He finished 2nd on the Order of Merit and it was his highest ever season in terms of prize money. Clarke earned over €2.7 million for the year.

    2001–03: Continued success and second WGC win

    The 2001 season saw Clarke finish one place lower on the Order of Merit in 3rd place, although he did manage some notable results on tour during this season. Clarke added to his list of European Tour wins at the Smurfit European Open, which he won by three strokes at The K Club. A couple of weeks later, Clarke produced another fine performance at The Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes, finishing in a tie for 3rd place, four strokes behind the eventual winner David Duval. Clarke then had another notable 3rd-place finish at the WGC-NEC Invitational, earning in excess of €400,000.

    In 2002, Clarke played on both the European Tour and the PGA Tour. In the buildup to the Masters, Clarke played the Shell Houston Open and finished second behind runaway winner Vijay Singh. He then played on the European Tour in the summer and won his ninth career title at the Compass Group English Open, becoming the first man to win the tournament three times.

    In the 2003 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Clarke lost to Peter Lonard at the quarter-final stage. However, Clarke did not have to wait much longer for more WGC success though, when he won his second WGC event at the WGC-NEC Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.[6] He finished four strokes ahead of Jonathan Kaye. Clarke's run of success throughout 2001–2003 saw him miss only three cuts on the European Tour in three years and he finished 2nd on the European Order of Merit for the third time in his career.

    2004: First winless season in seven years

    Clarke continued his run of good form at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in 2004, when he finished third. He lost to Davis Love III in the semi-final on the 21st hole, but beat Stephen Leaney 2-up in the resulting 3rd place playoff match. Clarke also had a good finish at the WGC-American Express Championship, finishing in a tie for 4th place. Despite winning over $2 million in prize money, Clarke did not win an event during the 2004 season on either tour and this was the first time this had happened since 1997.

    2005–2007: Loss of form and slump

    Clarke played the 2005 season half and half between the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He enjoyed a solid season with many top-10 finishes, but he could not climb the final hurdle of winning an event. The highlights of his year were a 2nd-place finish at the Barclays Scottish Open in Europe and another 2nd place at the MCI Heritage in the United States. With Clarke playing much fewer tournaments on the European Tour he only finished 20th on the Order of Merit compared to his previous success in this category.

    In 2006, Clarke only managed to record four top-10 placings and finished the year 43rd on the Order of Merit. However, just six weeks after the death of his wife, Heather, he made a big contribution to Europe's Ryder Cup win in 2006 at the K Club in Ireland. Clarke was one of Ian Woosnam's two wild card picks and he earned three points on the way to victory for Europe, including a 3 & 2 win in his singles match against Zach Johnson. The 2007 season was the worst of Clarke's professional career. He did not record any top-10 finishes. He withdrew from a number of events in the year and finished 143rd on the Order of Merit list.

    2008: Return to form

    Clarke ended his winless streak in April 2008 when he won the BMW Asian Open in an emotional victory after a birdie on the 72nd hole to see off Robert-Jan Derksen by one stroke. This was Clarke's first win in almost five years and the 11th of his career. The win broke the shackles from the slump in form he went through in the previous years and his 12th victory was not far around the corner. Clarke won again in the Netherlands at the KLM Open finishing the tournament four shots ahead of Paul McGinley. Clarke ended his comeback year 13th in the Order of Merit Standings, however he missed out on a place in Nick Faldo's Ryder Cup team, the first time Clarke had done so in over 10 years.

    2009–10: Consistent play

    The 2009 and 2010 seasons were steady in progress for Clarke as he began to rebuild his form following the successful 2008 season. He only managed to record three top-10 finishes during the whole of 2009, most notably tying for 5th place in the defence of his KLM Open title in the Netherlands. Clarke finished 61st in the Race to Dubai Standings and missed out a place in the season ending finale narrowly by finishing outside the top 60. In 2010, however, he did make into the Dubai Finals after finishing 30th at the end of the year. He was aided by two second-place finishes throughout the season at the Joburg Open behind winner Charl Schwartzel and then at the Barclays Scottish Open ending up three strokes behind Edoardo Molinari.

    2011: Open Championship victory

    In 2011, Clarke won his first European Tour title since August 2008 with a three-stroke victory over Chris Wood and David Lynn in the Iberdrola Open.[7][8] After finishing tied for third in the 2001 Open Championship, Clarke did not make the top-10 of any major, until he won his first major championship at the 2011 Open at the age of 42 – his 20th attempt at winning the Claret Jug.[9]

    Clarke dedicated his victory to his two children and late wife Heather, who died of breast cancer in 2006: "In terms of what's going through my heart, there's obviously somebody who is watching from up above there, and I know she'd be very proud of me. But I think she'd be more proud of my two boys and them at home watching more than anything else. It's been a long journey to get here".[10][11]

    With Clarke's triumph in The Open at Royal St George's, it was the first time since 1910 where one country (other than the United States) had different golfers win consecutive majors.[12] Rory McIlroy, also of Northern Ireland, captured the 2011 U.S. Open title one month earlier at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. Clarke's victory at the 2011 Open meant that he became the third major winner from Northern Ireland in 13 months, following Graeme McDowell's win in the 2010 U.S. Open and Rory McIlroy's victory in the 2011 U.S. Open, prompting McIlroy to quip that Northern Ireland was the 'Golf Capital of the World'.[13]

    PGA Tour Champions

    In November 2020, Clarke won the TimberTech Championship in Boca Raton, Florida for his first win on the PGA Tour Champions. It was his first worldwide, since he won The Open Championship in 2011. Clarke collected his second win at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai in Hawaii just 3 months later. In September 2021, Clarke won the Sanford International in a playoff over K. J. Choi and Steve Flesch.[14]

    In July 2022, Clarke won his first senior major championship at The Senior Open Championship, played at Gleneagles in Scotland. He won by one shot over Pádraig Harrington. He also became the fourth player in history to win both The Open Championship and The Senior Open Championship.[15]

    Ryder Cup and other team golf

    Clarke has represented Ireland as both an amateur and as a professional, most notably at the World Cup and Alfred Dunhill Cup. He was a member of five consecutive European Ryder Cup teams in 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004 and 2006, winning on four occasions and was also appointed a non-playing vice captain by Colin Montgomerie in 2010 and by Paul McGinley in 2014.

    Clarke's most notable appearance at the Ryder Cup was in 2006, six weeks after the death of his wife Heather.[16] Heather had loved the Ryder Cup and encouraged Darren to compete in it, so he made himself available for selection. European captain Ian Woosnam chose Clarke as one of his two wild cards, and he contributed three points from three matches to Europe's victory, and was embraced by members of the European and U.S. teams after he finished the tournament.[16]

    Clarke was named as the 2016 Ryder Cup captain on 18 February 2015. He was selected by a five-man selection panel consisting of the last three Ryder Cup captains: Paul McGinley, José María Olazábal, Colin Montgomerie, another ex-Ryder Cup player David Howell and the European Tour chief executive George O'Grady.[17][18]

    Personal life

    Clarke's grandfather Ben played football for Portadown, Sheffield United, Exeter City and Carlisle United and earned two amateur caps for the Ireland national football team (1882–1950) in 1934.[19] His father Godfrey played for Glenavon.[19]

    He met his wife Heather in a nightclub in Portrush, County Antrim, and they married in March 1996. The couple had two sons, Tyrone and Conor, and the family lived at Sunningdale, Berkshire, UK. In 2005 and 2006 he missed several tournaments to care for his wife, who had been diagnosed with both primary breast cancer in December 2001, then, in 2004, with secondary breast cancer. Heather Clarke died on Sunday 13 August 2006 at 39 years of age, in the Royal Marsden Hospital, London.[20]

    Clarke's friend Paul McGinley immediately announced his own withdrawal from the PGA Championship starting in Medinah, Illinois. In a statement McGinley said, "Our two families are very much intertwined, obviously me and Darren, but Heather and (McGinley's wife) Ali were the best of friends and our kids are in the same class at school. So it is a tough time for us all".[21]

    Following Clarke's performance at the 2006 Ryder Cup, six weeks after his wife had died, he was the favourite to win the 2006 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, but was runner-up to Zara Phillips. He had previously stated he did not want to win with a sympathy vote after his wife's death.[22]

    Clarke and his sons moved back to Northern Ireland, making their home in Portrush. Clarke and former Miss Northern Ireland Alison Campbell married on 11 April 2012.

    On 6 April 2011, Clarke was photographed by Kevin Abosch for The Face of Ireland project.[23][24]

    Clarke is a supporter of Liverpool F.C.[25]

    Clarke was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to golf.[26][27]

    Amateur wins

    Professional wins (27)

    PGA Tour wins (3)
    Legend
    Major championships (1)
    World Golf Championships (2)
    Other PGA Tour (0)
    No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
    victory    		Runner(s)-up
    1 27 Feb 2000 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship 4 and 3 United States Tiger Woods
    2 24 Aug 2003 WGC-NEC Invitational −12 (65-70-66-67=268) 4 strokes United States Jonathan Kaye
    3 17 Jul 2011 The Open Championship −5 (68-68-69-70=275) 3 strokes United States Dustin Johnson, United States Phil Mickelson

    European Tour wins (14)
    Legend
    Major championships (1)
    World Golf Championships (2)
    Tour Championships (1)
    Other European Tour (10)
    No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
    victory    		Runner(s)-up
    1 10 Oct 1993 Alfred Dunhill Open −14 (68-68-66-68=270) 2 strokes England Nick Faldo, Fiji Vijay Singh
    2 6 Oct 1996 Linde German Masters −24 (70-64-67-63=264) 1 stroke England Mark Davis
    3 17 May 1998 Benson & Hedges International Open −15 (70-69-67-67=273) 3 strokes Spain Santiago Luna
    4 1 Nov 1998 Volvo Masters −17 (67-73-68-63=271) 2 strokes Scotland Andrew Coltart
    5 6 Jun 1999 Compass Group English Open −20 (68-65-67-68=268) 2 strokes England John Bickerton
    6 27 Feb 2000 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship 4 and 3 United States Tiger Woods
    7 4 Jun 2000 Compass Group English Open (2) −13 (70-72-68-65=275) 1 stroke New Zealand Michael Campbell, England Mark James
    8 8 Jul 2001 Smurfit European Open −15 (68-68-71-66=273) 3 strokes Denmark Thomas Bjørn, Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington,
    Wales Ian Woosnam
    9 9 Jun 2002 Compass Group English Open (3) −17 (65-70-68-68=271) 3 strokes Denmark Søren Hansen
    10 24 Aug 2003 WGC-NEC Invitational −12 (65-70-66-67=268) 4 strokes United States Jonathan Kaye
    11 27 Apr 2008 BMW Asian Open1 −8 (71-69-67-73=280) 1 stroke Netherlands Robert-Jan Derksen
    12 24 Aug 2008 KLM Open −16 (68-64-66-66=264) 4 strokes Republic of Ireland Paul McGinley
    13 15 May 2011 Iberdrola Open −6 (65-70-70-69=274) 3 strokes England David Lynn, England Chris Wood
    14 17 Jul 2011 The Open Championship −5 (68-68-69-70=275) 3 strokes United States Dustin Johnson, United States Phil Mickelson

    1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

    European Tour playoff record (0–1)

    No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
    1 1995 Portuguese Open Scotland Adam Hunter Lost to birdie on first extra hole

    Japan Golf Tour wins (3)
    No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
    victory    		Runner(s)-up
    1 29 Apr 2001 The Crowns −13 (66-67-67-67=267) 4 strokes Japan Keiichiro Fukabori, Japan Shinichi Yokota
    2 14 Nov 2004 Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters −22 (66-65-67-68=266) 6 strokes Japan Nozomi Kawahara, England Lee Westwood
    3 13 Nov 2005 Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters (2) −18 (66-71-65-68=270) 2 strokes Japan Mitsuhiro Tateyama

    Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)

    No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
    1 1999 Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Japan Ryoken Kawagishi, Japan Hirofumi Miyase Miyase won with par on second extra hole
    Kawagishi eliminated by par on first hole

    Sunshine Tour wins (1)
    No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
    victory    		Runners-up
    1 4 Feb 2001 Dimension Data Pro-Am −14 (71-63-69-71=274) 2 strokes South Africa Retief Goosen, South Africa Tjaart van der Walt

    Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)

    No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
    1 1999 Vodacom Players Championship South Africa Nic Henning Lost to birdie on second extra hole

    Challenge Tour wins (1)
    No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
    victory    		Runner-up
    1 14 Sep 2003 Benmore Developments Northern Ireland Masters −11 (72-66-65-70=273) 2 strokes England Stuart Little

    Other wins (4)
    No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
    victory    		Runner(s)-up
    1 1992 Ulster Professional Championship
    2 22 May 1994 Smurfit Irish PGA Championship 285 3 strokes Northern Ireland Raymond Burns
    3 5 Jul 2010 J. P. McManus Pro-Am −3 (73-68=141) 1 stroke England Luke Donald
    4 21 Jul 2010 Lough Erne Challenge
    (with Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy)    		 −6 (66) 1 stroke Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington and Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry

    Other playoff record (0–1)

    No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
    1 2005 Nedbank Golf Challenge United States Jim Furyk, South Africa Retief Goosen,
    Australia Adam Scott    		 Furyk won with birdie on second extra hole
    Goosen eliminated by par on first hole

    PGA Tour Champions wins (4)
    Legend
    Senior major championships (1)
    Other PGA Tour Champions (3)
    No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
    victory    		Runner(s)-up
    1 1 Nov 2020 TimberTech Championship −17 (69-62-68=199) 1 stroke United States Jim Furyk, Germany Bernhard Langer
    2 23 Jan 2021 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai −21 (63-68-64=195) 2 strokes South Africa Retief Goosen
    3 19 Sep 2021 Sanford International −12 (63-70-65=198) Playoff South Korea K. J. Choi, United States Steve Flesch
    4 24 Jul 2022 The Senior Open Championship −10 (65-67-69-69=270) 1 stroke Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington

    PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–0)

    No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
    1 2021 Sanford International South Korea K. J. Choi, United States Steve Flesch Won with birdie on second extra hole
    Flesch eliminated by par on first hole

    European Senior Tour wins (1)
    Legend
    Senior major championships (1)
    Other European Senior Tour (0)
    No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
    victory    		Runner-up
    1 24 Jul 2022 The Senior Open Championship −10 (65-67-69-69=270) 1 stroke Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington

    Major championships

    Wins (1)
    YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunners-up
    2011The Open Championship1 shot lead−5 (68-68-69-70=275)3 strokesUnited States Dustin Johnson, United States Phil Mickelson

    Results timeline

    Results not in chronological order in 2020.

    Tournament199119921993199419951996199719981999
    Masters Tournament T8 CUT
    U.S. Open CUT CUT T43 T43 T10
    The Open Championship T64 CUT T39 T38 T31 T11 T2 CUT T30
    PGA Championship CUT CUT
    Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
    Masters Tournament T40 24 T20 T28 CUT T17 T22 CUT
    U.S. Open T53 T30 T24 T42 CUT 56 CUT
    The Open Championship T7 T3 T37 T59 T11 T15 CUT CUT T52
    PGA Championship T9 CUT CUT CUT T13 CUT T42 CUT CUT
    Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018
    Masters Tournament CUT T44 T52 CUT
    U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT
    The Open Championship T44 1 CUT T21 T26 CUT T30 CUT CUT
    PGA Championship T48 CUT T54 75 CUT CUT CUT
    Tournament 20192020202120222023
    Masters Tournament
    PGA Championship
    U.S. Open
    The Open Championship CUT NT CUT CUT CUT
      Win
      Top 10
      Did not play

    CUT = missed the half way cut
    "T" indicates a tie for a place
    NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

    Summary
    TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
    Masters Tournament000015149
    PGA Championship000012186
    U.S. Open000012158
    The Open Championship1113483119
    Totals11137177842
    • Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2000 Masters – 2001 Open Championship)
    • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2000 Open Championship – 2000 PGA)

    Results in The Players Championship
    Tournament 19981999
    The Players Championship CUT T71
    Tournament 2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
    The Players Championship CUT T26 CUT T6 T26 T63 T20 WD
    Tournament 201020112012201320142015
    The Players Championship CUT WD
      Top 10
      Did not play

    CUT = missed the halfway cut
    WD = withdrew
    "T" indicates a tie for a place

    World Golf Championships

    Wins (2)
    YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
    2000 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship n/a 4 and 3 United States Tiger Woods
    2003 WGC-NEC Invitational 1 shot lead –12 (65-70-66-67=268) 4 strokes United States Jonathan Kaye

    Results timeline
    Tournament19992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012
    Match Play R64 1 R64 QF 3 R64 R64 R64 R64
    Championship T40 T17 NT1 63 T38 T4 T26 T46 T43
    Invitational T36 T17 3 T19 1 T14 T28 WD T67 T6 T22 T68
    Champions T38

    1Cancelled due to 9/11

      Win
      Top 10
      Did not play

    QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
    "T" = Tied
    WD = Withdrew
    NT = No tournament
    Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

    Senior major championships

    Wins (1)
    YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
    2022The Senior Open Championship1 shot lead−10 (65-67-69-69=270)1 strokeRepublic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington

    Results timeline
    Tournament20192020202120222023
    The Tradition T27 NT T8 T13 T9
    Senior PGA Championship T35 NT 54 T14 T5
    U.S. Senior Open CUT NT T28 CUT T32
    Senior Players Championship T23 T12 T38 T30
    The Senior Open Championship T10 NT 3 1 T33
      Win
      Top 10
      Did not play

    "T" indicates a tie for a place
    CUT = missed the halfway cut
    NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

    Team appearances

    Amateur

    Professional

    Awards and honours
    • 1993 Texaco Ireland Sportstar Golf Award
    • 1997 Texaco Ireland Sportstar Golf Award
    • 1998 Texaco Ireland Sportstar Golf Award
    • 2000 Texaco Ireland Sportstar Golf Award
    • 2003 Texaco Ireland Sportstar Golf Award
    • 2004 Texaco Ireland Sportstar Golf Award (shared with Pádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley)

    See also

    References
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