British Open

The Most Unlikely British Open Champs

July 2012
A look back through the years at the players who were surprising winners at golf's oldest major
Darren Clarke

Darren Clarke, 2011

Despite his reputation as a world-class player, Clarke wasn't on anyone's radar at Royal St George's having not finished in the top 10 of a major championship in more than a decade. But with one of the best ball-striking weeks of his life, Clarke won by three shots to keep alive an incredible stretch in majors by players from Northern Ireland.
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