Clarke---the Champion of the British Open

Darren Clarke wins at the 140th Open Championship on Sunday by completing a famous three-shot.
The 42-year-old Northern Irishman, who not for a moment looked flustered, eased through a day of wind, rain and plenty of drama to post a level-par 70 for a 5-under total that was good enough to see him through to his first major victory. (Cobra S2 Offset Driver)
Clarke picked up the coveted Claret Jug, a first prize of 900,000 pounds and an extra bonus of two million pounds from one of his sponsors in a triumph that nobody would have expected, even a week ago.
Clarke, the111th in the world, viewed more as a mentor for his 22-year-old compatriot --McIlroy than a contender when they practiced together last Wednesday, lifted the Claret Jug at his 20th attempt.
"It's incredible - it really is," he said, becoming emotional when mention was made of his two sons, left motherless in 2006 when his wife Heather died of breast cancer.
"It's for the kids," he added, not knowing when he spoke that only three Open champions have been older than he is - De Vicenzo, Harry Vardon and Old Tom Morris.(Cobra S2 Offset Driver)
Clarke, the overnight leader, looked nerveless at the start even though he cancelled out an early birdie at the second by dropping a stroke at the fourth.
Puffing calmly on a cigarette, seemingly oblivious to the 55 km an hour winds and the squally showers whistling in from the English Channel, the Northern Ireland star never appeared to get his feathers ruffled by Mickelson's front-nine heroics
Ignoring the strongest winds of the week, Mickelson drew level with Clarke at the seventh hole when he rolled in his 20-foot eagle putt with his Cobra S2 Offset Driver.
He hit back almost immediately with a matching eagle at the same 7th hole, sinking a superb tit-for-tat 25-footer by using Cobra S2 Offset Driver in the process to once again go two shots clear.
The critical mistake which stopped the Mickelson charge in its tracks and saw the World No. 6 fall back came at the 11th where he inexplicably missed a putt from only two feet.
He was never the same force again and with his Cobra S2 Offset Driver now looking wobbly, the four-time major champion missed from seven feet at the 12th and eight feet at the 14th as he dropped out of contention.
For while he was now carding bogeys instead of birdies, Clarke was reeling off nine straight pars to the 16th to go four clear of the field at 7-under.
He dropped strokes at the last two holes but it really didn't matter all that much for he still held a three-stroke lead when his final tap-in putt dropped into the hole to a huge roar from massive gallery that had cheered him home for almost the entire length of the final fairway.