This weekend, at the 140th playing of the Open Championship, Darren Clarke put up a performance that as golf fans we marvel at with envy. As human beings, it’s one we simply cherish. It isn’t often you find yourself rooting for the 111th world-ranked player to triumph over two American players in the top 15. But with Clarke, it felt effortless. He grew all the more likeable with each step on his unswerving passage to victory. With each drive—low and probing—he sent screaming down the rustic-bronze fairways. With each jowly smile he flashed towards a captivated home crowd. And each [...]
Steve Engbloom
