Topic: Northern Ireland

Clarke renews calls for Open to N. Ireland

AFP Global Edition - 202 days ago
Newly crowned British Open champion Darren Clarke on Tuesday made a fresh call for the tournament to be staged in Northern Ireland following the stunning recent success of golfers from the country.Clarke joined Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy on Sunday as the ...
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Clarke hopes his Open success will boost Northern Ireland

Reuters US Online Report Sports News - 202 days ago
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - Darren Clarke presented the gold medal he won for scooping the British Open to his home town golf club in Northern Ireland on Tuesday.The last Northern Irishman to win the British Open was Fred Daly in 1947 ...
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Clarke triumph adds weight to N.Ireland Open calls

AFP Global Edition - 203 days ago
Darren Clarke's victory has added fresh momentum to calls for the British Open to be staged in Northern Ireland after the country clinched its third Major in just over a year.Clarke's memorable three-stroke win at Royal St George's on Sunday saw the ...
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Double victory for N. Ireland in golf Open

AFP European Edition - 203 days ago
Darren Clarke's victory on Sunday in the British Open means stunning back-to-back Major wins for Northern Ireland, following Rory McIlroy's triumph at the US Open last month.And with Ulsterman Graeme McDowell preceding McIroy as US Open champion last year it means that ...
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Open double for Northern Ireland

AFP Global Edition - 204 days ago
Darren Clarke's victory on Sunday in the British Open means stunning back-to-back Major wins for Northern Ireland, following Rory McIlroy's triumph at the US Open last month.And with Ulsterman Graeme McDowell preceding McIroy as US Open champion last year it means that ...
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British, Irish PMs hail McIlroy achievement

AFP Global Edition - 231 days ago
British and Irish Prime Ministers David Cameron and Enda Kenny on Monday joined the tributes to Northern Ireland golfer Rory McIlroy, who won the US Open in sensational fashion at the weekend.McIlroy fired a record 16-under-par 268 over 72 holes at Congressional ...
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PGA Championship under way after lengthy fog delay

AFP American Edition - 543 days ago
The 92nd PGA Championship teed off at Whistling Straits on Thursday after a more than three-hour fog delay.American Bo Van Pelt was first off the tee at the 408-yard, par-four first hole after the start was delayed because of dense fog from ...
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