Clarke defends English Open

Darren Clarke burst from the golf course equipment pack to beat Michael Campbell in the last round of the Taylormade burner superfast fairway wood Compass Group English Open title with a magnificent final round of 65. Campbell lipped his birdie putt on the last hole to force the playoff.

Clarke, TaylorMade Burner SuperFast driver who was six shots behind going into the final day, fired no fewer than ten birdies, including four in succession from the 13th to finish a shot ahead of Michael Campbell and controversial author Mark James and became the first player since James in 1990 to defend the English Open.

Clarke started all guns blazing by holing a 15 foot birdie putt on the first. TaylorMade 09 Burner Driver Another birdie followed on the third and although he dropped a shot on the fourth, made further advances with a hat-trick of birdies from the fifth. A sixth birdie was sandwiched between bogeys at nine and 11 but the burly Ulsterman really made his move from the 13th, holing putts of ten feet, 15 feet, 18 feet and TaylorMade Burner TP Driver 15 feet respectively to move to 13 under par and into the lead. The six shots he made up in the final round was the biggest catch up on the European Tour this season.