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Darren Clarke (born Dungannon 14 August 1968) is a
Northern Irish professional golfer who plays on
both the PGA Tour and the PGA European Tour.   

Clarke has featured in the top 10 in the Official
World Golf Rankings. The most prestigious titles
he has won are the 2000 WGC - World Match Play
Championship when he defeated Tiger Woods in the
final, and the 2003 WGC - NEC Invitational. His
highest finish on the PGA European Tour money list
is second, which he achieved in 1998, 2000 and
2003. 

==European Tour wins==
*1993 Alfred Dunhill Open
*1996 Linde German Masters
*1998 Benson and Hedges International Open, Volvo
Masters
*1999 Compass Group English Open
*2000 WGC-Anderson Consulting World Matchplay
Championship
*2001 Smurfit European Open
*2002 Compass Group English Open
*2003 WGC-NEC Invitational

==Other professional wins==
*1992 Ulster Professional Championship
*1994 Irish National PGA Championship
*2001 Dimension Data Pro-Am, Chunichi Crowns
(Japan Golf Tour)
*2003 Benmore Developments Northern Ireland
Masters (Challenge Tour) 
*2004 Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters (Japan
Golf Tour)

==Professional team appearances==
*Ryder Cup (Europe): 1997 (winners), 1999, 2002
(winners), 2004 (winners)
*Alfred Dunhill Cup (Northern Ireland): 1994,
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
*Golf World Cup|World Cup (Northern Ireland):
1994, 1995, 1996
*The Seve Trophy (Great Britain & Ireland): 2000,
2002 (winners)

==Amateur wins==
*1990 Spanish Amateur Open Championship, Irish
Amateur Championship

==Results in major championships==
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style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px;
border-collapse: collapse;"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
! Tournament !! 1991 !! 1992 !! 1993 !! 1994 !!
1995 !! 1996 !! 1997 !! 1998 !! 1999 
|-
|Masters Tournament
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|T8
|align="center"|CUT

|-
|U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|T43
|align="center"|T43
|align="center"|T10

|-
|The Open Championship|British Open
|align="center"|T64
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|T39
|align="center"|T38
|align="center"|T31
|align="center"|T11
|align="center"|T2
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|T30

|-
|PGA Championship
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|CUT
|}

{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1"
style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px;
border-collapse: collapse;"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
! Tournament !! 2000 !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !!
2004 !! 2005
|-
|Masters Tournament
|align="center"|T40
|align="center"|24
|align="center"|T20
|align="center"|T28
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|T17

|-
|U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open
|align="center"|T53
|align="center"|T30
|align="center"|T24
|align="center"|T42
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|DNP

|-
|The Open Championship|British Open
|align="center"|T7
|align="center"|T3
|align="center"|T37
|align="center"|T59
|align="center"|T11
|align="center"|T15

|-
|PGA Championship
|align="center"|T9
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|T13
|align="center"|
|}

DNP = did not play

CUT = missed the half way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place.

==External links==
*http://www.darrenclarke.com/ism/sites/clarke/
Official site
*http://www.europeantour.com/players/bio.sps?iPlay
erNo=5889&sOption=profile Profile on the official
site of the PGA European Tour
*http://www.pgatour.com/players/bio/399368 Profile
on the official site of the PGA Tour
*http://www.golfstarsonline.com/C/Darren_Clarke/
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