Clarke blisters first tee shot at a Royal Portrush Open since 1951
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PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland – Darren Clarke was up at 3:15 a.m. on Thursday. It wasn’t nerves that stirred the 50-year-old Northern Irishman, just necessity.
Clarke had the honor of getting the 148th Open underway with a 6:35 a.m. tee time at Royal Portrush, where he grew up and learned to play the game.
“I didn't think I'd feel the way I did. But the support, everything from the crowds, just everything about it sort of when I was about to hit my tee shot, wow, it's The Open Championship, we're back in Portrush,” Clarke said.