| Darren Clarke OBE | |
|---|---|
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Darren Christopher Clarke |
| Born | (1968-08-14)14 August 1968 (age 57) Dungannon,County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 250 lb (110 kg; 18 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Northern Ireland |
| Residence | Portrush, Northern Ireland Marsh Harbour, The Bahamas |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2[1] |
| Career | |
| College | Wake Forest University |
| Turned professional | 1990 |
| Current tours | PGA Tour Champions European Senior Tour |
| Former tours | PGA Tour European Tour |
| Professional wins | 28 |
| Highestranking | 8 (22 July 2001)[2] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 3 |
| European Tour | 14 |
| Japan Golf Tour | 3 |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| Sunshine Tour | 1 |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| PGA Tour Champions | 5 |
| European Senior Tour | 1 |
| Other | 4 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |
| Masters Tournament | T8:1998 |
| PGA Championship | T9:2000 |
| U.S. Open | T10:1999 |
| The Open Championship | Won:2011 |
Darren Christopher Clarke (born 14 August 1968) is aprofessional golfer from Northern Ireland who currently plays on thePGA Tour Champions. Previously he played on theEuropean Tour andPGA Tour. He has won 21 tournaments worldwide, including on theJapan Golf Tour andSunshine Tour. His biggest victory came when he won the2011 Open Championship atRoyal St George's in England, his firstmajor win after more than 20 years and 54 attempts.
Clarke has also won twoWorld Golf Championship events, most notably the2000 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship, when he defeatedTiger Woods in the final. Clarke was ranked in the top-10 of theOfficial World Golf Ranking for 43 weeks between 2000 and 2002.[3] His highest finish on the European Tour money list is second, which he achieved in 1998, 2000 and 2003. Clarke is currently ranked as the seventh-highest career money winner on the European Tour.[4]
Clarke has represented Ireland as both an amateur and as a professional, notably at theWorld Cup andAlfred Dunhill Cup, and was a member of five consecutive EuropeanRyder Cup teams between 1997 and 2006.
Clarke was born inDungannon,County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, and in 1987 he played collegiate golf atWake Forest University in the United States. He was a junior member of Dungannon Golf Club, whose junior section also included three others who are current PGA Golf Professionals: Alistair Cardwell, Barry Hamill and Gary Chambers. Clarke represented his school, Royal School Dungannon, together with Cardwell and Chambers.
Clarke turned professional in 1990 and he played his first full season on the European Tour in 1991. He contested in his first major championship at the1991 Open Championship, making the cut before finishing in a tie for 64th place. In 1992 Clarke had a solid season on the European Tour, finishing 41st in overall Order of Merit, in doing so achieving the highest finish of his career at the time with a second-place finish at theHonda Open. He finished three strokes behind championBernhard Langer.
Clarke's real breakthrough year was in 1993 when he won his maiden European Tour event and played his way to 8th position on the Order of Merit. After a relatively solid but unspectacular first half of the season, Clarke's form improved greatly during the August–September stretch, achieving four top-10 finishes in four consecutive tournaments.
In October 1993, Clarke won his maiden European Tour event at theAlfred Dunhill Open in Belgium. Clarke had the lead after 54 holes and held off the challenge of EnglishmanNick Faldo andVijay Singh, who shot a final-round 64. Clarke prevailed by two strokes. A month later Clarke nearly won his second title at the European Tour's season-endingVolvo Masters, however, he was pipped to the title byColin Montgomerie who finished one stroke clear. Overall for the season Clarke made 24 out of 30 cuts and finished in the top-10 on seven occasions.
The follow-up year in 1994 was another solid season for Clarke on the tour, making 17 of 21 cuts and finishing 37th on the Order of Merit list. Clarke also played in his firstU.S. Open although he missed the cut and had his highest finish, at the time, inThe Open Championship with a tie for 38th place. In 1995, Clarke had better success, with seven top-10s in 27 events, most notably at thePortuguese Open where he finished second after losing a sudden-death playoff toAdam Hunter on the first extra hole, despite having the joint 54-hole lead. Clarke ended the year 14th on the Order of Merit.
In 1996, Clarke won his second European Tour title at theLinde German Masters by one stroke, shooting a final round 63 to finish 24 under par, one stroke ahead of Englishman Mike Davis. Clarke also recorded his best finish in a major, at that time, with a tie for 11th place atThe Open Championship in 1996. He also equalled his best finish on the Order of Merit, placing in 8th for the season.
In May 1997, Clarke finished second at theVolvo PGA Championship, two strokes behindIan Woosnam. In July 1997, Clarke was in a position to win his first major championship at the1997 Open Championship at Royal Troon. Clarke held the lead with AmericanJim Furyk after the first round and then pulled two strokes clear of the field after a 66 in the second round, but a third-round 71 put him two strokes behind leaderJesper Parnevik going into the final day. However, the winner was not to come from the final pairing, asJustin Leonard came storming through the pack with a 65 to beat both Clarke and Parnevik by three strokes. Clarke ended the season 4th on the Order of Merit.
In 1998, Clarke made his first appearances at two of the biggest golf events worldwide. He missed the cut on his debut atThe Players Championship, but his first visit toAugusta National Golf Club was much more successful, shooting 67–69 on the weekend to finish in a tie for 8th at theMasters Tournament. This remains his highest-ever finish at the Masters to date.
In May 1998, Clarke won his third career event on the European Tour at theBenson & Hedges International Open by three strokes fromSantiago Luna. Clarke then had three more 2nd-place finishes during the season before winning the season-endingVolvo Masters in Spain. His two victories in 1998 helped him to finish in 2nd place on the final 1998 Order of Merit standings behindColin Montgomerie. Clarke missed only one cut all year, at theMurphy's Irish Open. In 1999, Clarke captured his fifth European Tour win at theCompass Group English Open, finishing two strokes ahead ofJohn Bickerton. He also achieved his highest-ever placing at the U.S. Open this year when he finished tied for 10th place.
Clarke's worldwide breakthrough came in 2000 when he won his firstWorld Golf Championship event, defeatingTiger Woods in the final 4&3 at the2000 WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship atLa Costa Resort and Spa. This was Clarke's biggest victory of his career so far as he netted the $1 million first prize. Clarke had a difficult route through the championship but defeated a host of big-name players:Paul Azinger,Mark O'Meara,Thomas Bjørn,Hal Sutton andDavid Duval before taking on Woods in the final.[5]
Clarke's fine year in 2000 continued when he finished tied for second place in theVolvo PGA Championship and the following week he won his seventh European Tour event at theCompass Group English Open. Clarke also recorded his best finish at thePGA Championship with a tie for 9th place. He also had three 2nd-place finishes in the 2000 season, which included eleven top-10 finishes. He finished 2nd on the Order of Merit and it was his highest-ever season in terms of prize money. Clarke earned over €2.7 million for the year.
The 2001 season saw Clarke finish one place lower on the Order of Merit in 3rd place, although he did manage some notable results on tour during this season. Clarke added to his list of European Tour wins at theSmurfit European Open, which he won by three strokes atThe K Club. A couple of weeks later, Clarke produced another fine performance at The Open Championship atRoyal Lytham & St Annes, finishing in a tie for 3rd place, four strokes behind the eventual winnerDavid Duval. Clarke then had another notable 3rd-place finish at theWGC-NEC Invitational, earning in excess of €400,000.
In 2002, Clarke played on both theEuropean Tour and thePGA Tour. In the buildup to the Masters, Clarke played theShell Houston Open and finished second behind runaway winnerVijay Singh. He then played on the European Tour in the summer and won his ninth career title at theCompass Group English Open, becoming the first man to win the tournament three times.
In the 2003 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, Clarke lost toPeter Lonard at the quarter-final stage. However, Clarke did not have to wait much longer for more WGC success though, when he won his second WGC event at theWGC-NEC Invitational atFirestone Country Club inAkron, Ohio.[6] He finished four strokes ahead ofJonathan Kaye. Clarke's run of success throughout 2001–2003 saw him miss only three cuts on the European Tour in three years and he finished 2nd on the European Order of Merit for the third time in his career.
Clarke continued his run of good form at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in 2004, when he finished third. He lost toDavis Love III in the semi-final on the 21st hole, but beatStephen Leaney 2-up in the resulting 3rd place playoff match. Clarke also had a good finish at theWGC-American Express Championship, finishing in a tie for 4th place. Despite winning over $2 million in prize money, Clarke did not win an event during the 2004 season on either tour and this was the first time this had happened since 1997.
Clarke played the 2005 season half and half between the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He enjoyed a solid season with many top-10 finishes, but he could not climb the final hurdle of winning an event. The highlights of his year were a 2nd-place finish at theBarclays Scottish Open in Europe and another 2nd place at theMCI Heritage in the United States. With Clarke playing much fewer tournaments on the European Tour he only finished 20th on the Order of Merit compared to his previous success in this category.
In 2006, Clarke only managed to record four top-10 placings and finished the year 43rd on the Order of Merit. However, just six weeks after the death of his wife, Heather, he made a big contribution to Europe's Ryder Cup win in 2006 at theK Club in Ireland. Clarke was one ofIan Woosnam's two wild card picks and he earned three points on the way to victory for Europe, including a 3 & 2 win in his singles match againstZach Johnson. The 2007 season was the worst of Clarke's professional career. He did not record any top-10 finishes. He withdrew from a number of events in the year and finished 143rd on the Order of Merit list.
Clarke ended his winless streak in April 2008 when he won theBMW Asian Open in an emotional victory after a birdie on the 72nd hole to see offRobert-Jan Derksen by one stroke. This was Clarke's first win in almost five years and the 11th of his career. The win broke the shackles from the slump in form he went through in the previous years and his 12th victory was not far around the corner. Clarke won again in theNetherlands at theKLM Open finishing the tournament four shots ahead ofPaul McGinley. Clarke ended his comeback year 13th in the Order of Merit Standings, however, he missed out on a place inNick Faldo's Ryder Cup team, the first time Clarke had done so in over 10 years.
The 2009 and 2010 seasons were steady in progress for Clarke as he began to rebuild his form following the successful 2008 season. He only managed to record three top-10 finishes during the whole of 2009, most notably tying for 5th place in the defence of hisKLM Open title in the Netherlands. Clarke finished 61st in the Race to Dubai Standings and missed out a place in the season-ending finale narrowly by finishing outside the top 60. In 2010, however, he did make it into the Dubai Finals after finishing 30th at the end of the year. He was aided by two second-place finishes throughout the season at theJoburg Open behind winnerCharl Schwartzel and then at theBarclays Scottish Open ending up three strokes behindEdoardo Molinari.
In 2011, Clarke won his first European Tour title since August 2008 with a three-stroke victory overChris Wood andDavid Lynn in theIberdrola Open.[7][8] After finishing tied for third in the2001 Open Championship, Clarke did not make the top-10 of anymajor, until he won his first major championship at the2011 Open at the age of 42 – his 20th attempt at winning theClaret Jug.[9]
Clarke dedicated his victory to his two children and late wife Heather, who died ofbreast cancer in 2006: "In terms of what's going through my heart, there's obviously somebody who is watching from up above there, and I know she'd be very proud of me. But I think she'd be more proud of my two boys and them at home watching more than anything else. It's been a long journey to get here."[10][11]
With Clarke's triumph in The Open atRoyal St George's, it was the first time since 1910 that one country (other than the United States) had different golfers win consecutive majors.[12]Rory McIlroy, also ofNorthern Ireland, captured the2011 U.S. Open title one month earlier atCongressional Country Club inBethesda, Maryland. Clarke's victory at the 2011 Open meant that he became the third major winner from Northern Ireland in 13 months, followingGraeme McDowell's win in the2010 U.S. Open and Rory McIlroy's victory in the 2011 U.S. Open, prompting McIlroy to quip that Northern Ireland was the 'Golf Capital of the World'.[13]
In November 2020, Clarke won theTimberTech Championship inBoca Raton, Florida for his first win on thePGA Tour Champions. It was his first worldwide since he won The Open Championship in 2011. Clarke collected his second win at theMitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai inHawaii just 3 months later. In September 2021, Clarke won theSanford International in a playoff overK. J. Choi andSteve Flesch.[14]
In July 2022, Clarke won his firstsenior major championship atThe Senior Open Championship, played atGleneagles in Scotland. He won by one shot overPádraig Harrington. He also became the fourth player in history to win bothThe Open Championship andThe Senior Open Championship.[15]
Clarke has represented Ireland as both an amateur and as a professional, most notably at theWorld Cup andAlfred Dunhill Cup. He was a member of five consecutive EuropeanRyder Cup teams in 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004 and 2006, winning on four occasions and was also appointed a non-playing vice-captain byColin Montgomerie in 2010 and byPaul McGinley in 2014.
Clarke's most notable appearance at the Ryder Cup was in2006, six weeks after the death of his wife Heather.[16] Heather had loved the Ryder Cup and encouraged Darren to compete in it, so he made himself available for selection. European captainIan Woosnam chose Clarke as one of his two wild cards, and he contributed three points from three matches to Europe's victory and was embraced by members of the European and U.S. teams after he finished the tournament.[16]
Clarke was named as the2016 Ryder Cup captain on 18 February 2015. He was selected by a five-man selection panel consisting of the last three Ryder Cup captains:Paul McGinley,José María Olazábal,Colin Montgomerie, another ex-Ryder Cup playerDavid Howell and theEuropean Tour chief executive George O'Grady.[17][18]
Clarke's grandfatherBen played football forPortadown,Sheffield United,Exeter City andCarlisle United and earned two amateur caps for theIreland national football team (1882–1950) in 1934.[19] His father Godfrey played forGlenavon.[19]
He met his wife Heather in a nightclub inPortrush,County Antrim, and they married in March 1996. The couple had two sons, Tyrone and Conor, and the family lived atSunningdale, Berkshire, UK. In 2005 and 2006 he missed several tournaments to care for his wife, who had been diagnosed with both primary breastcancer in December 2001, then, in 2004, with secondary breast cancer. Heather Clarke died on Sunday 13 August 2006 at 39 years of age, in theRoyal Marsden Hospital, London.[20]
Clarke's friendPaul McGinley immediately announced his own withdrawal from the PGA Championship starting inMedinah, Illinois. In a statement, McGinley said, "Our two families are very much intertwined, obviously me and Darren, but Heather and (McGinley's wife) Ali were the best of friends and our kids are in the same class at school. So it is a tough time for us all".[21]
Following Clarke's performance at the 2006 Ryder Cup, six weeks after his wife had died, he was the favourite to win the 2006BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, but was runner-up toZara Phillips. He had previously stated he did not want to win with a sympathy vote after his wife's death.[22]
Clarke and his sons moved back to Northern Ireland, making their home inPortrush. Clarke and formerMiss Northern IrelandAlison Campbell married on 11 April 2012.
On 6 April 2011, Clarke was photographed byKevin Abosch forThe Face of Ireland project.[23][24]
Clarke is a supporter ofLiverpool F.C.[25]
Clarke was appointedOfficer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to golf.[26][27]
| Legend |
|---|
| Major championships (1) |
| World Golf Championships (2) |
| Other PGA Tour (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Feb2000 | WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship | 4 and 3 |  Tiger Woods | |
| 2 | 24 Aug2003 | WGC-NEC Invitational | −12 (65-70-66-67=268) | 4 strokes | Jonathan Kaye |
| 3 | 17 Jul2011 | The Open Championship | −5 (68-68-69-70=275) | 3 strokes | Dustin Johnson,Phil Mickelson |
| Legend |
|---|
| Major championships (1) |
| World Golf Championships (2) |
| Tour Championships (1) |
| Other European Tour (10) |
1Co-sanctioned by theAsian Tour
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1995 | Portuguese Open |  Adam Hunter | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 Apr2001 | The Crowns | −13 (66-67-67-67=267) | 4 strokes |  Keiichiro Fukabori,Shinichi Yokota |
| 2 | 14 Nov2004 | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | −22 (66-65-67-68=266) | 6 strokes | Nozomi Kawahara, Lee Westwood |
| 3 | 13 Nov2005 | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters (2) | −18 (66-71-65-68=270) | 2 strokes | Mitsuhiro Tateyama |
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | Ryoken Kawagishi,Hirofumi Miyase | Miyase won with par on second extra hole Kawagishi eliminated by par on first hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Feb2001 | Dimension Data Pro-Am | −14 (71-63-69-71=274) | 2 strokes |  Retief Goosen,Tjaart van der Walt |
Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | Vodacom Players Championship | Nic Henning | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Sep2003 | Benmore Developments Northern Ireland Masters | −11 (72-66-65-70=273) | 2 strokes | Stuart Little |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1992 | Ulster Professional Championship | |||
| 2 | 22 May 1994 | Smurfit Irish PGA Championship | 285 | 3 strokes | Raymond Burns |
| 3 | 5 Jul 2010 | J. P. McManus Pro-Am | −3 (73-68=141) | 1 stroke | Luke Donald |
| 4 | 21 Jul 2010 | Lough Erne Challenge (with Rory McIlroy) | −6 (66) | 1 stroke |  Pádraig Harrington andShane Lowry |
Other playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005 | Nedbank Golf Challenge | Jim Furyk,Retief Goosen, Adam Scott | Furyk won with birdie on second extra hole Goosen eliminated by par on first hole |
| Legend |
|---|
| Senior major championships (1) |
| Other PGA Tour Champions (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Nov2020 | TimberTech Championship | −17 (69-62-68=199) | 1 stroke | Jim Furyk, Bernhard Langer |
| 2 | 23 Jan2021 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | −21 (63-68-64=195) | 2 strokes | Retief Goosen |
| 3 | 19 Sep 2021 | Sanford International | −12 (63-70-65=198) | Playoff |  K. J. Choi,Steve Flesch |
| 4 | 24 Jul2022 | The Senior Open Championship | −10 (65-67-69-69=270) | 1 stroke | Pádraig Harrington |
| 5 | 8 Jun2025 | American Family Insurance Championship (with  Thomas Bjørn) | −32 (59-58-64=181) | 4 strokes | Doug Barron andDicky Pride,Alex Čejka andSøren Kjeldsen,Steve Flesch andPaul Goydos,Steve Stricker andMario Tiziani |
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021 | Sanford International | K. J. Choi,Steve Flesch | Won with birdie on second extra hole Flesch eliminated by par on first hole |
| Legend |
|---|
| Senior major championships (1) |
| Other European Senior Tour (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Jul2022 | The Senior Open Championship | −10 (65-67-69-69=270) | 1 stroke | Pádraig Harrington |
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Open Championship | 1 shot lead | −5 (68-68-69-70=275) | 3 strokes | Dustin Johnson,Phil Mickelson |
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| ! Tournament | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T8 | CUT | |||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | T43 | T43 | T10 | ||||
| The Open Championship | T64 | CUT | T39 | T38 | T31 | T11 | T2 | CUT | T30 |
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT |
| ! Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T40 | 24 | T20 | T28 | CUT | T17 | T22 | CUT | ||
| U.S. Open | T53 | T30 | T24 | T42 | CUT | 56 | CUT | |||
| The Open Championship | T7 | T3 | T37 | T59 | T11 | T15 | CUT | CUT | T52 | |
| PGA Championship | T9 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T13 | CUT | T42 | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | T44 | T52 | CUT | |||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||||||
| The Open Championship | T44 | 1 | CUT | T21 | T26 | CUT | T30 | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | T48 | CUT | T54 | 75 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||||
| PGA Championship | |||||||
| U.S. Open | |||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | NT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T75 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due toCOVID-19 pandemic
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 9 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 |
| The Open Championship | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 20 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 80 | 43 |
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | T71 |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | T26 | CUT | T6 | T26 | T63 | T20 | WD |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | WD |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | WGC-Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship | n/a | 4 and 3 | Tiger Woods | |
| 2003 | WGC-NEC Invitational | 1 shot lead | –12 (65-70-66-67=268) | 4 strokes | Jonathan Kaye |
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match Play | R64 | 1 | R64 | QF | 3 | R64 | R64 | R64 | R64 | |||||
| Championship | T40 | T17 | NT1 | 63 | T38 | T4 | T26 | T46 | T43 | |||||
| Invitational | T36 | T17 | 3 | T19 | 1 | T14 | T28 | WD | T67 | T6 | T22 | T68 | ||
| Champions | T38 | |||||||||||||
1Cancelled due to9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
WD = Withdrew
NT = No tournament
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Senior Open Championship | 1 shot lead | −10 (65-67-69-69=270) | 1 stroke | Pádraig Harrington |
Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tradition | T27 | NT | T8 | T13 | T9 | T32 | T42 |
| Senior PGA Championship | T35 | NT | 54 | T14 | T5 | T21 | T11 |
| Senior Players Championship | T23 | T12 | T38 | T30 | T33 | T21 | |
| U.S. Senior Open | CUT | NT | T28 | CUT | T32 | T42 | T18 |
| The Senior Open Championship | T10 | NT | 3 | 1 | T33 | T13 | T51 |
"T" indicates a tie for a place
CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = no tournament due toCOVID-19 pandemic
Amateur
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