Darren Clarke wins in Hawaii in first party of 2021 on PGA Tour Champions

Darren Clarke created his debut in the Mitsubishi Electrical Championship on the PGA Tour Champions this yr and took to the study course right away, submitting a 63 in Thursday’s opening spherical at Hualalai Golfing Class in Hawaii.



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He was seriously great in Saturday’s closing spherical, also, torching the again 9 with six birdies en route to a 64. He stuffed his method on 16 to about two toes, setting up a birdie, and then drained a 50-foot putt on 17 for yet another birdie which opened up a two-shot lead around Retief Goosen.

When Goosen afterwards parred the 18th gap, Clarke could cruise household. He tapped in for par on the last to acquire by two shots.

“One of people factors, when you get you in there, I’ve been out on this tour extensive adequate now to know that you have got to hold on going. You just cannot – there’s no unassailable direct because the guys make birdies, you noticed that currently. Which is just the way it is. You have to perform properly and you have to continue to be aggressive and I was able to do that,” Clarke claimed.

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Clarke’s earn very last November in the TimberTech Championship in Boca Raton, Florida, was his very first everywhere due to the fact the 2011 Open Championship. But visa troubles intended he had to be out the U.S. three times afterwards so was not able to journey to the Phoenix Place Club for the final occasion of 2020, the Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

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So Clarke went home for the vacations for an prolonged split and now, following that 9-year victory drought, has two wins in his past two begins.

Bernhard Langer concluded tied for 17th and maintains his lead in the Charles Schwab Cup points race. Miguel Angel Jimenez, the event’s defending winner, completed tied for 17th. Hale Irwin, who created his 25th get started at Hualalai, concluded final in the 42-person subject.

The PGA Tour Champions kicked off the 2021 portion of its agenda at the 4 Seasons Vacation resort alongside the Kona-Kohala coastline. The 24-yr-previous Jack Nicklaus-intended training course lately underwent a substantial renovation but the venue kept a streak alive: Hualalai turned the initial study course to host a Champions party 25 consecutive yrs.

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