lucky 13 for clarke
� winner darren clarke
came from four strokes back
of chris wood after 54 holes
to win the iberdrola open in
san servera, spain. clarke
shot a final-round 69 to
finish at six-under 274 and
beat wood and david lynn
by three strokes. it was the
13th european tour title for
clarke, and the 20th worldwide victory of his career.
in that stretch were three-putt holes on the 12th and
13th,and a drive out-of-bounds on no. 15.
european tour // iberdrola open
�back-nine blues
wood made five bogeys
during a back-nine 40 that
cost him his first win on the
european tour. included
�noteworthy clarke’s 13
tour wins have come in eight
countries: belgium, china,
germany, ireland, the netherlands, spain, the united
kingdom and the united
states. this was his second
win in spain. his first win
since 2008, clarke had gone
66 starts without a title. …
clarke moves from 124th
back into the top 90 on the
world ranking.
�top five pula gc, Son Servera, Spain
1. Darren Clarke 65-70-70-69—274
2. David Lynn 68-68-71-70—277
Chris Wood 67-65-69-76—277
4. Alastair Forysth 68-72-68-70—278
5. Four tied at one-under 279
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� quotable
“it’s a monkey off my back after three years not
winning. i feel a lot for chris wood. he’s a young
guy, and i’ve been in his position.” —DARREN ClARkE
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