In much the same way as the County Card scheme, those eligible are able to book a tee time at 14 days’ notice under the following conditions:

The Club occupies a unique place in the history of golf, for it was at the Sandwich venue in 1894, that the Open Championship was first played outside Scotland.

In all there have been 15 Open Championships played at St George’s, more than any course in England.

Collin Morikawa was crowned ‘The Champion Golfer of the Year’ in July 2021, winning his first Open and second major championship since turning professional in 2019.

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The Northern Irishman shot an even-par 70 on the final day in Sandwich to hold off the challenges of American duo Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson, who had both produced strong showings on their front nine.

Clarke kept his cool to finish on five under par at the Kent course and clinch a first-ever major victory, having held the lead since the second day.

Success at the Iberdrola Open two months earlier, his first European Tour win in three years, had raised hopes of a good showing from the Portrush resident.

A solid opening-round 68 saw Clarke well placed in a tie of sixth before another two-under score saw him earn a share of the lead at the end of day two.

BIG NAMES MISS THE CUT

With England’s Luke Donald and Lee Westwood, the world number one and two at the time, missing the cut along with countryman Graeme McDowell, the veteran was able to move to the top of the leaderboard with a score of 69 by the close of the third day.

And an even-par 70 was enough to earn Clarke a maiden major win with rivals Mickelson and Johnson unable to sustain their fast starts on the back nine.

It was an emotional victory and occurred five years after the loss of his wife Heather to breast cancer, with their two sons watching on at home across the Irish sea.

Clarke said: “I’ve been writing this speech for 20 years now and it’s been a long bumpy road.

“This means a lot to me and my family and as you may know there is someone up there looking down on me as well.”

It was the third win for a North Irishman at a major in the space of 13 months after McDowell’s 2010 US Open success and Rory McIlroy’s victory at the 2011 edition at Congression Country Club, Maryland a month earlier.

Clarke’s celebrations went long into the night with plenty of the “black stuff” enjoyed by the Ulsterman, who was the oldest Open champion since Roberto De Vicenzo’s triumph in 1967 at the age of 44.

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