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Fri 07 Jul 2010Clarke back in the spotlight in Scotland
JUST A few weeks after half-joking about giving up golf for a while because things were going so badly, Darren Clarke bounced back into the spotlight as he took the Scottish Open first round lead with a flawless 65 at Loch Lomond yesterday.
Clarke, spurred on by fellow Northern Irishmen Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy, arrived in Scotland fresh off his win at this week’s JP McManus pro-am at Adare Manor in Limerick.
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