Caddie says lucky locker helped Clarke to triumph

Darren Clarke's caddie, John Mulrooney, said he had an inkling the Northern Irishman would prevail at the British Open the moment he was given the same locker in Royal St. George's clubhouse as 1993 champion Greg Norman.

"When we got to St. George's we were given Greg Norman's locker and we always felt it was meant to be this week," the 42-year-old Mulrooney said after Clarke's three-stroke victory on Sunday - the first major of his 20-year professional career.

"Tom Watson said it could be a lucky locker for us. It made a massive difference getting that locker."