16 Jul '11, 6pm

Open Championship: Clarke leads Johnson heading to final round of Open #pgatour

Open Championship: Clarke leads Johnson heading to final round of Open #pgatour

A day that began with howling rain and wind ended in bright sunshine, a turn of meteorological fortune that helped sort out a bunched-up field at the Open Championship. Darren Clarke was among those catching a break with the weather, shooting a 1-under 69 Saturday for a one-stroke lead heading to the final round and putting little Northern Ireland in position to claim its third major championship in a little over a year. "If somebody had given me 69 before I was going out to play, I would have bitten their hand off for it," Clarke said. Then, the persnickety weather along the English seaside took a sudden turn for the better. "We did get very fortunate with the draw," Clarke conceded. "Sometimes to win any tournament the draw can make a big difference, but in the Open Championship it makes a huge difference. We got very lucky." Clarke doesn't have it locked up yet. Dustin ...

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