OPEN VICTORY LIKELY TO BE WORTH £10million to DARREN CLARKE

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By OLIVER BROWN
Darren Clarke’s Open triumph is likely to earn him up to £10 million.
Clarke was in London yesterday to collect a £2 million bonus cheque from sponsors Dunlop, following the £900,000 winner’s prize he collected from the R and A, the orgnisers of the Open, at Sandwich.
Chubby Chandler, his manager at International Sports Management (ISM), has indicated that the total could run much higher.
Clarke, with ISM stablemate Lee Westwood, had been on a no-win, no-pay deal with Dunlop, which dictated that neither could claim a penny until they won a major. The contract was struck six years ago with company owner Mike Ashley.
Clarke, also sponsored by Audemar Piquet watches, Stuburt shoes and TaylorMade golf equipment, is ready to reap a windfall.
Receiving his cheque at Lillywhite’s in Piccadilly, Clarke — worth an estimated £21 million even before his Open victory — said: “To have sneaked into the Open and now to have the trophy and a huge bonus from Dunlop is just wonderful.”
Asked how he would spend the money, he replied: “I’ve been there and done it. All the things I’ve ever wanted to buy, I have done. I’ve lived like a major champion without having a major.”