"With us, the most talented ones were able to jump straight into the first team because they had that protection. Kovacic skipped the U19 team and went into the first team at the age of 17. Alen Halilovic started at 16. Sime Vrsaljko was a regular at 18." The 22-year-old, of Ravens Craig, Kirkcaldy, Fife, pleaded guilty to all three. A bogey-bogey finish was irrelevant, Clarke had enough in hand to clinch a convincing three-shot win, and the tears flowed. If there was a Roll of Honour for "Most Popular Open Victories", Clarke would possibly emerge as champion of that, too.©2021 Sky UKTries: "The team is in a really healthy position right now and it's a great privilege to be given this opportunity to join such an established and successful high-performance environment.