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Darren Clarke left the PGA Championship much differently than his last major tournament.

Darren Clarke failed to make the cut at the Irish Open on Friday, two weeks after he won the British Open for his first major title

Darren Clarke is set to miss the cut at the Irish Open after a rough end to his second round left the recently crowned British Open champion 10 shots behind leader Jeev Milkha Singh.

After establishing Ireland as the focal point of golf, newly crowned British Open winner Darren Clarke, U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy and two other local major winners will descend on Killarney for the rejuvenated Irish Open.

Phil Mickelson had to settle for his seventh runner-up finish in a major, although there was some consolation in seeing Darren Clarke on his way to his first major championship.

GolfChannel: It was a long journey through some great days and some dark days, but Darren Clarke finally found his way to a major championship at the British Open.

The smile remained fixed on Phil Mickelson's face long after the circumstances of the day should have wiped it off. Stayed there through a missed 2-footer and after the final iron shot he sent deep into the grandstands on the 18th hole when the British Open had already been all but decided.

Darren Clarke has won his first major title at the British Open. The 42-year-old from Northern Ireland shot an even-par 70 Sunday that gave him a three-stroke victory over Americans Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson