Open champion
Darren Clarke has set his sights on more major titles after his outstanding three-shot win at Royal St George's.
"I want more. I don't want to just rest on one," the 42-year-old told reporters the morning after his triumph, before revealing the extent of his celebrations the night before.
"I had quite a few pints and quite a few glasses of red wine and it all continued until about 30 minutes ago," he said. "I have 294 [text] messages and the writing is far too small for me to look at them in this state, so I may look at them tomorrow at some stage and figure them out."
Clarke's win, the third in 14 months by a Northern Irishman, has led to calls for the Open to return to Portrush for only the second time in the event's history.
"From a personal point of view, it [Royal Portrush] is one of the finest links courses in the world and I'd love for them to host the Open," said Clarke. "It's good enough to be in the Open rota. Hopefully they will figure a way around the logistics if they possibly can."
Peter Dawson, chief executive of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club - which organises the Open championship - told the BBC that the possibility will be investigated.
"We're not oblivious to these things. We're going to have a look at Portrush and see how it shapes up in terms of, one, the golf course... secondly the infrastructure around the course... and thirdly... whether the championship would be a commercial success in that part of the world".
Meanwhile, Sunday's joint runner-up Dustin Johnson is hoping to go one better at the Nordea Masters at Bro Hof Slot Golf Club in Stockholm this weekend.
The new world number seven will be joined by his Ryder Cup team-mate Bubba Watson, the world number 14, as the two highest ranked players in the field.
And Johnson is determined to use his three near-misses in majors in the last year to his advantage.
"The more I put myself in this situation, the better," he said. "The more I learn, the more I understand my game and what happens in this situation."
Over on the PGA Tour, another solid performer at Sandwich is enjoying his visit to a new city.
Rickie Fowler finished tied for fifth at the Open and is enjoying his trip to Vancouver for this weekend's RBC Canadian Open at Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club.
"So far it's been good. We've had some good food and I'm enjoying the place," he said.
"I've heard from a lot of the guys that it's a great course, a great set-up. I'm looking forward to the week."
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