0:00:02 > 0:00:04- COMMENTATOR:- The ball disappears and it's official -
0:00:04 > 0:00:08Rory McIlroy is an Open Champion.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11It's been a remarkable last four years
0:00:11 > 0:00:14for Northern Ireland's trio of golfing stars.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16- COMMENTATOR:- And Graeme McDowell's dream has come true.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20Open Champion. Congratulations, Darren Clarke.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23They've had unprecedented success,
0:00:23 > 0:00:27capturing six of the sport's most prestigious titles.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33Most recently, this summer, Rory McIlroy two major tournaments
0:00:33 > 0:00:37in a row, to become the number one player in the world.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45Because of their hectic schedule and jet-set lifestyle,
0:00:45 > 0:00:49few thought it possible the three would ever come together
0:00:49 > 0:00:50for a major interview.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56If you can get the three lads in the room at the one time, scheduled,
0:00:56 > 0:00:59and they all turn up on time. No, actually, if they turn up full stop,
0:00:59 > 0:01:01that's good enough.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03But they did.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06- Am I first here?- Yes.- Am I?!
0:01:06 > 0:01:08- Can I be Clarkey?- Yes.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15I just want to make sure he wasn't coming in a suit.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17You know what he's like.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Everybody here?
0:01:22 > 0:01:24He's here!
0:01:24 > 0:01:28- You said... You said...you weren't going to wear a jacket.- First here.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32Three major champions, together for the first time.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39Darren, Graeme, Rory, at last we have managed to get
0:01:39 > 0:01:42the three of you in the same room at the same time.
0:01:42 > 0:01:47Three major champions together for some major conversation.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Graeme, why is it so difficult to get your three schedules
0:01:50 > 0:01:52all to combine?
0:01:52 > 0:01:54It's his fault, because he can't get himself organised.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Is that what it is?
0:01:56 > 0:01:58I mean, listen, we all play very different schedules.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Clarkey's tough enough to catch at the best of times -
0:02:00 > 0:02:03he moves a lot faster than most people do.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06But, no, listen, we're all very busy, as you are,
0:02:06 > 0:02:09and we all play kind of different schedules,
0:02:09 > 0:02:11so it's tough to give up some time,
0:02:11 > 0:02:14but we like you a lot, so that's why we managed to make some time.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Speak for yourself, there.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18I appreciate you all coming together.
0:02:18 > 0:02:19I know you're all under a lot of pressure.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22But let's sort out one thing first,
0:02:22 > 0:02:24what is the pecking order in seniority?
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Is it you because you're the oldest?
0:02:27 > 0:02:31- Don't use words like "senior" around Darren.- They're not far off.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36- They're not far off.- Or is it you because you want the first major?
0:02:36 > 0:02:40I don't know. Or is it Rory cos he's got about 20 years left
0:02:40 > 0:02:43and he'll probably win about 10 of them, you know, so...
0:02:43 > 0:02:44There is no pecking order.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47I think there's an argument for all three.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51But we're just very, very happy that we've all got one,
0:02:51 > 0:02:52and hoping for some more.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55When all three of you get together, and that is a rare occasion,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58do you feel, Rory, like a special bond between the three,
0:02:58 > 0:03:01because of what you've achieved for golf and for Northern Ireland?
0:03:01 > 0:03:04I don't even think it's because of what we've achieved.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09Obviously, it's been great, what we've done on the golf course,
0:03:09 > 0:03:12but I think just the relationship we have.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16You know, I've known Darren since I was 10 years old, 11 years old,
0:03:16 > 0:03:21and, G-Mac, he really showed me the ropes when I came out here
0:03:21 > 0:03:25on tour, so I've got a very special relationship with these two guys
0:03:25 > 0:03:30and it goes beyond just the success that we've had on the golf course.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32It helps that we're all from the same part of the world.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36And I think that's what brings us together more.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40Seeing Graeme win the US Open at Pebble Beach inspired me
0:03:40 > 0:03:43to think that I can go on and achieve great things
0:03:43 > 0:03:47on the golf course like he did in 2010.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49And I think what I did in '11
0:03:49 > 0:03:51obviously inspired Darren to go and...
0:03:51 > 0:03:56Well, I think inspired Darren to go and do what he did at St George's.
0:03:56 > 0:03:57I think that's what happened.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01Obviously, I felt extremely proud,
0:04:01 > 0:04:06like we all did, with G-Mac and Rory winning their majors,
0:04:06 > 0:04:08and, as they've both said,
0:04:08 > 0:04:11I've known them both for a very long time, because I am old,
0:04:11 > 0:04:13and it's been great to see them,
0:04:13 > 0:04:16both of them, develop and get better and better and better
0:04:16 > 0:04:20and I don't think either of them have really reached their prime yet.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24I'm sure they've got a lot more majors between the two of them.
0:04:26 > 0:04:31But it's been great to be a little part of history from home.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34The reason we've obviously brought all three of you together
0:04:34 > 0:04:37is because of your major success
0:04:37 > 0:04:39and we reflect on that remarkable period now
0:04:39 > 0:04:42with the help of another golfer from Northern Ireland,
0:04:42 > 0:04:45himself a major star in his own right,
0:04:45 > 0:04:49he's got his own television show in America.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55I'm 10 years older than Darren,
0:04:55 > 0:05:00he's 10 years older than Graeme, who is 10 years older than Rory.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02So spot the odd man out.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09You know, we have such a small population.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11To turn out three major champions
0:05:11 > 0:05:15and just really be ambassadors for Northern Ireland,
0:05:15 > 0:05:17it makes me so proud, I can't tell you.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21The three of them together are the most remarkable trio.
0:05:21 > 0:05:22It's a phenomenon.
0:05:24 > 0:05:30We're better at poetry and at music and literature, in general,
0:05:30 > 0:05:34perhaps golf is a combination of all of those.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38- COMMENTATOR:- Just one little putt left here.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40to grab the United States Open.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47And Graeme McDowell's dream has come true.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51From Northern Ireland, he's a US Open Champion at Pebble Beach.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55I've been here 20 years, but I haven't forgotten where I'm from.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58I'll go with 'McDoh-ell' over here and people say, "What are you doing?
0:05:58 > 0:05:59"That's 'McDow-ell'."
0:05:59 > 0:06:02No, no, it isn't. No, it's not. It's 'McDoh-ell'.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the champion
0:06:07 > 0:06:11of the 110th United States Open, Graeme McDowell.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15You know, Graeme is such a competitor.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Rory is kind of in a similar mode.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23APPLAUSE
0:06:23 > 0:06:26If Rory plays well, boy, it's good luck to everybody else.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32He doesn't act like a superstar.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34He's grounded, from Holywood Golf Club,
0:06:34 > 0:06:37where I was the assistant pro 19 years before the little bugger
0:06:37 > 0:06:41was born, which is just depressing, to be honest with you.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44It's difficult to be Darren Clarke, when you come to a golf tournament,
0:06:44 > 0:06:46because he doesn't intimidate people at all.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48He's approachable, he's warm, he's fuzzy,
0:06:48 > 0:06:50he is who you actually think he is.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53APPLAUSE
0:06:53 > 0:06:56That's a rare thing in today's world of super athletes.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00You don't think of Darren as a super athlete, sometimes.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04Sometimes he is when he's a little skinnier and sometimes not so much.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07He's one of the most beloved players,
0:07:07 > 0:07:09I think, on both sides of the Atlantic.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13He's hugely popular here in the United States.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16CHEERING
0:07:16 > 0:07:17"Super athlete."
0:07:20 > 0:07:21That was then.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23It's a little bit different now. Look at it!
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Why did you decide to lose a lot of weight?
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Because I was too fat, basically.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Too fat and too heavy and I just saw myself on TV and thought,
0:07:31 > 0:07:35"This is no good." I had to do something about it.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39I started losing a lot of weight and getting a lot stronger,
0:07:39 > 0:07:41so I feel much better, I feel much stronger,
0:07:41 > 0:07:44the golf ball hasn't realised how I feel just yet,
0:07:44 > 0:07:46but, you know, I feel much better in myself.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50- So what size is the waste now, then? - Smaller than yours.- No way.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56- I'm 34.- Smaller than yours, I'm 32. I am 32. What are you?
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Say more than 32, please, go on.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- I'm 33ish, probably. I don't know. - You fat git.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- I know, what can I say?- What about you, Ror?- He's small.- 30.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11So, technically, we can no longer call you Big Darren.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14You can call me many things, lots of people do.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17There's always been three versions, you know?
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Fat, skinny and medium.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- The wardrobe's bad. - Skinny D. Skinny D.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27David Feherty said it's 'McDoh-ell', not 'McDow-ell'.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31- What is it for you?- It's whatever they want it to be, really.
0:08:31 > 0:08:36It was one of those things, back when I first turned pro,
0:08:36 > 0:08:38and my dad used to get a little annoyed about it.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41"It's 'McDoh-ell', it's 'McDoh-ell'."
0:08:41 > 0:08:43I said, "Dad, as long as they're saying good things about us,
0:08:43 > 0:08:45"I don't really mind what they call us, really."
0:08:45 > 0:08:48It's pretty much 'McDow-ell' anywhere else in the world,
0:08:48 > 0:08:51apart from Northern Ireland, so when I'm home, it's 'McDoh-ell',
0:08:51 > 0:08:53and when I'm anywhere else...
0:08:53 > 0:08:55- It's not even 'McDoh-ell', it's 'MaDoh-ell'.- Exactly.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57There's not even a C in there.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00When you get right into the countryside there, it becomes...
0:09:00 > 0:09:03The C disappears, as well.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06So whatever they want to call me, I don't really mind.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Do these two give you a little bit of stick about your accent
0:09:09 > 0:09:11- now and again? - Possibly. Allegedly.- Never.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15Never. I was just saying, I think Portrush is a little closer
0:09:15 > 0:09:18to the United States than Belfast and Dungannon. So that's kind of...
0:09:18 > 0:09:22You just mentioned United States, and he's gone right in there!
0:09:22 > 0:09:25It's good you can poke fun at yourself.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27You know, five, six, seven years later,
0:09:27 > 0:09:29I'm sort of getting to grips with
0:09:29 > 0:09:31the fact that just comes with the territory.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33I'll take it, could be worse.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37David Feherty described what you three did as "phenomenal".
0:09:37 > 0:09:41How do you reflect on what the three of you did back then,
0:09:41 > 0:09:43winning those major championships?
0:09:43 > 0:09:44It was...
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Honestly, I think, you know, if you even go back...
0:09:51 > 0:09:55..further than G-Mac's success and Padraig Harrington in '07 and '08,
0:09:55 > 0:09:58doing what he did at the Open Championship, at the US PGA,
0:09:58 > 0:10:02I think that gave a lot of guys belief, also,
0:10:02 > 0:10:05but then being so close with G-Mac and Darren
0:10:05 > 0:10:07and seeing what G-Mac did at Pebble Beach...
0:10:07 > 0:10:10And knowing that you take money off me all the time.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12And knowing that I beat him in every practice round we play!
0:10:12 > 0:10:15"G-Mac's winning US Opens, but I take the money every week! Now, let me think."
0:10:15 > 0:10:17G-Mac's winning and I'm missing...
0:10:17 > 0:10:20I was watching it in my bedroom back in Belfast.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22But it's...
0:10:22 > 0:10:25it's incredible, especially in that,
0:10:25 > 0:10:27I don't know if it's a coincidence that happened
0:10:27 > 0:10:29in such a short space of time,
0:10:29 > 0:10:33but there is definitely something. We fed off one another,
0:10:33 > 0:10:36or it just seemed like it was our time,
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Northern Ireland's time in golf to shine.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Was it life-changing for you, winning the US Open?
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Yeah, I think life changed. Life as I knew it changed.
0:10:45 > 0:10:50I think people just know you more. Sponsors take more notice of you.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53There's just so much more opportunities around the world.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Life just becomes busier
0:10:55 > 0:10:56and it takes a little bit of getting used to,
0:10:56 > 0:10:58from a prioritising point of view.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01Perhaps myself, maybe more than the two lads.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05Rory certainly has been primed for greatness since he was a teenager,
0:11:05 > 0:11:09you know, I certainly wasn't a teenage sensation quite like Rory,
0:11:09 > 0:11:12so he probably took things a little more in his stride
0:11:12 > 0:11:14than perhaps I did.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18Darren had had a phenomenal career.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19It would have been wrong
0:11:19 > 0:11:23if Darren hadn't punched in a major championship to highlight
0:11:23 > 0:11:25what had been an amazing career.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29In many ways, our three circumstances were very different.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Mine was maybe just a tiny bit more life-changing
0:11:31 > 0:11:33than the other two boys, I'd say.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35How did you feel when you watched the other two winning
0:11:35 > 0:11:38a major championship, having such a good career yourself,
0:11:38 > 0:11:42but not being able to get the major over the line?
0:11:42 > 0:11:46Whenever I was watching both of them win, it was...
0:11:48 > 0:11:50I didn't feel any personal...
0:11:50 > 0:11:52I didn't feel anything against myself,
0:11:52 > 0:11:57all I felt was a huge sense of pride and joy for these two.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59You know, I'd put myself in the position
0:11:59 > 0:12:02where I could have won majors before and I didn't manage to do it
0:12:02 > 0:12:06and for me to reassess my goals and stuff,
0:12:06 > 0:12:09I think we'll all agree that, whatever you do,
0:12:09 > 0:12:13winning a major's one of those things that we strive towards.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17And, when you do do it, you reassess your goals -
0:12:17 > 0:12:18what do you want to do? What's next?
0:12:20 > 0:12:22You've climbed to the top of the hill,
0:12:22 > 0:12:23and where do you go from there?
0:12:23 > 0:12:25At their age, it's very easy for them...
0:12:25 > 0:12:28I would imagine easier to plot out a course of action.
0:12:28 > 0:12:29For me at 42...
0:12:31 > 0:12:34You know? And I took a little bit of time to enjoy mine.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36- LAUGHTER - Only a little bit of time.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Rude not to.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40So, yeah, it's more difficult for me to reassess my goals.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Did you two see the pictures of Darren
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- enjoying his celebrations at the Open?- They were there.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48We all got together down the wine bar in Portrush,
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- and we had a Guinness-drinking contest.- He won.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- I'm not going to say who won. - He won.- Boom!
0:12:54 > 0:12:57- We let him win. We have to let him win.- I didn't let any...
0:12:57 > 0:13:00I was only a quarter of the way through and you boys had finished.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02We're seasoned veterans.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Why do you think homecomings were such an important part
0:13:05 > 0:13:07of you all winning major championships?
0:13:07 > 0:13:10You all wanted to bring the trophies back home to Northern Ireland.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13Cos we're proud to be from home. We're proud to be from home.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17Our little country gets an awful lot of bad PR and media and stuff
0:13:17 > 0:13:20around the world.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22There's an awful lot of good in Northern Ireland.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26We're very proud, the three of us, to come from there.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28I think we, all three, come from small golf clubs.
0:13:28 > 0:13:33Golf clubs that have supported us from a very young age,
0:13:33 > 0:13:36given us the opportunity to play golf.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39You know, really, you know, give us a good clip round the ear
0:13:39 > 0:13:40when we were kids and we needed one.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44Really supported us through our professional ranks.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Then to achieve something like winning a major championship
0:13:47 > 0:13:49and to be able to bring... For me, personally,
0:13:49 > 0:13:52to be able to bring the US Open trophy home to Portrush
0:13:52 > 0:13:54and to Rathmore Golf Club where I was brought up,
0:13:54 > 0:13:56it was a very proud moment in my life,
0:13:56 > 0:13:57as I'm sure it was for the two boys.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01Rory, I'm sure bringing the trophy back home right through your own
0:14:01 > 0:14:05front door to hand it to your mum is something you will always remember.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07There he is.
0:14:07 > 0:14:08CHEERING
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Aw!
0:14:19 > 0:14:23'It's an incredible feeling, because it's not just an individual effort.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26'There's a lot of people around you that worked very hard
0:14:26 > 0:14:28'to make it happen.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30'We all, I think, have great parents,
0:14:30 > 0:14:35'come from very humble backgrounds, beginnings
0:14:35 > 0:14:40'and, you know, all three sets of parents worked very hard
0:14:40 > 0:14:44'to give us the opportunity to do what we're doing today,'
0:14:44 > 0:14:46and what we've been able to achieve.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Darren, likewise with you, bringing the Claret Jug home
0:14:48 > 0:14:51and giving it to your two boys is an emotional moment
0:14:51 > 0:14:53- that you'll never forget. - It was. You were there.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56To walk back in and give the two boys the Claret Jug
0:14:56 > 0:15:01was very emotional. Really emotional because of what those two boys
0:15:01 > 0:15:04have been through in their personal lives and stuff.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07It's been a very difficult time for them.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09APPLAUSE
0:15:09 > 0:15:10Well done.
0:15:10 > 0:15:11Well done.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18'And to try and...
0:15:18 > 0:15:21'I don't know, bring some joy into their lives
0:15:21 > 0:15:23'after what's happened to them, you know,'
0:15:23 > 0:15:26it's very special as a parent to be able to do that.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29I'd achieved everything.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33They'd seen me not play very well for a long period of time.
0:15:33 > 0:15:38Then to actually do it, I felt, "Well, Dad's done OK here." I was...
0:15:38 > 0:15:43It was just a really, really special moment for me with the two boys.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47With tears in my eyes, it was one of those special moments.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50I'm sure you can relate to that obviously, Graeme,
0:15:50 > 0:15:54in seeing those pictures of Darren bringing the Claret Jug back home.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58Yeah, it's a special moment when you get to spend that with your family.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00My mum was on the beach in Spain...
0:16:00 > 0:16:01when I won the US Open.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05She didn't quite grasp what all the fuss was about back in Portrush.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07- That was Spain not... - AMERICAN TWANG:- "Spain."
0:16:07 > 0:16:08That was Spain.
0:16:08 > 0:16:09Say Spain.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11"Spain" is...
0:16:11 > 0:16:15I think there's subtitles for anyone watching.
0:16:15 > 0:16:16I apologise.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19That place there down south of France.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23The hot place where they say "Como esta?" That place.
0:16:23 > 0:16:24She was on the beach.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27- Your Spanish accent's all right too. - Not bad.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Bit of an American twang to the Spanish one as well, a little bit.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- But, anyway.- More Mexican.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Go on, carry on. Sorry for interrupting. Go on.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37She was in Spain.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40She was in... She was on the beach. Give over.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44She was on the beach, didn't realise what all the fuss was about.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48I'd won a few events before. What's so special about this one?
0:16:48 > 0:16:49Didn't realise it was a major.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53So that was my mum's naive innocence kicking in there.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56But I think myself and Rory, to win the US Open...
0:16:56 > 0:16:59US Open - Sunday's always Fathers' Day.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02I know Rory got to experience that with his dad.
0:17:02 > 0:17:03I got to experience the same thing.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07To have my dad there to win the US Open on Pebble Beach
0:17:07 > 0:17:10on Fathers' Day. To share that moment with him...
0:17:10 > 0:17:14It's one of those moments as a son that's pretty irreplaceable.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16A bit special.
0:17:16 > 0:17:17You're some kid!
0:17:19 > 0:17:20You're some kid.
0:17:23 > 0:17:24You're some kid.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30But, of course, the Irish golfer who started it all,
0:17:30 > 0:17:32as you mentioned, is Padraig Harrington.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35He won three majors in just over a year.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40PADRAIG: 'There's no doubt there's no experience
0:17:40 > 0:17:42'like winning your first major.'
0:17:42 > 0:17:44- COMMENTATOR:- It's there.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:17:46 > 0:17:48'You sit back and you dream of winning a major championship.
0:17:48 > 0:17:53'You hit all the golf shots. Nothing goes wrong, you swing the club great.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56'I think when I won in 2007 and 2008,'
0:17:56 > 0:18:01other players had a better feel for what it took to win a major.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03At the time, Tiger was winning a lot of majors
0:18:03 > 0:18:07and we all put him up there on a pedestal.
0:18:07 > 0:18:08It was like he was different.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10Nobody could relate to Tiger's wins.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12They could relate to me winning. They could see...
0:18:12 > 0:18:15"Well, hang on a second, he got it done.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19"When I play well I can play as well as Harrington or beat Harrington,"
0:18:19 > 0:18:22so that gives everybody confidence.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24You've got to make it tangible.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26And that's the shot of the week.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31I'm coming off the back of my three wins in 2008. Graeme wins in 2010.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34It was like, "Wow this happens all the time."
0:18:34 > 0:18:37All of a sudden, Rory wins in 2011. Then Darren backs it up.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40I don't know why it exactly happened at that time.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42I would say that golf in Ireland,
0:18:42 > 0:18:46we've a great competition in Ireland, great competitive scene in Ireland.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49You see it now, huge amount of international players
0:18:49 > 0:18:51coming to Ireland to play all our championships.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55I don't think there's as competitive a place as Ireland for golf.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57PHOTOGRAPHER: Take your hand out your pocket.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59I don't really know what to do with my hands.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06We've got to put Rory out there maybe on a different scheme of things.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10He was destined from a child to go out there and win majors.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14But maybe myself, Graeme and Darren helped to push it on.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19There will be another generation that come along.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21If they can win majors, it will perpetuate it
0:19:21 > 0:19:23further and further down the line.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25But if you're the number one Irish sprinter,
0:19:25 > 0:19:27it doesn't mean you're going to win the Olympic gold medal.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29Whereas if you're the number one Irish golfer,
0:19:29 > 0:19:31it does mean you're capable of winning a major.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35We've created a situation that gives belief to all those kids growing up -
0:19:35 > 0:19:38if you play golf and you excel in Ireland,
0:19:38 > 0:19:41that's good enough to excel around the world.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43To win one major is an achievement.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47To win three in that space of time is incredible.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Padraig at that stage was very mentally strong.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53He didn't rip it on to every green.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56He used his short game, he used his mind.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59To achieve what he's achieved in that period of time
0:19:59 > 0:20:01really is an incredible performance.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03Literally, you know, when people ask me
0:20:03 > 0:20:05what's in the water in Northern Ireland,
0:20:05 > 0:20:07why do you have three major champions from Northern Ireland,
0:20:07 > 0:20:09why does Padraig Harrington win three majors?
0:20:09 > 0:20:11It's such a small country of Ireland.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Even smaller in Northern Ireland. Why?
0:20:14 > 0:20:18- Cos we're very normal, ordinary sort of people.- And the game...
0:20:18 > 0:20:20Golf is very accessible.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Golf's affordable and accessible unlike Asia, America.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25It's an accessible game.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29The memberships of golf clubs welcome junior kids.
0:20:29 > 0:20:30We're the result of that.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32Is it the quality of the golf courses as well,
0:20:32 > 0:20:35in Northern Ireland, that has helped the success too?
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Quality, it's the variety.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41Kids growing up being able to play in different conditions.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Links courses, parkland courses.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49Wet, windy weather most of the time, but sunny weather sometimes too.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53Getting that experience around the country definitely helps as well.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57All of your success has obviously brought you significant wealth.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Between you on the European Tour alone,
0:20:59 > 0:21:03you've amassed prize money of almost £50 million.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Sometimes when you hear those figures,
0:21:05 > 0:21:07do you have to pinch yourselves?
0:21:07 > 0:21:10It's like lottery-winning numbers for everybody else.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Is that 48 for Rory and one each for me and Darren?
0:21:13 > 0:21:15LAUGHTER
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Rory should really answer that question.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Clarkey's spent most of his. I've still got a few quid left.
0:21:24 > 0:21:25Rory's got a few.
0:21:27 > 0:21:28It is. Look, whenever...
0:21:28 > 0:21:31I think whenever you aspire to become a professional golfer
0:21:31 > 0:21:33and you aspire...
0:21:33 > 0:21:36I never held a putt on the putting green at Holywood Golf Club
0:21:36 > 0:21:38to win a million dollars or to win...
0:21:38 > 0:21:41I held a putt on the putting green to win the Masters
0:21:41 > 0:21:44or to win the Open or to win a major.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46To beat Darren Clarke or to beat Tiger Woods or whatever it was.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48It was never about the money.
0:21:48 > 0:21:53The money's nice, and we're able to live a very comfortable lifestyle.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58But, at the end of the day, it's about titles,
0:21:58 > 0:22:02it's about trophies, it's about creating history.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05It's about whenever people remember you,
0:22:05 > 0:22:08remembering you for not just the great golfer you were,
0:22:08 > 0:22:13but what impact you've had on your sport.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16What impact you've had on others as well.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20It is. It's mind-boggling figures whenever you think about it.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Especially when you think about, as we said before,
0:22:22 > 0:22:26the humble backgrounds and beginnings that we came from.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32It's also nice to be able to treat your family or to give back
0:22:32 > 0:22:35to people that need it more than you do as well.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39The money's great, but, at the end of the day,
0:22:39 > 0:22:41it's definitely not what it's about.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43As you say, Graeme, it's hard to spend that amount of money.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- No, it's not. - LAUGHTER
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Darren's giving it a good go.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50I always remember coming home on the school bus down at Gateside Road,
0:22:50 > 0:22:54had my head pressed against the window driving by Clarkey's...
0:22:54 > 0:22:56- The old house.- Yeah, yeah.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59"What car's he got this week? Yellow M3. Oh!
0:22:59 > 0:23:01"I want one of those." That was me in school.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04- That was a good car, that one. - That was good. I remember that one.
0:23:04 > 0:23:05It was all right, that one.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Run us through some of the cars you've bought...
0:23:07 > 0:23:08- No, too many.- Go on.- No, too many.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11Too foolish, too stupid, too many. But they were all great.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16I just have had a few hobbies and a few passions.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21Foolishly, the cars were some of them. But I've calmed down now.
0:23:21 > 0:23:22I'm all right.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25You two are season ticket holders at Manchester United, correct?
0:23:25 > 0:23:26Yes. DARREN CLEARS HIS THROAT
0:23:26 > 0:23:30- You are...- The proper team. We're the proper team.- Liverpool.
0:23:30 > 0:23:31Do you ever get the chance to use them?
0:23:31 > 0:23:36I went once last year. I went to United - West Brom.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38United were beaten 2-1. I was...
0:23:38 > 0:23:39They were beaten frequently last year.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41They were beaten frequently.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43- You could have went to a lot of games last year.- Yes, I know.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45I plan to use them more.
0:23:45 > 0:23:46It's great to have them
0:23:46 > 0:23:49because friends and family get great use out of them.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52They love to go over to games and spend weekends in Manchester,
0:23:52 > 0:23:55but I definitely have to get to a few more.
0:23:55 > 0:23:56I'm a bit the same,
0:23:56 > 0:23:59some of my friends have used my season ticket as well,
0:23:59 > 0:24:01but I didn't get last year at all.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05- But the tickets are always used. - Maybe that's why they did so well!
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Possibly. I could be a jinx. Stay away!
0:24:08 > 0:24:12The one thing money obviously can't buy you is anonymity.
0:24:12 > 0:24:17What is it like living life in a goldfish bowl?
0:24:17 > 0:24:19- Em...- Tough.
0:24:19 > 0:24:24It's difficult at times and what has made it more difficult
0:24:24 > 0:24:28is with mobile phones, believe it or not, cameras everywhere.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30You know, there is social media, all that sort of stuff.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32You used to have, before these guys were on tour,
0:24:32 > 0:24:34you used to have a certain amount of, you know,
0:24:34 > 0:24:37if you want to have your downtime, your downtime is your downtime.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41Most of the time, we are in the public eye and we are supposed to
0:24:41 > 0:24:44behave in a certain way when we're in the public eye, but people...
0:24:44 > 0:24:46You know, we are just like... Just because we play golf
0:24:46 > 0:24:48doesn't mean we're any different to anybody else
0:24:48 > 0:24:50and we need to switch off at times,
0:24:50 > 0:24:52but that's a very difficult thing to do
0:24:52 > 0:24:56when people may take an inappropriate picture.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Not when you're doing anything wrong, but just, you know,
0:24:59 > 0:25:01"There's Rory having a drink,
0:25:01 > 0:25:03"there's Rory in his shorts and T-shirt
0:25:03 > 0:25:05"and G-Mac is out doing this, he is out doing that."
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Sooner or later, you're going to become pretty guarded
0:25:08 > 0:25:10and you're going to want to have your own time
0:25:10 > 0:25:13is your own time because we are in the public eye all the time
0:25:13 > 0:25:14whenever we do what we do.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17Every single person now is a media outlet,
0:25:17 > 0:25:19whether it be because they have a Facebook or a Twitter
0:25:19 > 0:25:22or an Instagram, or whatever it is, so...
0:25:22 > 0:25:27You always have that shield up at times, even when, you know,
0:25:27 > 0:25:30you should be enjoying your time with your friends or your family,
0:25:30 > 0:25:36you just always have that guard up, just because you know if you do...
0:25:36 > 0:25:40If you misstep the slightest bit or you just put a foot wrong
0:25:40 > 0:25:43or you do something that people won't like, you know,
0:25:43 > 0:25:46it's going to get pounced on, you're going to get criticised for it.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50You know, the advice that my mum and dad always give me is be yourself.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53You know, be yourself and be happy. You know, and if you can do that...
0:25:53 > 0:25:56You know, if you just live your life the way you want to live it
0:25:56 > 0:25:58and people can say and write what they think, but...
0:25:58 > 0:26:01That's true, but you're always judged all the time.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04You are judged, you are judged and it takes a very strong person,
0:26:04 > 0:26:06mentally strong person...
0:26:06 > 0:26:10You need thick skin as well because you start to read what everyone
0:26:10 > 0:26:14writes about you and you start to read some of the comments, you can...
0:26:14 > 0:26:19You can get... You get sensitive pretty quickly, but it's part of...
0:26:19 > 0:26:21It's part of what we do.
0:26:21 > 0:26:26I guess it is more a part of my life because of some of the...
0:26:26 > 0:26:30decisions I've made off the course, but at the end of the day,
0:26:30 > 0:26:34you know, I just try and live my life the way I want to
0:26:34 > 0:26:37and, you know, the way that makes me happy.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Like Rory said, anybody that writes a message on Twitter, you know,
0:26:40 > 0:26:42it's an instant headline, you know.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47Any picture of us can instantly be in the papers the very next day.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50You know, that just comes with the territory and we have to
0:26:50 > 0:26:53try and embrace it as much as we can to a certain extent
0:26:53 > 0:26:56and you know, try to live our life off the golf course
0:26:56 > 0:26:58and keep it to ourselves as much as we can.
0:26:58 > 0:26:59All three of you obviously
0:26:59 > 0:27:01rewarded very richly for your golfing success,
0:27:01 > 0:27:05but all three of you have all wanted to give something back.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07We travelled to Portugal
0:27:07 > 0:27:10to see how you are helping the best young talent in Ireland.
0:27:15 > 0:27:16Nice shot.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Good eye.
0:27:21 > 0:27:22Good shot.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27'It's a wonderful trait that Darren has. He's a giver.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30'He's a giver, not a taker and he's extremely generous.'
0:27:30 > 0:27:34He said to me that he wanted to give something back to Irish golf,
0:27:34 > 0:27:38to Irish junior golf and he wanted to see younger kids playing golf
0:27:38 > 0:27:41who might not otherwise get the chance to play.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43You know, all of the really talented kids
0:27:43 > 0:27:46who have come through the foundation,
0:27:46 > 0:27:48they all have Darren's phone number
0:27:48 > 0:27:51and they become his friend and he becomes their friend
0:27:51 > 0:27:55and he has that warm, easy personality that makes that easy.
0:27:56 > 0:28:01What he does within the foundation is extremely important to...
0:28:01 > 0:28:05to try and nurture talent, to try and uncover talent,
0:28:05 > 0:28:07to try and enhance talent.
0:28:07 > 0:28:13But he doesn't need any praise or legacy for that. He loves doing it.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16Good shot, well done.
0:28:16 > 0:28:17Very nice. Good four.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22'I think it's very easy
0:28:22 > 0:28:25'to forget how fortunate we are for what we do.'
0:28:25 > 0:28:29Half my foundation is for developing junior golf in Ireland,
0:28:29 > 0:28:32trying to get into schools for kids seven, eight, nine years old,
0:28:32 > 0:28:34to get them interested in the game.
0:28:34 > 0:28:39And then the other half is for raising money for breast cancer,
0:28:39 > 0:28:42for obvious reasons and stuff, but...
0:28:42 > 0:28:46Was that obviously very important to you as well because your...
0:28:46 > 0:28:48- your wife Heather passed away? - Yeah, exactly.
0:28:48 > 0:28:53It is important to me because... It's... It's...
0:28:53 > 0:28:56There is a cure there somewhere, they just haven't found it yet,
0:28:56 > 0:28:58so if I can help put the goal along a little bit,
0:28:58 > 0:29:01that would help somebody else not find themselves
0:29:01 > 0:29:04in the position that I found myself in with two young kids,
0:29:04 > 0:29:07then that would be great, that would make a difference.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09But the foundation thing with the golf
0:29:09 > 0:29:11is all about trying to find the next G-Mac,
0:29:11 > 0:29:13or trying to find the next Rory.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15I'm a product of Darren's foundation as well.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17- Do you remember coming through the foundation?- Yes.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20I remember the weekends down at Portmarnock
0:29:20 > 0:29:22and I remember wanting to win the Ulster Boys'
0:29:22 > 0:29:24or the Irish Boys' or the Connaught Boys',
0:29:24 > 0:29:27just to get on that weekend to go down and spend the weekend with...
0:29:27 > 0:29:30And then he won about a dozen or 15 or 18 or something!
0:29:30 > 0:29:33But it was always a highlight of my year to go
0:29:33 > 0:29:34and get to spend a bit of time with Darren
0:29:34 > 0:29:38and play at Portmarnock and just go down for the weekend, you know?
0:29:38 > 0:29:41It was a real thrill for me and, you know, as Darren said,
0:29:41 > 0:29:44to be able to, you know, develop junior golf in Ireland
0:29:44 > 0:29:49and give back a little bit is... You know, that's what it's all about.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52And, Graeme and Rory, you both have very much concentrated
0:29:52 > 0:29:55your charity efforts on sick children's charities.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Come on, I'll fight you.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12They're all cardiac patients, the little guys,
0:30:12 > 0:30:15the little girls, who have had very aggressive surgery,
0:30:15 > 0:30:17have been under treatment since they were born.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21'They are there with their families today. For...
0:30:21 > 0:30:24'For a lot of them, it's their first family holiday.'
0:30:24 > 0:30:26Did you get to see Mickey Mouse yet?
0:30:26 > 0:30:29'We've been working with Graeme for over three years now.'
0:30:29 > 0:30:31He is a very, very well-known character.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33He can loosen up lots of wallets, open lots of doors
0:30:33 > 0:30:36and we've raised over one and a half million dollars with his help.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39That's gone directly to build a brand-new cardiac ward,
0:30:39 > 0:30:41the Children's Heart Centre in Crumlin Hospital.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44You know, he's helped provide magical moments here
0:30:44 > 0:30:48and he's helped provide the very, very best infrastructure back home
0:30:48 > 0:30:50where they can be treated.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54I think Graeme really gets it. This isn't... This is beyond charity.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56Graeme had this vision and this picture
0:30:56 > 0:30:59and it's just wonderful to see the humanity of the man.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02# We all fall down. #
0:31:02 > 0:31:04I wanted to raise money, I wanted
0:31:04 > 0:31:06to do something real and something tangible
0:31:06 > 0:31:10and something that I could actually see some results from.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12I got a chance to visit Crumlin
0:31:12 > 0:31:14and have a look at the facilities there
0:31:14 > 0:31:16and just see how bad they were.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20You know, meet these incredible nurses and people and surgeons
0:31:20 > 0:31:23and just see the young kids that come through there.
0:31:23 > 0:31:24The cardiac unit at Crumlin
0:31:24 > 0:31:27is the number-one cardiac unit in the whole of Ireland,
0:31:27 > 0:31:31so kids born north or south of the border with heart defects
0:31:31 > 0:31:34will end up in Crumlin at some point in their sick lives.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36You know, as soon as I found out about that,
0:31:36 > 0:31:39I mean, that was really what I wanted to concentrate my efforts on
0:31:39 > 0:31:42and, you know, we did a few dinners and a few bits and pieces
0:31:42 > 0:31:45and raised over 2 million, the last three years, for Crumlin.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49You know, you meet kids that just touch your life and...
0:31:49 > 0:31:53it's pretty special and I think the three of us feel very connected
0:31:53 > 0:31:56and very, very motivated to use our connections
0:31:56 > 0:31:59and our, you know, our influence to be able to raise money
0:31:59 > 0:32:02and make an impact in the world because, like Darren said,
0:32:02 > 0:32:04we are very fortunate to do what we do.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Rory, why have you decided to give £1 million
0:32:07 > 0:32:11- to a local charity in Northern Ireland?- Yeah.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14You know, you guys went with me to the respite centre
0:32:14 > 0:32:19there in Newcastle for the Northern Ireland Cancer Fund For Children,
0:32:19 > 0:32:24just to see the great work that they do and, you know,
0:32:24 > 0:32:28'they have put a lot of money and a lot of effort into trying to
0:32:28 > 0:32:32'build the centre, not just for the kids, but for their families as well.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36'Somewhere where they can come and, you know, enjoy themselves
0:32:36 > 0:32:42'and get away from, you know, the stress of their daily lives.'
0:32:42 > 0:32:45- Thank you very much.- Brilliant! - Can I open it now or will I save it?
0:32:45 > 0:32:50'It really, you know, it hit home with me and it really touched me,
0:32:50 > 0:32:54'seeing how much of a difference it made to these families' lives
0:32:54 > 0:32:57'and they needed a little bit of help just to, you know,
0:32:57 > 0:33:00'to get the thing finished and...'
0:33:00 > 0:33:02You know, I was...
0:33:02 > 0:33:05You know, with what I saw on Christmas Eve there,
0:33:05 > 0:33:06visiting the kids,
0:33:06 > 0:33:09I just thought it was a great thing to do and, you know,
0:33:09 > 0:33:14very fortunate to be able to do it, to help so many people like that
0:33:14 > 0:33:17and I wanted to concentrate first that...
0:33:17 > 0:33:21You know, doing things at home because I'm from Northern Ireland,
0:33:21 > 0:33:26feeling the connection to there, it's just great to be able to do it,
0:33:26 > 0:33:29it's great to be able to give back
0:33:29 > 0:33:32and, you know, to be able to concentrate it,
0:33:32 > 0:33:36you know, at home first is something that was very important to me.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38The one player who has dominated golf
0:33:38 > 0:33:40through all of your three generations
0:33:40 > 0:33:41is, of course, Tiger Woods.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44We travelled to Turkey to get his thoughts
0:33:44 > 0:33:46on your fantastic golfing success.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51WOODS: 'The game of golf is growing worldwide. It certainly has.
0:33:51 > 0:33:56'With the inclusion of golf in the Olympics, I think it's just taken off
0:33:56 > 0:34:00'and it's just amazing to see the amount of junior golfers
0:34:00 > 0:34:04'and how many of them are just good.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07'They've got such great swings.'
0:34:07 > 0:34:09That's the next wave of kids that are coming
0:34:09 > 0:34:13and yes, it won't be long before you start seeing other places
0:34:13 > 0:34:16around the world, you know,
0:34:16 > 0:34:18that are going to get more involved in the game of golf.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20Winning majors is obviously something
0:34:20 > 0:34:22which has given you the most satisfaction.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25How much did you enjoy watching your good friend Darren Clarke
0:34:25 > 0:34:27- win his one major? - Oh, man, it was incredible.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30It was incredible because, you know,
0:34:30 > 0:34:33after what he went through with Heather
0:34:33 > 0:34:36and to go through all that,
0:34:36 > 0:34:39it's tough, it was tough being a single parent
0:34:39 > 0:34:44and trying to explain to his boys, you know, what's going on.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47It was a very difficult time,
0:34:47 > 0:34:51he fought through it and came out on the right side
0:34:51 > 0:34:56and to see him play well, not just in the Open Championship
0:34:56 > 0:35:00but he played well under very difficult conditions in that Open.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03It was rainy, it was windy, it was tough
0:35:03 > 0:35:07and he hung in there and outplayed everybody.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10His major win was the third major win for a golfer
0:35:10 > 0:35:13from Northern Ireland in a very short space of time,
0:35:13 > 0:35:16a population of just a couple of million people.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19What did you make of that success for somewhere so small?
0:35:19 > 0:35:24Yeah, you have, you know, what G-Mac, Rory and obviously Darren,
0:35:24 > 0:35:29erm, I think it's just, I think if you grow up playing links golf,
0:35:29 > 0:35:33it does help quite a bit because you have to understand shot making.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36You've got to be able to manoeuvre the golf ball
0:35:36 > 0:35:39and kids who don't get a chance to travel around the world
0:35:39 > 0:35:43and play different shots, everything's an airborne game,
0:35:43 > 0:35:45especially in the States, everything's up in the air.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48That's one of the reasons why I enjoy playing around the world
0:35:48 > 0:35:50cos I play differently around the world.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54You have to adapt your different styles to the golf courses
0:35:54 > 0:35:59so I think those guys certainly have an advantage to be able to play
0:35:59 > 0:36:04and learn how to shape shots, take two clubs more, chip it,
0:36:04 > 0:36:06different flights, different feels
0:36:06 > 0:36:11and I think that lends itself to you developing as a player faster.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15Finally, the Open Championship is set to go back to Northern Ireland
0:36:15 > 0:36:17for just the second time in its history.
0:36:17 > 0:36:18How would you welcome that news
0:36:18 > 0:36:21and how much would you love to win an Open in Ireland?
0:36:22 > 0:36:26- Yeah, I would. What course are they playing?- Royal Portrush.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30I think as far north as I've ever been is Royal County Down so
0:36:30 > 0:36:33Darren would certainly have an advantage there because that's where
0:36:33 > 0:36:37he grew up so I think it would be, it would be pretty incredible.
0:36:37 > 0:36:42How do you three view the Open coming home to Northern Ireland?
0:36:42 > 0:36:44It's incredible. It's something...
0:36:44 > 0:36:46I'm older than these two
0:36:46 > 0:36:49so I've experienced the Troubles at home for a few more years
0:36:49 > 0:36:52than these two have and to think through all the bad times.
0:36:52 > 0:36:57I grew up in Dungannon, right in the middle of a lot of the stuff
0:36:57 > 0:36:59that was going on and to think...
0:37:00 > 0:37:05..at this stage that we're going to have the biggest sporting event
0:37:05 > 0:37:08that's ever going to come to Northern Ireland
0:37:08 > 0:37:10coming to Royal Portrush
0:37:10 > 0:37:13which is one of the best courses in the world, thinking about that now
0:37:13 > 0:37:16compared to what it was like all those years ago
0:37:16 > 0:37:20and people at home will obviously identify what I'm speaking about.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24To come from the Dark Ages which we were in not too many years ago
0:37:24 > 0:37:26to where we are now is an incredible achievement
0:37:26 > 0:37:27for all those people involved.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30A good time, I suppose, to remember Northern Ireland's other
0:37:30 > 0:37:33major champion, Fred Daly, who was from Portrush, of course.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37- I'm sure you played in Fred Daly competitions.- We all did, yeah.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39- We all did.- Yeah, we all did.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42Yeah, I mean, it's like Darren said, you know,
0:37:42 > 0:37:45it really is just a result of everything that's happened,
0:37:45 > 0:37:48you know, with the peace processes
0:37:48 > 0:37:50and really from a golfing point of view,
0:37:50 > 0:37:53what's gone on in Northern Ireland with the three of us.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55It's a special time, it's, you know,
0:37:55 > 0:37:59it got kind of frustrating 10, 15 years ago meeting tourists,
0:37:59 > 0:38:01golfing tourists from all over the world who'd tell me
0:38:01 > 0:38:03about their golfing exploits in Ireland
0:38:03 > 0:38:06and so little did they mention the north of Ireland...
0:38:06 > 0:38:07They were scared.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10Exactly, I mean, such a stigma attached to Northern Ireland
0:38:10 > 0:38:14and I think we've all experienced that in some shape or form
0:38:14 > 0:38:17and, you know, for everything that's gone on in the country politically,
0:38:17 > 0:38:21religiously, just from a peace point of view, you know,
0:38:21 > 0:38:24to really galvanise that with the Open Championship coming,
0:38:24 > 0:38:28it's just a big boost for the whole of the country of Ireland,
0:38:28 > 0:38:31you know, financially, economically, emotionally, you know,
0:38:31 > 0:38:33it's just a special thing for everyone.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37What about a Northern Ireland Open winner in Northern Ireland?
0:38:37 > 0:38:39Don't think you could ask for anything more, could you?
0:38:39 > 0:38:41No, you couldn't. You couldn't.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43And you never know, it mightn't even be one of us.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47It could be someone that's coming up through the ranks at the minute,
0:38:47 > 0:38:50- someone that's...- Darren's... - ..16, 17, 18 years old.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54And obviously the news that the Open's coming to Portrush
0:38:54 > 0:38:57is going to inspire so many kids in Northern Ireland
0:38:57 > 0:39:00to want to become, you know, better players and want to play,
0:39:00 > 0:39:03you know, in an Open Championship at home.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06I just think of how many kids it's going to inspire to come
0:39:06 > 0:39:09and watch you and you up at the Open Championship at Portrush,
0:39:09 > 0:39:11how many kids are going to see these two play and think,
0:39:11 > 0:39:13"Oh, I'm going to have a go at that game.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15"I'm going to take that up."
0:39:15 > 0:39:18And the whole thing just builds and builds and builds.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20And it was tough to get you three together
0:39:20 > 0:39:22but it was almost as difficult to get
0:39:22 > 0:39:25a Clarke, McDowell, McIlroy fathers combination together.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27If you had done it in a pub,
0:39:27 > 0:39:30you'd probably have got the three of them together very easily.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33- If you said it was on the BBC tab. - Yeah, free bar they'd have gone!
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Oh, no, it's perfect.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52Kenny and I are very friendly because obviously with Kenny
0:39:52 > 0:39:55living in Portrush and we're in Bushmills that, you know,
0:39:55 > 0:39:58we see one another fairly regular. We play golf together
0:39:58 > 0:40:01and weekends we spend together at houses or go out for a meal.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Gerry, I haven't seen him for a while
0:40:03 > 0:40:06so it was nice to meet up with Gerry again.
0:40:06 > 0:40:07I've known him a long time,
0:40:07 > 0:40:11to get out and play a few holes with him, it's a bit of fun.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17There is some nights we'd sit back and put the old videos on
0:40:17 > 0:40:22and you get some laugh like about Rory, you know, growing up.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24- Well done.- Good putt.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27I remember an interview with him when he was nine or ten and I asked him
0:40:27 > 0:40:30what he would like to do and he rhymed off all the majors and
0:40:30 > 0:40:34you sit back and you look at it now and his dream's coming true.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38Look at that, eh? Middle strike.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41- Look at that, there. Eh? - Middle strike!
0:40:41 > 0:40:43On the early days at the pitch and putt,
0:40:43 > 0:40:46they were there all day, every day.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48You couldn't keep him away from the place.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51He played with anybody that would have him.
0:40:51 > 0:40:52We all had to make sacrifices
0:40:52 > 0:40:56but at the end of the day we've been repaid in full and maybe a bit more.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58You had to take them to all the different tournaments,
0:40:58 > 0:41:00down to Middle Ireland and wherever they had to go,
0:41:00 > 0:41:02I had an old red Cavalier
0:41:02 > 0:41:04and it could have went up and down that road itself.
0:41:04 > 0:41:09In my case, I had to take on extra jobs, try and get the money.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Godfrey did the same for Darren.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14Gerry did the same for Rory so it just has to be done.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19'You had to give them a chance, if you didn't give them a chance
0:41:19 > 0:41:24'to, sort of, go to the top level, you'd regret it later on.'
0:41:24 > 0:41:27Wrong line, too hard, apart from that, it was a good putt.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31'I think any parent if their, you know, child has any talent,
0:41:31 > 0:41:33'try and put the effort in.
0:41:33 > 0:41:38'Rory worked hard, we're lucky now because we're living the dream.'
0:41:42 > 0:41:46'They all get on great, though. I was going to say that earlier.'
0:41:46 > 0:41:50My mum and dad and Rory's mum and dad and G-Mac's mum and dad,
0:41:50 > 0:41:54they all get on great. They all sit there. They go on...
0:41:54 > 0:41:58- My mum and dad and your mum and dad are out every weekend.- They are.
0:41:58 > 0:41:59Rocking around Portrush.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02If my mum and dad didn't have to travel so far,
0:42:02 > 0:42:03they'd be up there too.
0:42:03 > 0:42:09But I think because they all know,
0:42:09 > 0:42:13each one of them knows what they've had to sacrifice for, to give us
0:42:13 > 0:42:15the opportunity to do what we have to do.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17- I think that's the big bond between them too.- Yeah.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20They genuinely get on really, really well with each other.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22- It's amazing.- What have you been able to do for them?
0:42:22 > 0:42:26They made so many sacrifices for all of you when you were growing up.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29They're able to do whatever they want, basically,
0:42:29 > 0:42:31and that's the way it should be.
0:42:31 > 0:42:35You know, they worked for 20 years really, really hard.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38I mean, my mum worked night shifts for 15 years
0:42:38 > 0:42:40and my dad worked three jobs at one point, you know,
0:42:40 > 0:42:46just to be able to let me play golf, to fund my junior career
0:42:46 > 0:42:48and, you know, it could have all amounted to nothing.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50You know, I could've said at 18, "You know what?
0:42:50 > 0:42:54"I want to go to university and, you know, take another career path."
0:42:54 > 0:42:57- They would've...- You need grades for that, though.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59I need brains for that!
0:42:59 > 0:43:01Did you stay at school or did you not?
0:43:01 > 0:43:04- What age did you stay at school until?- 12. No!
0:43:04 > 0:43:07- 16, Darren, 16. - What age did you stay until?
0:43:07 > 0:43:08He went to a few chipping lessons,
0:43:08 > 0:43:11I wouldn't say he went to many maths lessons.
0:43:11 > 0:43:16Yeah, but your dad did say that your mum and him often get the
0:43:16 > 0:43:20old VHS out and have a good laugh at some of the old archive footage.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23- Do you?- I don't.- All of you?
0:43:23 > 0:43:27I mean, it's nice to...
0:43:27 > 0:43:28I mean, it is nice to reminisce
0:43:28 > 0:43:34and if I was to get a tape out or an old DVD or whatever, it would've...
0:43:34 > 0:43:38I've got videos of me taking lessons with Michael Bannon
0:43:38 > 0:43:41when I was eight or nine years old and seeing how I swung it back then
0:43:41 > 0:43:43but, you know, how I swing it now,
0:43:43 > 0:43:47it's great to look back at that old, you know, that old footage
0:43:47 > 0:43:50and go on and playing in the Junior World Championships at 11
0:43:50 > 0:43:54and 12 and going back and looking at that sort of stuff
0:43:54 > 0:43:58and it's nice to be able to do it but I'm sure my mum and dad
0:43:58 > 0:44:01like to get those tapes out over a couple of vodka and Diet Cokes
0:44:01 > 0:44:03and have a chuckle to themselves.
0:44:03 > 0:44:05How do you two look back at some of the old archive
0:44:05 > 0:44:09- and the old hairstyles and the old outfits?- Cringe. Cringe.
0:44:09 > 0:44:12I'd say Clarkey, you've been through more...
0:44:12 > 0:44:14- I've been through more hairdressers. - ..more re-models.
0:44:14 > 0:44:17- Yeah, more hairdressers than I've had hot dinners.- Yeah.
0:44:17 > 0:44:20I think we've all had our dodgy sort of fashion days.
0:44:20 > 0:44:22We've all had dodgy barnets, it has to be said.
0:44:22 > 0:44:25I have to say Clarkey's been responsible for a couple of mine.
0:44:25 > 0:44:28- Couple of tailors and a couple of bits and pieces...- Oh, yeah.
0:44:28 > 0:44:31Do you remember him? Tony, yeah, oh. Exactly.
0:44:31 > 0:44:33- We thought he was nice at the time. - There were a few dodgy outfits.
0:44:33 > 0:44:38There's a great photo of Clarkey in Baltray clubhouse...
0:44:38 > 0:44:42- With that vile old jumper on? - With the bright blond hair.
0:44:42 > 0:44:44- Oh, yeah.- The blond mullet. - Yeah.- The blond mullet.
0:44:44 > 0:44:47- Blond mullet, that was a good one. - Not that I'm one to talk about hair.
0:44:47 > 0:44:49- With a Pringle on.- Yeah.
0:44:49 > 0:44:52- Rory can't really give you stick about...- No...
0:44:52 > 0:44:55- My next line was, I don't think you should be talking about barnets.- No.
0:44:55 > 0:44:58I don't think that's really a way we should be going forward.
0:44:58 > 0:45:00- You haven't called me Coco yet. - Not yet, no. Not yet.
0:45:00 > 0:45:02That was a bottom drawer one, in case it was needed.
0:45:02 > 0:45:05There's actually a great photo of you at the French Open
0:45:05 > 0:45:09down at the locker room and it's a full barnet. It's a full 'fro.
0:45:09 > 0:45:11But, listen, the barnet, it hasn't changed much
0:45:11 > 0:45:13from you were years ago.
0:45:13 > 0:45:16I mean, the style really hasn't changed, has it? It's similar.
0:45:16 > 0:45:20- It's similar but it's toned down now. - The product's a bit better.
0:45:20 > 0:45:23It's a bit more under control. Bit like my golf game.
0:45:23 > 0:45:24Bit more under control.
0:45:24 > 0:45:27So who's the snappiest dresser? You? Graeme?
0:45:27 > 0:45:29You've your own clothing line.
0:45:29 > 0:45:32Listen, you know, it's pretty tough to keep up with DC's wardrobe.
0:45:32 > 0:45:35It's, I mean, you know,
0:45:35 > 0:45:39there's more Italian designers in there than Milan.
0:45:39 > 0:45:42Family is obviously very important to you all
0:45:42 > 0:45:43and looking after your families.
0:45:43 > 0:45:47Your own families, I would imagine, now take great priority,
0:45:47 > 0:45:49- especially your boys, Darren... - Mm-hm.
0:45:49 > 0:45:52- ..are two lovely golfers themselves. - Yeah, they are. Tyrone and Conor.
0:45:52 > 0:45:56They're both coming on and playing a lot but they're two good kids,
0:45:56 > 0:45:58you know, I'm very proud of them.
0:45:58 > 0:45:59I'm a very proud dad.
0:45:59 > 0:46:01As we touched on earlier,
0:46:01 > 0:46:04what they've been through in their own personal lives
0:46:04 > 0:46:06but from having moved back home from England
0:46:06 > 0:46:08where Tyrone had been boarding for a couple of years,
0:46:08 > 0:46:12Conor was about to start boarding cos there was no other options
0:46:12 > 0:46:15over there and I hated it because I couldn't get to see them even
0:46:15 > 0:46:16when I was having a week off,
0:46:16 > 0:46:19I would see maybe Tyrone for ten minutes in the evening and stuff
0:46:19 > 0:46:20and it just wasn't my thing.
0:46:20 > 0:46:22Moving back home in the summer
0:46:22 > 0:46:25when it starts getting lighter in the evening, they get home,
0:46:25 > 0:46:28do their homework or go down to the golf club and play a few holes
0:46:28 > 0:46:32and they just love living where we live now
0:46:32 > 0:46:34and being just normal day boys going to school
0:46:34 > 0:46:36and getting back home again and, you know,
0:46:36 > 0:46:39they're both mad keen about their golf and they both enjoy it.
0:46:39 > 0:46:42Two different, totally different characters.
0:46:42 > 0:46:47Alison has to look after them whenever I'm away a lot
0:46:47 > 0:46:49but Tyrone is as good as gold and polite and mannerly.
0:46:49 > 0:46:52Conor's got the polite manner and apart from that,
0:46:52 > 0:46:54he's a complete nutter half the time so and, you know,
0:46:54 > 0:46:56they think the world of these two,
0:46:56 > 0:46:58they're always watching what's going on.
0:46:58 > 0:47:01They've both got hats and stuff signed by both of them
0:47:01 > 0:47:03- in their bedrooms.- They might be the snappiest dressers.- Yeah.
0:47:03 > 0:47:05They love their Loudmouth, Clarkey.
0:47:05 > 0:47:08But they do, they talk about these two all the time
0:47:08 > 0:47:13whenever they're at home and stuff so, no, I'm very lucky.
0:47:13 > 0:47:16I feel very fortunate that my two boys...
0:47:16 > 0:47:20I'm a proud dad with a great wife as well at home.
0:47:20 > 0:47:23I know years gone by, Graeme, you told me
0:47:23 > 0:47:27that being a professional golfer was more a single man's sport.
0:47:27 > 0:47:29How have you had to readjust by getting married
0:47:29 > 0:47:32and a family of your own now as well?
0:47:32 > 0:47:35Yeah, life's certainly moved fast the last few years.
0:47:35 > 0:47:38There's no doubt sort of my 20s, late 20s, early 30s,
0:47:38 > 0:47:43you know, it is a job which is not conducive to relationships,
0:47:43 > 0:47:45you know, which we've all experienced.
0:47:45 > 0:47:50It's hard and, you know, we spend a lot of time away from home
0:47:50 > 0:47:53and, you know, I'm looking forward to raising my own children.
0:47:53 > 0:47:57Darren's experienced that and it is tough being away from home,
0:47:57 > 0:48:01you know, luckily I met the right woman the last few years and...
0:48:01 > 0:48:04I thought you were going to say the last time there
0:48:04 > 0:48:05so good job you didn't say that!
0:48:05 > 0:48:08I'm sure she'll be watching this so, I mean...
0:48:08 > 0:48:12No, I'm very excited about the next chapter of my life, you know?
0:48:12 > 0:48:15And I'll certainly be taking a few tips from this man, you know,
0:48:15 > 0:48:17as far as being a great dad
0:48:17 > 0:48:21and I'm very, very excited about the next stage of my life,
0:48:21 > 0:48:24you know, there's no doubt priorities have changed.
0:48:24 > 0:48:27Family's first and golf's second for sure and, you know,
0:48:27 > 0:48:29I feel very good about that
0:48:29 > 0:48:33and in many ways I've probably never been, I've never been happier
0:48:33 > 0:48:36than I am right now, regards just feeling personally really satisfied
0:48:36 > 0:48:40and very excited about what's going on off the golf course
0:48:40 > 0:48:45and, you know, Mum and Dad will look forward to spending much more time
0:48:45 > 0:48:48in Florida with the grandchildren and it's good times.
0:48:48 > 0:48:49Excited.
0:48:49 > 0:48:52And I suppose, Rory, unlike these two, you're an eligible bachelor.
0:48:52 > 0:48:55- Ireland's most eligible bachelor. - Oh, yeah, that's the one.
0:48:55 > 0:48:58It seems so, yeah.
0:48:58 > 0:49:00Yeah, I'm taking a leaf out of G-Mac's book
0:49:00 > 0:49:03and saying that golf is a single man's...
0:49:03 > 0:49:06But, yeah,
0:49:06 > 0:49:09I'm at the stage in my career
0:49:09 > 0:49:12and the stage in my life where I'm really putting golf first
0:49:12 > 0:49:15and, you know, golf is a priority for me right now
0:49:15 > 0:49:21and, you know, for the foreseeable future that's what it's going to be.
0:49:21 > 0:49:25We travel so much, we're never really in the same place for very long
0:49:25 > 0:49:30so, you know, it is hard to keep relationships going
0:49:30 > 0:49:33if you want to start one or whatever it is.
0:49:33 > 0:49:35So golf is my girlfriend at the minute
0:49:35 > 0:49:37and it's going to be that way for a while.
0:49:37 > 0:49:39You going to be putting his phone number on the screen?
0:49:39 > 0:49:42THEY LAUGH
0:49:42 > 0:49:44- I think there might be meltdown. - Possibly.
0:49:44 > 0:49:48Aside from all your major success, the three of you have also won
0:49:48 > 0:49:51the other biggest golf tournament, the Ryder Cup.
0:49:51 > 0:49:54In fact, Irish golfers down through the years have had
0:49:54 > 0:49:57unprecedented success in the global event.
0:49:57 > 0:49:59Here are some of those magical moments.
0:50:01 > 0:50:03COMMENTATOR: Christy O'Connor, second to the 18th.
0:50:10 > 0:50:12He's got the right club. Oh-ho-ho-ho.
0:50:21 > 0:50:23It's a good one. It's good. It's nearly in the hole.
0:50:23 > 0:50:27It's right up by the hole. It's all over. Jay Haas has conceded.
0:50:27 > 0:50:30Philip Walton has won the Ryder Cup back for Europe.
0:50:42 > 0:50:44Obviously the putt was the icing on the cake.
0:50:44 > 0:50:48To be in that situation and to hit as good a putt as I could hit
0:50:48 > 0:50:51at the right precise moment in time was special.
0:50:51 > 0:50:52I feel fortunate for that.
0:50:55 > 0:50:58A great memory of the celebrations afterwards.
0:50:58 > 0:51:01I think a lot of it is where we come from.
0:51:01 > 0:51:03The Irish are very proud of their sport, we all know that.
0:51:03 > 0:51:06That was special, but it was a great week.
0:51:06 > 0:51:09A very emotional week, obviously. A great week to be involved in.
0:51:13 > 0:51:15It was obviously a tough time with Heather passing
0:51:15 > 0:51:17just before the Ryder Cup.
0:51:17 > 0:51:19Then Darren playing and the way he played.
0:51:21 > 0:51:23It was great to have myself, Padraig and Darren on the team,
0:51:23 > 0:51:2725% of the team being Irish playing in our home country - special.
0:51:38 > 0:51:40He's a catalyst for all young kids to be involved.
0:51:40 > 0:51:44He's young, he's boyish, he's got that boyish enthusiasm about him.
0:51:44 > 0:51:46Young kids want to gravitate to be a Rory McIlroy.
0:51:46 > 0:51:47We all need role models in life.
0:51:55 > 0:51:56What a moment, what a putt.
0:51:56 > 0:51:57Graeme as well too.
0:51:57 > 0:51:59Graeme's been a real war horse
0:51:59 > 0:52:04and a real steadying influence over the last decade or so of Ryder Cups.
0:52:04 > 0:52:07He's been a big part of the successes we've had.
0:52:11 > 0:52:12It's Ryder Cup year.
0:52:12 > 0:52:16Are you excited about you two hopefully playing together?
0:52:16 > 0:52:20Yeah, I think we'd certainly love to reignite that Ryder Cup partnership.
0:52:20 > 0:52:23There's normally a queue out the door to play with Rory
0:52:23 > 0:52:27in the Ryder Cup, so I've been lucky enough to do it a few times.
0:52:27 > 0:52:31Obviously Ryder Cups are something that are very special to us.
0:52:31 > 0:52:33- How many Ryder Cups did you play, DC? Four, five?- Five.
0:52:33 > 0:52:36They're just the most special, special golf tournaments.
0:52:36 > 0:52:40To play in Scotland... I watched this man play in Ireland in '06.
0:52:40 > 0:52:45Obviously the circumstances were kind of a little out there,
0:52:45 > 0:52:47but it was an extremely emotional tournament.
0:52:47 > 0:52:50Should the man sitting to both of your right,
0:52:50 > 0:52:53should he be the next Ryder Cup captain?
0:52:53 > 0:52:55- I think he might be. - That's not up to...
0:52:55 > 0:52:58It's up to the committee to vote for that.
0:52:58 > 0:53:03Ah, there's a bit of player power in there too, DC.
0:53:03 > 0:53:04- A fairly large possibility. - There is.
0:53:04 > 0:53:08I think for a Ryder Cup in the States, Darren is...
0:53:08 > 0:53:11I don't think there's any better candidate from the European side.
0:53:11 > 0:53:14He's absolutely loved over there.
0:53:14 > 0:53:16- They think he's a nice guy, don't they?- They do.
0:53:16 > 0:53:19They don't know him, that's why. LAUGHTER
0:53:22 > 0:53:26No, but... Hugely popular in the US.
0:53:26 > 0:53:28They love the whole cigar smoking...
0:53:28 > 0:53:30I don't know if you're still doing that.
0:53:30 > 0:53:32- Yeah, yeah, all those silly, bad things.- Exactly.
0:53:32 > 0:53:35But they love it, you know?
0:53:35 > 0:53:38He'll be just as well received in the US
0:53:38 > 0:53:40as probably the US captain will be.
0:53:40 > 0:53:43So it can only be an advantage for the European team
0:53:43 > 0:53:46if Darren was to lead us out in the States.
0:53:46 > 0:53:48What's next for you three?
0:53:48 > 0:53:51What are your ambitions now in the game of golf?
0:53:53 > 0:53:55Obviously the one that was just mentioned there
0:53:55 > 0:53:58would be a great honour for me to do that.
0:53:58 > 0:54:02I've had a, I would say, reasonably good career.
0:54:02 > 0:54:05I feel personally I should have won more tournaments than I did,
0:54:05 > 0:54:09but I was too busy having too good a time along the ride.
0:54:09 > 0:54:14But, you know, I'm pretty pleased. I want to keep on playing.
0:54:14 > 0:54:17As we touched on earlier, my golf hasn't been that good,
0:54:17 > 0:54:21but, you know, I'm still determined and still fighting on,
0:54:21 > 0:54:23still practising on. I want to keep on playing.
0:54:23 > 0:54:26I want to be out here watching these two keeping on winning tournaments.
0:54:26 > 0:54:28The bigger the better.
0:54:28 > 0:54:31I've no doubt that they will keep putting themselves
0:54:31 > 0:54:32right in there in majors.
0:54:32 > 0:54:35You know, it's only a matter of getting the right break
0:54:35 > 0:54:36at the right time for them to win more.
0:54:36 > 0:54:38That's always the case, isn't it?
0:54:38 > 0:54:40When it comes to majors, there's that back nine on a Sunday.
0:54:40 > 0:54:42The difference between winning one
0:54:42 > 0:54:45and not winning one is a lip-out putt or a lip-in putt.
0:54:45 > 0:54:47It can bounce here or it can bounce there.
0:54:47 > 0:54:49Like your second shot on 9 at St George's.
0:54:49 > 0:54:51Stuff like that, stuff happens.
0:54:51 > 0:54:54That makes a difference, but I have no doubt that these two
0:54:54 > 0:54:56will continue doing Northern Ireland proud.
0:54:56 > 0:54:58Do you think you'll continue to play the game of golf
0:54:58 > 0:55:01as long as Darren has now
0:55:01 > 0:55:04or will the buzz and the excitement have gone out of it by then?
0:55:04 > 0:55:07I couldn't imagine him on TV with that grey barnet looking...
0:55:09 > 0:55:11It would be a bit scary.
0:55:11 > 0:55:13It's funny. When I started my career...
0:55:13 > 0:55:15(There's a few grey hairs there.)
0:55:15 > 0:55:17There is a few greys, yes. LAUGHTER
0:55:17 > 0:55:19I am Gerry's son, by the way.
0:55:19 > 0:55:22I am Gerry's son, so there's a few in there.
0:55:22 > 0:55:27When I started my professional career at 18, I said,
0:55:27 > 0:55:30"There's no way I'm going to go past 40.
0:55:30 > 0:55:33"22 years on Tour, that's enough."
0:55:33 > 0:55:38Now, I'm like, "45". Maybe in a few years, "I'll go to 50."
0:55:38 > 0:55:42- I don't think you ever lose that... - The will to win.- Competitiveness.
0:55:42 > 0:55:45You'll be the same, you'll want to play cos you'll want to win.
0:55:45 > 0:55:49I'm thinking the same thing right now. I'm thinking 43, 45.
0:55:49 > 0:55:53I'd like to watch my kids grow up. But it's all... It's a drug for us.
0:55:53 > 0:55:56Being out there and competing - the adrenaline and the focus
0:55:56 > 0:55:59and just the will to win is like a drug for all sportsmen.
0:55:59 > 0:56:02I don't think any of the three of us will ever want to give that up.
0:56:02 > 0:56:06You learn to... When you learn to win...
0:56:06 > 0:56:09It's different for guys who have been on Tour for a long time
0:56:09 > 0:56:11and haven't won tournaments,
0:56:11 > 0:56:15but these two have won loads of tournaments, I've won a few myself.
0:56:15 > 0:56:18When you learn to win early, when you win tournaments...
0:56:18 > 0:56:21- You know what it feels like. - ..you know what it feels like.
0:56:21 > 0:56:23Winning that, it is like a drug, isn't it?
0:56:23 > 0:56:26Whenever you win a tournament, it's something that you want more of.
0:56:26 > 0:56:28That's why they'll probably end up playing a little longer
0:56:28 > 0:56:29than they think.
0:56:29 > 0:56:32But the thing as well, like, I don't know about these two guys,
0:56:32 > 0:56:34but, personally, I'm not very...
0:56:34 > 0:56:36Like, I wouldn't call myself a competitive person.
0:56:36 > 0:56:40I don't mind losing at a game of cards or a game of whatever.
0:56:40 > 0:56:44But golf is my vehicle to be competitive,
0:56:44 > 0:56:46to be able to win at something.
0:56:48 > 0:56:51Whether that means that I'll...
0:56:51 > 0:56:53- He's a good loser. - LAUGHTER
0:56:53 > 0:56:54Not!
0:56:54 > 0:56:58Whether that means being competitive past the age of 50
0:56:58 > 0:57:03or up until 50, the great thing about golf is
0:57:03 > 0:57:05we can play until whenever,
0:57:05 > 0:57:11touch wood, being healthy, we can play until we want.
0:57:11 > 0:57:15That's the beauty about this game that we play.
0:57:15 > 0:57:18If you hadn't been a golfer, what would you have been?
0:57:20 > 0:57:23Something probably involved with speed.
0:57:23 > 0:57:25I have a bit of a need for speed.
0:57:25 > 0:57:28I was going to be a mechanical engineer of some description, so...
0:57:28 > 0:57:32I was going to go into golf club R&D engineering.
0:57:32 > 0:57:34That's what I thought I wanted to do.
0:57:34 > 0:57:37- Rory?- A virgin.
0:57:37 > 0:57:38LAUGHTER
0:57:38 > 0:57:41You're not that good looking.
0:57:41 > 0:57:43- What would I have been? - We'll edit that out.- Yeah.
0:57:46 > 0:57:49Honestly, I don't know. We were joking about earlier.
0:57:49 > 0:57:51I left school when I was 16.
0:57:51 > 0:57:53Golf was always what I wanted to do.
0:57:53 > 0:57:55Outside of golf, what are you most proud of?
0:57:57 > 0:57:58My two boys.
0:58:02 > 0:58:04Yeah, I mean, I've got to say my family, really.
0:58:06 > 0:58:07Um...
0:58:07 > 0:58:10probably my charitable efforts, being able to give back.
0:58:10 > 0:58:14Finally, Padraig Harrington bet me £20
0:58:14 > 0:58:17that we could never get the three of you
0:58:17 > 0:58:19in the room at the same time.
0:58:19 > 0:58:22- Who is going to collect the money? - You are going to go and collect it.
0:58:22 > 0:58:23And you're going to make sure we do it.
0:58:23 > 0:58:26- We'll get you on to the range tomorrow.- You collect it.
0:58:26 > 0:58:28- We'll take you over to him. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:58:28 > 0:58:30Let's hope for lots more majors in the future.
0:58:30 > 0:58:33The future of Northern Ireland golf is in great hands with these two.