Heather and (McGinley's wife) Ali were the best of friends and our kids are in the same class at school. So it is a tough time for us all". Following Clarke's performance at the 2006 Ryder Cup, six weeks after his wife had died, he was the favourite to win the 2006 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, but was runner-up to Zara Phillips. He had previously stated he did not want to win with a sympathy vote after his wife's death. Clarke and his sons moved back to Northern Ireland, making their home in Portrush. Clarke and former Miss Northern Ireland Alison Campbell married on 11 April 2012. On 6 April 2011, Clarke was photographed by Kevin Abosch for The Face of Ireland project. Clarke is a supporter of Liverpool F.C. Clarke was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to golf. Amateur wins 1989 East of Ireland Championship 1990 Spanish International Amateur Championship, Irish Amateur Close Championship, South of Ireland Championship, North of Ireland Amateur Championship Professional wins (27) PGA Tour wins (3) European Tour wins (14) 1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour European Tour playoff record (0–1) Japan Golf Tour wins (3) Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1) Sunshine Tour wins (1) Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1) Challenge Tour wins (1) Other wins (4) Other playoff record (0–1) PGA Tour Champions wins (4) PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–0) European Senior Tour wins (1) Major championships Wins (1) Results timeline Results not in chronological order in 2020. CUT = missed the half way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2000 Masters – 2001 Open Championship) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2000 Open Championship – 2000 PGA) Results in The Players Championship CUT = missed the halfway cut WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place World Golf Championships Wins (2) Results timeline 1Cancelled due to 9/11 QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied WD = Withdrew NT = No tournament Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009. Senior major championships Wins (1) Results timeline "T" indicates a tie for a place CUT = missed the halfway cut NT = No tournament