{"id":722811,"date":"2026-06-08T10:29:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T10:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/722811\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T10:29:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T10:29:09","slug":"darren-clarke-ben-crane-win-american-family-insurance-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/722811\/","title":{"rendered":"Darren Clarke, Ben Crane win American Family Insurance Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>11H AGO<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-lqkr0z\">1 Min Read<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"chakra-link css-1jfg7sy\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/pgatour-champions\/news\/daily-wrapup\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-lqkr0z\">Daily Wrap Up<\/p>\n<p><\/a>*:not(style){overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0px;right:0px;bottom:0px;left:0px;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;width:100%;height:100%;}.css-17ygvlf>img,.css-17ygvlf>video{object-fit:cover;}.css-17ygvlf::before{height:0px;content:&#8221;&#8221;;display:block;padding-bottom:56.25%;}]]><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780914549_219_image.jpg\" alt=\"Team Clarke\/Crane makes birdie on No. 16 at American Family Insurance Championship\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-16ejlxd\">Team Clarke\/Crane makes birdie on No. 16 at American Family Insurance Championship<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-lqkr0z\">A<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-17sz9ey\">Change Text Size<\/p>\n<p>Written by Staff  Format: The American Family Insurance Championship was played in a two-man team format. The winning team shared $600,000 ($300,000 per player) of the $3 million purse.Round 1: Best ballRound 2: ScrambleRound 3: Best ball<\/p>\n<p>Darren Clarke\/Ben Crane, 62-54-67 \u2013 183 (-30)<\/p>\n<p>Fifty-seven-year-old Clarke earned his sixth win on PGA TOUR Champions (160 starts)Last win: 2025 American Family Insurance Championship (with partner <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"chakra-link css-njc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/pgatour-champions\/player\/10944\/thomas-bjrn\">Thomas Bj\u00f8rn<\/a>)Note: Bj\u00f8rn is recovering from spinal surgery and not in the 2026 fieldClarke earned his first win of the 2026 season (10 starts)Previous best finish: T3 (Insperity Invitational)Moves up to No. 10 in the 2026 Charles Schwab Cup standingsClarke earned his second win at the American Family Insurance Championship (fifth appearance; second appearance as team event)Previous win: 2025 (with partner Thomas Bj\u00f8rn)Clarke becomes the second two-time winner of the American Family Insurance Championship, joining <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"chakra-link css-njc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/pgatour-champions\/player\/08075\/jerry-kelly\">Jerry Kelly<\/a> (2019, 2021)Note: The American Family Insurance Championship was an individual event from 2016 to 2024Clarke\u2019s position by round in the team era of the American Family Insurance Championship (chronologically): first-first-won-T6-first-wonClarke achieves the second successful title defense of the 2026 season on PGA TOUR ChampionsClarke improved to 5-for-7 when leading\/co-leading entering the final round on PGA TOUR Champions (4-for-6 in 54-hole events)Fifty-year-old Crane earned his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (eight starts)The rookie turned 50 years old on March 6Previous best finish: second (Senior PGA Championship)Crane snapped a winless streak of 11 years, 11 months, 30 days (or 4,382 days) dating back to the 2014 FedEx St. Jude ClassicNote: The 2014 FedEx St. Jude Classic ended on June 8, 2014, one day shy of 12 years agoCrane becomes the 25th player to win on the PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions and Korn Ferry TourCrane\u2019s wins by Tour: five wins (PGA TOUR), one win (PGA TOUR Champions), two wins (Korn Ferry Tour)Previous instance: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"chakra-link css-njc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/pgatour-champions\/player\/24024\/zach-johnson\">Zach Johnson<\/a> (accomplished at the 2026 James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational)Crane becomes the fourth first-time winner of the 2026 season on PGA TOUR ChampionsPrevious instances: Zach Johnson (James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational), <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"chakra-link css-njc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/pgatour-champions\/player\/26289\/boo-weekley\">Boo Weekley<\/a> (Insperity Invitational), <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"chakra-link css-njc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/pgatour-champions\/player\/23063\/scott-hend\">Scott Hend<\/a> (Trophy Hassan II)This marks the third consecutive event with a first-time winner on PGA TOUR ChampionsPrevious instance: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"chakra-link css-njc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/pgatour-champions\/player\/10423\/mike-weir\">Mike Weir<\/a> (2021 Insperity Invitational), <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"chakra-link css-njc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/pgatour-champions\/player\/20472\/alex-cejka\">Alex Cejka<\/a> (2021 Regions Tradition), <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"chakra-link css-njc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/pgatour-champions\/player\/10213\/dicky-pride\">Dicky Pride<\/a> (2021 Mitsubishi Electric Classic)Last two event winners entering this week: Boo Weekley (Insperity Invitational), Scott Hend (Trophy Hassan II)Crane improved to 1-for-1 when leading\/co-leading entering the final round on PGA TOUR Champions<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"chakra-link css-njc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/pgatour-champions\/player\/01945\/kenny-perry\">Kenny Perry<\/a>\/<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"chakra-link css-njc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/pgatour-champions\/player\/24490\/george-mcneill\">George McNeill<\/a> carded the low round of the day (9-under 62 in Best Ball) en route to a runner-up finish at 29 under.This is Perry\u2019s first top-two finish on PGA TOUR Champions since the 2020 Charles Schwab Series at Bass Pro Shops Big Cedar Lodge (T2 \u2013 lost in playoff).This is McNeill\u2019s second top-two finish and fifth top-10 finish on PGA TOUR Champions (nine starts).Previous instance: T2 (James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational).Note: Rookie McNeill turned 50 years old on October 2, 2025.The teams of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"chakra-link css-njc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/pgatour-champions\/player\/23621\/rory-sabbatini\">Rory Sabbatini<\/a>\/<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"chakra-link css-njc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/pgatour-champions\/player\/19846\/brian-gay\">Brian Gay<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"chakra-link css-njc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/pgatour-champions\/player\/22056\/cameron-percy\">Cameron Percy<\/a>\/<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"chakra-link css-njc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/pgatour-champions\/player\/20593\/greg-chalmers\">Greg Chalmers<\/a> each finished T3 at 28 under.The duo of Charles Schwab Nos. 1 and 2 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"chakra-link css-njc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/pgatour-champions\/player\/20229\/stewart-cink\">Stewart Cink<\/a>\/Zach Johnson are among the five teams that finished T5 at 27 under.Tournament host <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"chakra-link css-njc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/pgatour-champions\/player\/06527\/steve-stricker\">Steve Stricker<\/a>, playing alongside <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"chakra-link css-njc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/pgatour-champions\/player\/12454\/mario-tiziani\">Mario Tiziani<\/a>, finished T17 at 23 under.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"11H AGO 1 Min Read Daily Wrap Up 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